Acacia bird magnolia “Acacia” graphic and text

Acacia, alias red-billed jade, red-billed green Guanyin, love bird, the western name is “Naiding” ( Lovebird), one of the two species of Acacia thrush, is active in evergreen broad-leaved forests, thickets and bamboo bushes, thinking about shadows. The acacia is small, with a thick beak, about half the length of the head; the nostrils are bare. There are two kinds of white-eared acacia and red-billed acacia. The red-billed acacia has gorgeous feathers, lively movements, graceful posture, and melodious singing, and is very popular among people. However, its song is monotonous compared with other songbirds of the thrush subfamily, and it is not easy to imitate, so bird breeders multiply its feather color.

Magnolia, a garden ornamental plant, looks very much like a lotus flower, but it is different. When in full bloom, the petals spread to all directions, making the courtyard blue and white, with dazzling white light, which has a high ornamental value; coupled with the fragrance, it is refreshing, and it is an ideal flower for beautifying the courtyard. The flowers are amazing when they bloom, full of flowers, and the flowers and leaves are stretched and full, but the flowering period is short, but it is particularly gorgeous when it opens, representing a kind of indomitable loneliness and decisive loneliness, elegant and generous. . In ancient times, it was planted in front of pavilions, platforms, buildings and pavilions. It is now more common in gardens, solitary or scattered in factories and mines, or as street trees on both sides of roads. There are also potted plants in the north. Magnolia has medicinal value.

Acacia Drawing Steps

The first step: The acacia is beautiful in color and beautiful in body shape. Use light ink to outline the feathers, and slightly darker ink to outline the eyes, beak and legs and claws. The magnolia flower is as white as jade, and the outline should be done with light ink in the center, and the lines should be smooth and steady. Outline the branches of magnolia with thick ink.

Step 2: Use cinnabar to dye Acacia The eyes, beak, chest, legs and claws of the bird; dark green, the head and back of the acacia; light ink, the wings and tail of the acacia; the magnolia flower petals are dyed with thin titanium white; The grass is green, and the buds of the magnolia are dyed separately; then the branches of the magnolia are dyed with ochre.

The third step: re-dye with cinnabar The eyes, beak, chest, legs and claws of the acacia; deepen the head and back of the acacia with a slightly thicker dark green; dye the wings and tail of the acacia with a medium ink; dye the white magnolia petals again with titanium white, And strengthen its three-dimensional sense; lighten the ink, dye the magnolia flower buds and the branches of the magnolia tree, and pay attention to showing its sense of volume.

Step 4: Adjust the darker green , silken the feathers of the head, neck, shoulders, back, and legs of the acacia; use thick ink to silken the wings and tail feathers of the acacia; use pink and yellow to coat the eyes and throat of the acacia Silky hair; use cinnabar to silken the chest feathers of the acacia; again dye the magnolia with titanium dioxide to appropriately deepen the layering of the magnolia; outline the fluff on the sepal of the magnolia with thick grass green.

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Step 5: Dye magnolia flower stamens with slightly thicker cinnabar ; Adjust the three green points to dye the tender buds; adjust the thick ink and spot the moss on the branches, so that the color of the whole picture is coordinated and the main body is prominent. Final finishing, done.