@kristyglas, would you mind if I send you SBD to add to the reward pool for your contest? I'd like to show my support and encourage more steemians to join. ☺
Thank you so much!! Just tell me how much and I'll edit the 2 posts to add that.
You can send the reward to the winner yourself once I announce them and I'll let you know. (As this is usually how it's done in contests) :D
Its very cute hehe (I think it's the eyes) :D
I can see you had a bit trouble with circles/ head particularly. I highly suggest you try the exercise I suggested previously. You just put 2 paralel lines on a canvas and fill the row with circles barely touching the linez ^^ After a month of just doing it occassionally, the difference was huge for me!
hahaha well I could always go better with circles :D! but yes, even though I wasn't intending to go with cartoon style, it always ends up like that. It's very difficult to get the realism in my art, giving that much focus to details, lines, shadows..... it's hard, that's why the simplistic lines are always easier for me :P... Still I liked your tutorial and contest, it does for sure help to improve :D
Cool work! However for me to accept your entry (and resteem) you also have to do the first 3 steps of this tutorial: https://steemit.com/art/@kristyglas/little-bird-drawing-tutorial-with-steps . Just add your results to the post or comments :)
There are still 12 hours left till the end of the contest, good luck! :D
It's ok if you're a little late :) I'll post winners tomorrow as soon as I can.
I'm not sure this is what you were after but in the spirit of participation, I'll share it with you anyway.
Personally I find interpretation to be a little more interesting than technique :)
Good luck everyone!
I will try to draw using the original reference material. I am very bad at drawing specially when i draw looking at another drawing. I think it will be easy for me to draw with original source material.
@kristyglas, would you mind if I send you SBD to add to the reward pool for your contest? I'd like to show my support and encourage more steemians to join. ☺
Thank you so much!! Just tell me how much and I'll edit the 2 posts to add that.
You can send the reward to the winner yourself once I announce them and I'll let you know. (As this is usually how it's done in contests) :D
Sweet, thank you for letting me in on that. I like supporting others' projects, I'll bear this in mind moving forward!
I'll add 10 SBD to the pool.
I would also like to state that I am not eligible to win any SBD from any entry to this contest! ☺
Wow, that is extremely generous of you! Would you like all to go to the first place or to divide it somehow?
Thank you so much!
Let's divide it between the first 3 winners to make things simple. Split 5-3-2 from first place to third.
Happy to contribute!
Awesome, I added it :D
(Thought I replied before haha)
I announced the Bird tutorial contest winners here: https://steemit.com/contest/@kristyglas/bird-tutorial-contest-winners
:D
My Hand drawn Birdie using a pencil entry, I hope you liked it.

It's great thank you for participating :D
I made an entry, is not the best but it's something :P

Its very cute hehe (I think it's the eyes) :D
I can see you had a bit trouble with circles/ head particularly. I highly suggest you try the exercise I suggested previously. You just put 2 paralel lines on a canvas and fill the row with circles barely touching the linez ^^ After a month of just doing it occassionally, the difference was huge for me!
Sorry just saw you post and your circles were perfect xD haha. Just a style choice ^^
hahaha well I could always go better with circles :D! but yes, even though I wasn't intending to go with cartoon style, it always ends up like that. It's very difficult to get the realism in my art, giving that much focus to details, lines, shadows..... it's hard, that's why the simplistic lines are always easier for me :P... Still I liked your tutorial and contest, it does for sure help to improve :D
https://steemit.com/tutorialpractice/@modernmclaire/drawing-is-not-my-thing-draw-a-bird-contest
I'm sorry my camera is not good, but some how I take some shots of steps by step process tutorial. I hope you like it.
This is my technique to how to draw bird or your reference.

https://steemit.com/bird/@abs-pointilisim/this-is-my-entry-for-the-contest-is-to-follow-this-tutorial-1f30f8c5c7b5b
Cool work! However for me to accept your entry (and resteem) you also have to do the first 3 steps of this tutorial: https://steemit.com/art/@kristyglas/little-bird-drawing-tutorial-with-steps . Just add your results to the post or comments :)
There are still 12 hours left till the end of the contest, good luck! :D
It's ok if you're a little late :) I'll post winners tomorrow as soon as I can.
I'm done.
Hey :)
There is a new tutorial contest. I hope you can join ^^
https://steemit.com/tutorialpractice/@kristyglas/continuous-line-drawing-tutorial-and-contest-6-sbd-prize-pool
I'm not sure this is what you were after but in the spirit of participation, I'll share it with you anyway.

Personally I find interpretation to be a little more interesting than technique :)
Good luck everyone!
Thank you for trying xD :D
How many days before it's end this contest?
According to the payout day of this post: 3 but possibly a bit less days :)
I try to submit my entry as fast as i can.
Great idea - will resteem x
Thank you! Will you also participate?
No, but thanks anyway. Hope it goes very well :)
Great idea mate. I will definitly work out something this weekend :)
Sweet can't wait to see :D
I will try to draw using the original reference material. I am very bad at drawing specially when i draw looking at another drawing. I think it will be easy for me to draw with original source material.
The tutorial is here: https://steemit.com/art/@kristyglas/little-bird-drawing-tutorial-with-steps
:) I'll try to make more steps next time. Good luck! Looking forward to your work ^^