Hey there! Welcome to this blog post. For this weeks entry, Ive been working on a very simple summer outfit. The heat is here and it can be somewhat difficult to wear nice clothes when the sun i burning all day, but i still tHey there everybody and welcome to this blog post. For todays post im working on a sketch of one of my favorite birds... Ive always been very fascinated with the kingfisher. My favorite color is blue, and i do really like the blue and orange tones on this bird and how welll the colors complement each other. Ive actually been trying to draw one for a while, but Ive never gotten around to do it until now.

I made the decision to use Grey toned paper for this, and i did that because this paper dosen't absorb as much ink as my regular paper, and i knew that i would be using a lot of ink for the background. For this drawing i actually started with the background which i almost never do, but i wanted to make a very light green background, and since the bird is gonna be that much darker, i thought it was a good idea.

For the background i did what i always do when it comes to larger areas that need color. I split it up into sections. In this case the top and the bottom of the piece. When i overfilled my marker to the point where it was dripping with ink. In this case it was mignoette. (YG11) And for some of the edges i used pea green. (YG63)

For the kingfisher itself i used cool Grey 5 7 and a black marker for the beak, the eye and the smaller part of the wing to the left side. For the blue tones i used process blue (B05) and blue green (BG09) for the shading. I used my smallest white gelly roll pen a lot on this drawing for details like highlights and the feathers. For the orange area i used honey, (Y38) and a brown marker. (E08) I did also use a yellow pencil and a white pencil for different color variations in that area.

For the piece of wood i used a bunch of different colors. I started with a simple layer of cool Grey 3 and when i worked my way up with cool Grey 5 and 7. After that i used pea green, (YG63) and sand (E33) for a bit of color, i went over it a few times until i was satisfied. Towards the end i used a white pencil and my 0,8mm white gelly roll pen to create the illusion of reflections in the water and i think it worked pretty well, and then this drawing was completed. I do really like how this one turned out and im happy to have been working on a drawing with a fully colored background like this again. I hope you all enjoyed this blog post and i will see you all in the next one.

Art By MicoH

IG: Art by MH (@art__by_mh)
My name is Mico. Im 24 years old, and from Denmark. I've been drawing for about 10 years, and I've been using Copic Markers for 5 years now. Im completely self taught.
(Copic Marker Artist and Contributor for Violeta-Ink.com)

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