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Published: 2015-08-11 16:12:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 276; Favourites: 15; Downloads: 0
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Another thank you gift, this one for my former internship supervisor at the Morton Arboretum for all her work providing grad school recommendation letters and serving as a reference for job searches.Getting to help the bluebird nest box monitors was one of my favorite memories from the internship, and so I thought I'd immortalize a few of them with a father feeding one of its fledgelings-- a common sight on the grounds during the summer with both parents involved.
Acrylic paint on greenwing macaw feather.
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so beautiful i don't know what to sayΒ
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How do you paint on feathers? It sounds difficult to me.
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Think of it as a small and oddly shaped canvas. As long as all the barbs are zipped in place to provide a continuous surface, you can paint anything you want on a smaller scale.
Sometimes I don't do backgrounds, but when I do I put those down first, then the base colors of the subjects and finally all their details.
I never really thought it was that hard, to be honest. I just hold the feather in my left hand and paintbrush in my right.
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It sounds so hard because I've never done it before. But all skills improve through repetition.
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oh that's really cool
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you don't have to, just thought I'd ask.
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