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Another character for my Birds of Paradise series - this is Amelia (seriously, this name just randomly popped into my head when I was drawing - do any of your characters ever "tell" you their names?) and she is, if you couldn't tell, based on a green Parakeet (known in its native Australia as Budgeriger, or just Budgy for short.
She looks a bit more green in person, my scanner kinda turned everything yellow.
Some more Budgy facts (from budgiekeet.com):
The name Budgerigar (pronounced [buhj-uh-ree-gahr]) is thought to have been derived from an Aboriginal word or phrase.
Wild budgerigars are originally from Australia and are nomadic birds, moving from place to place in search of water and food. They are able to fly hundreds of miles if necessary in search of water. These hardy birds endure a climate that can be very hot and dry and also cold as well as rainy depending on the season and the weather trends. Budgies live in flocks and when conditions are favorable, they sometimes group together to form a huge flock containing thousands of budgies.
Wild budgerigars feed primarily on grass seeds, eucalyptus leaves and various other seeds and greens. Breeding usually occurs during rainy seasons when water is plentiful. Like other parrots, budgies build their nests in holes found in trees. They will chew at the tree cavity until they have the shape and size that they need. The female budgie will lay an egg every 2 days until she has 4 to 8 eggs. While the mother budgie is busy keeping the eggs warm, it is the father's job to feed the mother and protect the nest. Incubation lasts about 18-21 days before the eggs will hatch. Baby budgerigars usually fledge or leave the nest on the fourth or fifth week after they hatch. Both the mother and father take turns feeding the babies.
*Wild budgies are primarily green with black stripes and yellow heads.
Domestic budgies can be green, blue, yellow (lutino), white (albino), gray, violet and many varieties of these colors and patterns.
*Budgies, like all parrots, have 2 toes that face forward and 2 that face back unlike other birds who have 3 toes facing forward and 1 facing back.
*Studies have shown that the yellow feathers of budgerigars have fluorescent pigment. Since budgies are able to see a broader spectrum of colors including some ultra-violet, these fluorescent feathers are thought to play a role in attracting a mate. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmU0.....layer_embedded
*If an adult budgie's cere (the flesh above the beak where the nostrils are located) is blue it is a male, if it is brown or tan it is a female.
She looks a bit more green in person, my scanner kinda turned everything yellow.
Some more Budgy facts (from budgiekeet.com):
The name Budgerigar (pronounced [buhj-uh-ree-gahr]) is thought to have been derived from an Aboriginal word or phrase.
Wild budgerigars are originally from Australia and are nomadic birds, moving from place to place in search of water and food. They are able to fly hundreds of miles if necessary in search of water. These hardy birds endure a climate that can be very hot and dry and also cold as well as rainy depending on the season and the weather trends. Budgies live in flocks and when conditions are favorable, they sometimes group together to form a huge flock containing thousands of budgies.
Wild budgerigars feed primarily on grass seeds, eucalyptus leaves and various other seeds and greens. Breeding usually occurs during rainy seasons when water is plentiful. Like other parrots, budgies build their nests in holes found in trees. They will chew at the tree cavity until they have the shape and size that they need. The female budgie will lay an egg every 2 days until she has 4 to 8 eggs. While the mother budgie is busy keeping the eggs warm, it is the father's job to feed the mother and protect the nest. Incubation lasts about 18-21 days before the eggs will hatch. Baby budgerigars usually fledge or leave the nest on the fourth or fifth week after they hatch. Both the mother and father take turns feeding the babies.
*Wild budgies are primarily green with black stripes and yellow heads.
Domestic budgies can be green, blue, yellow (lutino), white (albino), gray, violet and many varieties of these colors and patterns.
*Budgies, like all parrots, have 2 toes that face forward and 2 that face back unlike other birds who have 3 toes facing forward and 1 facing back.
*Studies have shown that the yellow feathers of budgerigars have fluorescent pigment. Since budgies are able to see a broader spectrum of colors including some ultra-violet, these fluorescent feathers are thought to play a role in attracting a mate. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmU0.....layer_embedded
*If an adult budgie's cere (the flesh above the beak where the nostrils are located) is blue it is a male, if it is brown or tan it is a female.
Category All / General Furry Art
Species Wolf
Size 648 x 773px
File Size 201.9 kB
Oooh, she looks absolutely stunning! So crisp and bright! And I absolutely adore the detail of her hair; all those green and black rings in each lock! I really can't say anything more than; fantastic and awesome work! I can't wait to see more of these beautiful characters of your Birds of Paradise series!
*giggles*
As for the name... yes! I know what you mean! Some of my characters have done that as well; the moment I started writing about them, they told me their name!
*giggles*
As for the name... yes! I know what you mean! Some of my characters have done that as well; the moment I started writing about them, they told me their name!
I'm not sure how I missed this one earlier, but she's absolutely gorgeous. I love her wings and tailfeathers, and that you actually managed to get them to look quite natural with the way they attach to her body. Usually, winged mammals look a bit awkward to me, probably because people just kind of jam the wings on any old way. But you did a really good job with this. Her outfit is really gorgeous, too. I could be dead wrong here, but it has kind of an Aztec or Mayan feel to it. (And I always get those cultures mixed up, too, so I apologize to anyone who knows better.) I really like how sexy it is, but how it still manages to look fairly modest at the same time.
As for her name, well, first, I really like Amelia as a name, and it's not one you see around very much. So it's kind of cool that you named her that. But I also know what you mean by names just sometimes coming to you. A lot of my characters have just kind of found their names as I went along. Niamh named herself, for example. I'm not even sure where I first came across the name, just that it seemed like it suited her. And one of my newest characters, also named Amelia, kind of named herself, too. Granted, in her case, it was meant as a fairly obvious allusion to a certain famous aviator, but she still just kind of sprang into my head one day.
As for her name, well, first, I really like Amelia as a name, and it's not one you see around very much. So it's kind of cool that you named her that. But I also know what you mean by names just sometimes coming to you. A lot of my characters have just kind of found their names as I went along. Niamh named herself, for example. I'm not even sure where I first came across the name, just that it seemed like it suited her. And one of my newest characters, also named Amelia, kind of named herself, too. Granted, in her case, it was meant as a fairly obvious allusion to a certain famous aviator, but she still just kind of sprang into my head one day.
Haha yeah I think that aviator you mentioned is where mine got her name, Theron had been watching something on tv about her a few days before I did this. I had forgotten about it by then but apparently my subconcious hadn't.
I didn't really base her costume on any culture specifically, though looking back now I should have done something more aboriginal in design. Usually with costumes like this I sort of just do whatever random thing pops into my head while I'm sketching.
I tend to look at wings as just another limb, like an extra arm, so when I attach them to the body, I think of how another arm would be attached. Generally, I bring them out from where the shoulderblades would be. =)
I didn't really base her costume on any culture specifically, though looking back now I should have done something more aboriginal in design. Usually with costumes like this I sort of just do whatever random thing pops into my head while I'm sketching.
I tend to look at wings as just another limb, like an extra arm, so when I attach them to the body, I think of how another arm would be attached. Generally, I bring them out from where the shoulderblades would be. =)
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