Parrot. First attempt with water color pencils.

[16ga]

This was my first attempt at water color pencils and was done with a cheap 36 color set on dollar store 9x12 water color paper.
Over all I'm not so happy with it but it came out better then I expected. And I liked them more then the normal colored pencils.

As always all opinions and criticism are welcome.

 

[Bongo]

off to a good start.

 

[Terri]

For your first time with an unfamiliar medium, you should be pretty happy with this one! Great job on the top strokes, giving texture and depth.

9x12 is a fair size, too, for covering with a new medium. It looks nicely blended in the background.

Now you never have to have a "first try" again, and can start building a process. Applause!

 

[Donna T]

Very nice! It looks like your set can produce some good saturated colors. Keep going with them!

 

[16ga]

Thanks everyone

 

[KreativeK]

A great first attempt with good form and shape for the bird.

 

[Artyczar]

I agree with your replies. You also go a few nice blends in there, especially in the dark and light yellow in the bird. You should feel good about this. I also like watercolor pencils. You can use them with watercolors as well.

 

[ams]

Good one, especially for a first try with a new medium. Now you can just have fun with it since you have a better idea of what to expect.

 

[Balaji]

Impressive work, for a start!
You have got the outline and proportions well, but it would be good if you could also work on showing the form (roundness/3D). I also feel that a different background would have made your parrot stand out much better against it.