Drawitbetter Contest #7 Parrot

This is my first time joining a #drawitbetter contest by @sirsensei :) The theme is Parrot.

I drew this guy using Microsoft Paint because I wanted the colors to be bright and really pop.

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Here is how I drew my feathery subject.

I got a nice picture from the internet and opened the Paint program. When I draw something more complicated than doodles with Paint, I use a combination of lines and polygons to form realistic shapes.

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I decided to give him a darker color:

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Started putting the other colors:

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And with the use of squiggly lines made outlines of the feathers:

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I draw the branch he is perched on and start adding more colors and shading:

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I took a long time to figure out what kind of background to draw and initially chose this mustard backdrop:

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I add yellow and white highlights:

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It looked finished at this stage:

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But I decided to give it a more natural background, and here's the final picture again:

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I don't usually draw animals so this contest was good practice. Hoping I can make better ones in the future. I'm grateful for all the contests being held as they challenge me to improve. :)

See you next time,

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Great job! I wish You good luck in the contest :)

Thank you. :) you're very kind. 🙏

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Awesome! This is classic. So I could learn to draw by using my PC too? I'm gonna submit this to a couple of friends on here..


BTW, as part of the #hug-an-artist challenge this week, here's a warm #hug from all of us at the #Air-Clinic server on discord.
Would be great to have you on board, here's the link to join if you will:
https://discord.gg/rqded5m

Just joined. Thanks so much! I love using MS Paint as it's very simple to use and making great art is possible with it! Just takes practice and some patience. :)

All positive vibes since I joined Steemit. You guys are awesome!

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