This is one of the hummingbirds that stayed close to the feeders the entire
time we were in Texas on our vacation.
This sketch is strictly ink and wash and I don't think I'm going to add
much in the way of color. He was basically black, gray and white with
maybe a touch of tan or brown........very different variety from
what we are accustomed to seeing in West Virginia. Due to the fact he was primarily gray/black, I thought the washed effect would work out beautifully not really needing much in the way of additional color.
This little guy continuously perched on this line we had a feeder hanging from or a
limb right above it.
Sketched in my Stillman & Birn Alpha journal with 3/8" angular flat pulling the gray from the ink lines. To obtain the darker areas without hatching or cross hatching and
washing out with damp brush, I scribbled ink onto a plastic surface
and used a damp brush to pick the ink up and "paint" in
those areas.
2 comments:
What a cutie Susan! The ink and wash certainly works very well, a beautiful sketch!
Maree.........thank you for the lovely comment! I miss these little guys. I think in the last couple of weeks we've seen one or two of the last transients headed back south.
I look forward to next Spring when they return :-)
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