Common colours for tropical birds are red, green, aqua blue, cobalt blue, yellow, black and white!!
Above and below are my two favourite looking tropical birds. This is mainly because of the colour, and how they contrast eachother, they are so striking e.g the red, blue and tiny amount of green combination. Below, I am particularly fascinated by this beak! Look how the colours and markings are so subtle, yet layered as they change into one another. And I really like where the beak closes, as this forms a jaggered edge between the blue and yellow, with the pattern of black triangles running along side it. Such amazing shapes.
The birds are so dynamic with their feathers too! Below, the feathers stick up on the head in a fan shape, I can see these shapes translating into some kind of tribal mohawk!
Here, are a couple of colour experiments, I will experiement with red next, I'm naturally drawn to blue as a colour anyway but I think if my look is to have hunting connotations I really need to add more firey colours. The blue just looks a bit cold. Also maybe the skin should be warmed up a bit, it's quite pale here, verging on white. Think I should work on achieving a healthier glow!
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