Animal: Moon Heron

[Wrinkledlight]

:: Photoshop 7
:: WACOM Graphire 2 Tablet
:: 8 hours

http://www.starestudios.com/gfx/moonHeron_640x800.jpg

[CKWorth]

I love the heron, very lovely. Good job with the detail on the face and feathers. I like your color choice, too. Two things that bother me a little. One (small thing), the patch of black on the bottom of the heron. Just looks a little strange, maybe add a few slightly lighter feathers where it starts to make the transition less sudden. The other thing is the clouds. You have done a good job with texture in them, but they still look too solid and flat. You might consider adding a few layers to them, giving them more "fluff". Here is a little tutorial, maybe you can see what I mean. http://www.optidigit.com/stevens/cloudtut.html Although these clouds are viewed from the side and yours are from the bottom. Anyway, really nice work. :D

[ShawnYe]

I also find the clouds to be a little too harsh especially the top part. The feathers could use some softer edges to blend in with the hard edges. I like the bottom part of the picture the most.

[Chromo48]

I like this pic, but you know what would make it even cooler. If this was a bird found in Africa. You know what I mean.