Laura's Flock Thread

[Cottonoid]

They are LOVING that!!!

 

[HeatherG]

petting 2 birds with one hand, mastered: ✔ View attachment 38973
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Wow! They share your hand? Amazing!

Both birds look very happy.

 

[Laurasea]

Wow! They share your hand? Amazing!

Both birds look very happy.

Well they recently became buddies, so don't mind being smashed up together. But they will all kiss me at the same time! Kisses to 3 beaks at once! If I didn't have to be in that picture lol it would be fun to share

 

[Laurasea]

I was trying to get pictures of Pikachu blue eyes abd giving her kisses, so Phoebe kept creeping closer so she could get kisses. And give kisses

Leaning down for kiss

FOMO on kisses

Ta-dah also gets millions of kisses.....I'm worried thst maybe I should be embarrassed with all the kissing going on over here!

 

[Zoruace]

Pikachu’s eyes are gorgeous!
Look at floof phoebe!

 

[HeatherG]

I was trying to get pictures of Pikachu blue eyes abd giving her kisses, so Phoebe kept creeping closer so she could get kisses. And give kisses
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Leaning down for kiss
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FOMO on kisses
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Ta-dah also gets millions of kisses.....I'm worried thst maybe I should be embarrassed with all the kissing going on over here!

Loving the beautiful yellow and cream scaling on her breast!

 

[Laurasea]

My first attempt to paint Cotton

 

[HeatherG]

The colors are exactly right.

 

[Cottonoid]

Oh MY GOLLY!!! this is his facial expression and self and just HIM! WOW! I am gobsmacked! Look at that little suspicious face!

 

[HeatherG]

Oh MY GOLLY!!! this is his facial expression and self and just HIM! WOW! I am gobsmacked! Look at that little suspicious face!

Have you heard the expression “giving someone the hairy eyeball”? Do you think it applies to birds? He’s (metaphorically) got his eye on you, all right.

 

[kme3388]

There are so many artistic people on this forum that do a wonderful job with painting, drawing, doodling, and so on. We need funny meme's

 

[BirdyBee]

There are so many artistic people on this forum that do a wonderful job with painting, drawing, doodling, and so on. We need funny meme's

Agreed! I've been thinking about creating some bird memes! I have the perfect cartoony style for it.

 

[HeatherG]

Oh MY GOLLY!!! this is his facial expression and self and just HIM! WOW! I am gobsmacked! Look at that little suspicious face!

Agreed! I've been thinking about creating some bird memes! I have the perfect cartoony style for it.

I’ve found some books for learning to draw cartoon (rather than realistic) birds.

The first is called “How to Draw Cartoon Birds” by Kelly and Curt Visca. I don’t like this one very much. The birds are way too simplified and not cute or realistic looking. Just kid-style goofy.

The second book is “Cartoon Cute Animals: How to Draw the Most Irresistible Creatures on the Planet” by Christopher Hart. It’s mostly about drawing mammals with some other critters and several birds stuck in near the end. BUT, this book has an introductory section about the basics of cartooning and tips for how to make your cartoon animals look more appealing; I.e., cute. And more drawing tips are scattered through the book in the non bird sections, too.

I am pretty comfortable drawing realistic looking birds but not very familiar with cartooning or solving the drawing problems of an anthropomorphic bird. So I found this book helpful even though it is also a kid’s book.

Both of these were at my public library. I also found “Chicken Thoughts” by Sarah Wymer. I’ve enjoyed the comics and am looking through them to see how she stylized her bird characters. I like that her birds look more real than those in these two drawing instruction books, but I also am glad to see the tricks and techniques shown in “Cartoon cute animals”.

I’m sure there are other “how to draw cartoon animal” books but these are what I found at my library. I got ideas and hints for changing or emphasizing certain features to make the bird look cute, like making eyes bigger or neck shorter, etc. that’s the part of cartooning that I don’t just naturally know.

 

[BirdyBee]

I’ve found some books for learning to draw cartoon (rather than realistic) birds.

The first is called “How to Draw Cartoon Birds” by Kelly and Curt Visca. I don’t like this one very much. The birds are way too simplified and not cute or realistic looking. Just kid-style goofy.

The second book is “Cartoon Cute Animals: How to Draw the Most Irresistible Creatures on the Planet” by Christopher Hart. It’s mostly about drawing mammals with some other critters and several birds stuck in near the end. BUT, this book has an introductory section about the basics of cartooning and tips for how to make your cartoon animals look more appealing; I.e., cute. And more drawing tips are scattered through the book in the non bird sections, too.

I am pretty comfortable drawing realistic looking birds but not very familiar with cartooning or solving the drawing problems of an anthropomorphic bird. So I found this book helpful even though it is also a kid’s book.

Both of these were at my public library. I also found “Chicken Thoughts” by Sarah Wymer. I’ve enjoyed the comics and am looking through them to see how she stylized her bird characters. I like that her birds look more real than those in these two drawing instruction books, but I also am glad to see the tricks and techniques shown in “Cartoon cute animals”.

I’m sure there are other “how to draw cartoon animal” books but these are what I found at my library.

I think my style is overly cartoony lol(also sorry for hijacking your thread Laura)

(Edit I just realized John's(green budgie) cere is too dark.. must be a glitch)

(top image is siggy I made for Laura of her flock)

 

[Laurasea]

I think my style is overly cartoony lol(also sorry for hijacking your thread Laura)
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(top image is siggy I made for Laura of her flock)

I'm trying to put it in my signature..
Ugh I can't figure put how....I need help

 

[BirdyBee]

I'm trying to put it in my signature..
Ugh I can't figure put how....I need help

Try copying image address and pasting into "insert image/photo"? (I accidentally told you to put it into add media)

 

[Laurasea]

Pipp how the heck do I copy image address.
?

 

[BirdyBee]

Pipp how the heck do I copy image address.
?

If you are using a computer, right click and it'll show "copy image address". Then paste that.

On phone idk how to(I'm currently using one), try pasting this link in there?

https://www.parrotforums.com/attachments/1650624455314-png.39069/

 

[Laurasea]

I think it worked?
Thank you Pip
Why can't I see signatures on the phone? Is that a phone thing or have I done some setting changes?

 

[BirdyBee]

I think it worked?
Thank you Pip
Why can't I see signatures on the phone? Is that a phone thing or have I done some setting changes?

It worked!
Try turning the phone one its side? That always works for me.