My first parrotšā¦ I am really new in using coloured pencils and love it.
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Thank you so much 
I did my first ones with coloured pencils in December 2024, after restarting drawing with graphite in October 2024.
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Great Job. Love it. Love the coloring.
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I wouldnāt have guessed you were new to colored pencil either. I really love what you did with the colors, how the darks and lights meet and intermingle.
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Hello @Elina , very well done. Like others, would have never guessed that is your first parrot. Love it. It reminds me of one I had years ago.
Lenet
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Wow, It touches my heart that it brings back memories 
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Thank you for sharingšš¼ā¦ and for your feedback!
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I agree with everyone, I wouldnāt have guessed you were new ro colored pencils. Very well done! What kind of paper and pencils did you use?
Sonia Alonzo
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Thank you.
I used cheap Color pencils from the Asia Shop (they are erasableā¦ this helps my mind to start with Colorš
ā¦ and honestly I use them further to start my coloured pencil drawings because they donāt have any power in there colors) and Goldfaber (Watercolors without using water).
The paper is A4 ProArt 100gr/qm.
I would like to have the parrot on better paperā¦ but I started buying different kinds of paper and coloured pencil afterā¦ and itās so contributing for the pictures and my joy.
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Now working on this with Windsor and Newton and Derwent Metallic Pencils ( and the erasable for the first lines). Paper is Centauro Drawing paper 150gr/qm 248x346 mm.
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Hi Elina -
We have a lot in common. Specifically a love of birds and colored pencils. You are doing great at keeping the colors vibrant and not muddy. Keep sharing - weāre loving your work.
Terri Robichon
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Hi Elina
That is fantastic. beautiful colours. If this what you can achieve when new to colouring pencils, I cant wait to see what your going to share with us next.
sue
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Hi Elina -
This bird and the brilliant colors are very nice. If this is an original drawing (not from a lesson) I would suggest that you send it in to Matt for the memberās minute. I have learned so much from these critiques over the last couple years that Iāve been a member here.
Terri Robichon
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Yes, itās what you call an original drawing ā¦ no class, no lessonā¦ just by myself.
Oh, itās interesting Impulsā¦I can imagine I could learn much out of Matts critic.
Thank you 
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This is amazing work and great colors!
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Thank youš„°ā¦ I thought I am readyā¦ But honestly I am again working at the background, try to get more depth through drawing shadow and a second colour in.
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Terri, my choice to work further on the background came out of your idea to send this picture to Matt members minuteā¦ I recognised that something worked on during my dreams in the nightā¦ I drawed further on the background during my dreamsā¦ And now in the daytime as wellšā¦ Thank you, Terry, for this impuls in minimum double.
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Hello Elina,
As I said in this weeks critique this is a fantastic colored pencil drawing. For me too it has brought back memories.
I started with colored pencils and still have a long way to go. I really enjoyed seeing your artwork develop.
Keep up with the inspiring work you are doing with your artwork.
Teri (with 1 r)
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