Golden Eagle

It’s been a few months since I last shared a picture on this blog. Whilst I have continued to draw, I’ve not found the time to write a blog due to working on my degree, as well as carrying out genealogy research for my genealogy business.

I was given the idea to draw an eagle by a friend; I had found a picture, for reference, that I wanted to draw, but I didn’t have the confidence or the belief that I could do it. I finally took the plunge and began. The first thing I did was to draw a grid, as I wanted to get the proportions right, I then marked out some of the feathers as a guide. This is the finished piece:

This picture took the best part of a month to complete as I found the feathers so difficult. This was my first time drawing a bird, and it was such a challenge. I began with shading the beak before moving on to the eye. Even with just that part complete, the picture was beginning to come alive. I moved on to the feathers on top of the head before continuing on to the feathers below the beak. I then moved across, completing the remaining feathers on the body, moving on to the feathers at the side, and finishing off right near the eye.

There was a number of times where I felt like giving up because I found this so difficult to draw, but I am so glad that I persevered, and I am really happy with the outcome. I think that I will probably draw a bird again in the future, but at the moment, I have many other subjects in the pipeline.