Scarlet Tanager and Goldfinch images

[MickeyMaguire]

I did these with ArtRage 4.5.1 and my Wacom Intuos.

[Enug]

Beautiful birds - very photo realistic.

[AndreaMG]

Terrific little fellas! I especially like the latter because of the background with the stylized clouds and the more dynamic composition, but they are both super cool. If you haven't yet you can take a look at Ostogar's birds thread ... https://forums.artrage.com/showthrea...w-September-16

[RedSaucers]

Amazing, the texture of the feathers is incredible!

[DarkOwnt]

MM:

Your work is excellent. Bird lovers would love a tutorial on birds and feathers in ArtRage...

[MickeyMaguire]

Here is a close-up of the Scarlet Tanager's head. It shows the brush strokes in excellent detail. The feather strokes are a mix of color so they mimic the natural variation within bird feathers. Solid colors look very two-dimensional. The "catch light" in bird eyes often have two highlights due to light reflecting off leaves. Good reference photos are hard to get. Bird photography takes patience and a minimum of 500mm lens. Clarity is extremely important. I shoot professionally, so, I have the gear.