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Eastern Sands

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A doodle that got WAY out of hand, this lovely girl began as a pencil doodle during genetics. I came home from class and started her again from scratch in Photoshop, and that's the version here. Her coloring is based on that of a Harris hawk, which is a completely gorgeous bird native to the southwestern US. They're very intelligent and are popular as falconry birds. I love their feathers - sable body and head with that great rusty red on the "shoulders" of the wings.

This has been by far the most in depth 100% Photoshop project I've ever undertaken. Well over 20 hours of work and a very sore wrist. Several reference pictures were used to get an idea of her coloring, and a picture was also referenced for her earring (it's based on some middle eastern tribal jewelry pictures that I found.) However, nothing was copied directly and I'm proud of that fact.

I'm quite pleased with how she turned out, although she's far from perfect. Someday I'll give her a story and a name. In my mind at least, she's a guardian of some sort. Name suggestions for her would be most welcome!
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