# Robin Redbreast x 2 = 4 **URL:** \ **Category:** Share Your Art\ **Created:** [June 30, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/robin-redbreast-x-2-4/2213 "2022-06-30T14:45:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![08132559](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/08132559/32/201_2.png) [@08132559](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/08132559)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/robin-redbreast-x-2-4/2213/1 "2022-06-30T14:45:22Z")
![20220626_132837_resized](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/d/d866fcec808826358c1d91b8225a600f26a0ea37.jpeg) ![20220626_133141_resized](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/b/bd51ed0e7540ba4784559221d272f006c1e7ae84.jpeg) Finally finished off my other two Robins to make a set of four. With thanks to Bill Jones free ref. Photos to enable me to make these pastel pencil drawings. Drawn onto light grey A5 size pastelmat. Photo taken with my mobile making them a little too orange/red in colour. Deb ---
**Author:** ![Ginny](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/ginny/32/94_2.png) [@Ginny](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Ginny)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2022, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/robin-redbreast-x-2-4/2213/2 "2022-06-30T15:09:48Z")
Wow! So beautiful. Good job, Deb. šŸ¤“ ---
**Author:** ![08132559](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/08132559/32/201_2.png) [@08132559](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/08132559)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/robin-redbreast-x-2-4/2213/3 "2022-06-30T15:20:58Z")
Thankyou for your lovely comment. ---
**Author:** ![anon8367598](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90db22/32.png) [@anon8367598](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/anon8367598)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/robin-redbreast-x-2-4/2213/4 "2022-06-30T19:46:18Z")
So pretty @08132559 ! Even though the Robin is the main focus, the landscape also came out VERY well! (and I like the out-of-focus background too šŸ˜ ) ---
**Author:** ![sterlingsiam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/sterlingsiam/32/30_2.png) [@sterlingsiam](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/sterlingsiam)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 2:12am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/robin-redbreast-x-2-4/2213/5 "2022-07-01T02:12:55Z")
Superb birds! Love the backgrounds as well. Thanks for sharing this with us. Patricia. ---
**Author:** ![08132559](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/08132559/32/201_2.png) [@08132559](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/08132559)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 6:21am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/robin-redbreast-x-2-4/2213/6 "2022-07-01T06:21:18Z")
Thankyou, Iā€™ve been trying to get my backgrounds better as this has been my weak point. Deb ---
**Author:** ![08132559](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/08132559/32/201_2.png) [@08132559](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/08132559)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 6:23am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/robin-redbreast-x-2-4/2213/7 "2022-07-01T06:23:28Z")
Thankyou Patricia, my backgrounds have needed improvement. Deb ---
**Author:** ![Denise](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/denise/32/40_2.png) [@Denise](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Denise)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/robin-redbreast-x-2-4/2213/8 "2022-07-01T15:27:10Z")
This is fabulous!. Fantastic job. ---
**Author:** ![08132559](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/08132559/32/201_2.png) [@08132559](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/08132559)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/robin-redbreast-x-2-4/2213/9 "2022-07-01T17:00:57Z")
Thankyou so much. Deb ---
**Author:** ![MoiLolita](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/moilolita/32/1386_2.png) [@MoiLolita](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/MoiLolita)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2022, 8:22am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/robin-redbreast-x-2-4/2213/10 "2022-07-02T08:22:13Z")
Wow, these look really great. Nice job! ---
**Author:** ![Anne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@Anne](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Anne)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2022, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/robin-redbreast-x-2-4/2213/11 "2022-07-02T13:01:10Z")
Absolutely stunning! Ii thought they were photos. Beautiful work! ---
**Author:** ![08132559](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/08132559/32/201_2.png) [@08132559](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/08132559)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/robin-redbreast-x-2-4/2213/12 "2022-07-02T13:23:50Z")
Thankyou so much. Deb ---
**Author:** ![08132559](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/08132559/32/201_2.png) [@08132559](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/08132559)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/robin-redbreast-x-2-4/2213/13 "2022-07-02T13:26:57Z")
Thankyou, thatā€™s what I aim for, realism. Deb ---
**Author:** ![tallynn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/tallynn/32/1783_2.png) [@tallynn](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/tallynn)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/robin-redbreast-x-2-4/2213/14 "2022-07-04T21:03:08Z")
These are absolutely amazing!! I can only aspire to what you have done here. Thank you for sharing these. Mary ---
**Author:** ![08132559](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/08132559/32/201_2.png) [@08132559](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/08132559)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 6:30am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/robin-redbreast-x-2-4/2213/15 "2022-07-05T06:30:06Z")
Many thanks for your comment. We all started somewhere with our art. Mine was about 10 years ago with graphite pencils, gradually into pastel pencils for colour. ---
**Author:** ![tomee43](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/tomee43/32/162_2.png) [@tomee43](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/tomee43)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 9:07am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/robin-redbreast-x-2-4/2213/16 "2022-07-07T09:07:27Z")
so much to look at here. interesting ground cover, love the little white fluf of feather and the background. And 2 works of the same subject ,nice. Really enjoy spending some time looking at this pair And thanks for mentioning the materials used. Did you use a fixatif on the pastel ,I enjoy doing pencil work but rarely use pastel although I love the colors. tom ---
**Author:** ![08132559](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/08132559/32/201_2.png) [@08132559](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/08132559)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 10:31am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/robin-redbreast-x-2-4/2213/17 "2022-07-07T10:31:19Z")
Thankyou Tom. The ground cover is moss which grows in damp areas in the UK. For example, on wooden posts, fences, shaded areas, lawns. Thereā€™s another two robins some where on this site drawn by me using the same materials. No, I donā€™t use a fixative after having a bad experience ending up ruining a picture. Deb ---
**Author:** ![Ken\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ken\_H](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Ken_H)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/robin-redbreast-x-2-4/2213/18 "2022-07-15T20:52:35Z")
These are amazing! I have attempted working with pastels but struggled to get results I was happy with. How long did these take? Maybe I need to be more patient. ---
**Author:** ![08132559](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/08132559/32/201_2.png) [@08132559](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/08132559)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 6:16am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/robin-redbreast-x-2-4/2213/19 "2022-07-16T06:16:07Z")
Thankyou Ken. I use pastel pencils as I couldnā€™t get the details I wanted with the large sticks, plus thereā€™s less mess and dust. Iā€™m not the fastest of drawers so, time value a couple of weeks drawing for a few hours at a time. Deb