The Oriole
Or
"Ute er Det Gratis (Outside is Free)"
Or
"Ute er Det Gratis (Outside is Free)"
I think this was originally drawn in 2019? Sketched in a bar, as is our great tradition. That or coffee shops. But traditionally, a pub or bar.
Off and on during the pandemic of the early 2020's, I attempted to learn how to effectively navigate digital art via scanning this lil dude and colouring him in, getting in all the detail I missed because I had to put down the sketching for a while (much easier to wipe down a tablet or phone than a paper sketchbook).
And man, was I bad at it.
No, I didn't look up how to do it properly. I just kinda... kept on trying different things until something looked like it worked. I've since watched some YouTube tutorials, and I gotta say, learning from a video is not for me. I need the in person class experience to upgrade my skills (hence the Carolina Wren)
If you'd like to see how it went from start to finish, check out my Instagram post below. If not, you can just ogle the final result. Clicking on each will take you to the related Instagram post.