Fearless Friday, Festive Owl Family
Today we are going to draw an owl family,
all decked out for holiday fun!
When I create characters, I use a combination of my imagination
and photos from internet sources
like Pinterest, Unsplash, Pixabay and Google
I combine elements I like from the various sources
and then add original touches to make them my own
This needlework canvas from Bedecked and Bedazzled
was part of the inspiration for my owl family
I loved their sweet faces and all the colorful patterns and details
I started my drawing with shapes for the owl faces,
placing them on the paper by their heights,
Mama owl, baby owl and Papa owl
After drawing the cheeks, eyes and beaks,
I added ears and the outline of the heads and bodies
Next came their feet and wings
Now the fun really begins, adding details like hats,
antlers with lights on Junior,
a present and candy canes tucked under Mama and Papa’s wings
Once I had things sketched in, I began to ink over the pencil,
making adjustments as I went
The pencil was erased…
Then I added more details with my pen
I started filling in color with the eyes, leaving a spot of white showing for the highlights
Ink swirls on the cheeks, for a last little detail…
“Festive Owl Family” 7″ x 10″ ink and marker on mixed media paper
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I have a combination of marker brands that I use, Prismacolor, Copic, and Ohuhu. Ohuhu are very affordable, and you can get them on Amazon here. I also use colored pencils sometimes to blend colors and soften marker edges.
The dots are made with Kuretake Zig Clean Color Dot pens. I have a set of 12 colors and they are tons of fun to use, one end has a dot tip and the other end has a fine tip. You can order them individually or in sets here
Grab some markers or colored pencils and have some holiday fun!
Be Fearless!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado Love Your Creativity Over the Moon
Between Naps on the Porch, Celebrate Your Story,
All About Home/ Common Ground Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Tasty Tuesday Oh My Heartsie Girl Turn About Tuesday
Full Plate Thursday Centerpiece Wednesday Creatively Crafty
Thursday Favorite Things Creative Cumpulsions Meal Plan Monday
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Jenna, the festive owl family are adorable! I always look forward to Fearless Friday to see what you will share! Happy Friday!
Aren’t you sweet, thank you Pam!
Hello Jenna and Owl Family!
Love this fun family of owls!
Happy Friday!
Thank you Nancy, fun to draw!
Jenna, love your sweet owl family, they are adorable!!!! They are dressed perfectly for the holidays………
Love the owl family. ❤️Happy Weekend!
Thank you Debbie!
I love drawing owls and yours are especially festive and fun. I especially love your step-out drawings!
Thanks Jeanie, owls are a “hoot!” 😂
I love how you draw inspiration from others and create your own designs from them.
Thank you Linda, there’s an old saying in the art world, “there are no original ideas, someone has already done that” Now, I don’t quite believe that, but it emphasizes the importance of creating your own style!
Oh they are so cute, Jenna!! Love your owls and seeing your creative process. ❤️😍
I need to get some of those dot markers, so much fun!
Thanks Patty, the dot markers are fun, great for backgrounds!
Your owl family is a hoot Jenna! I love seeing your creations come to life! ♥
Thanks Mary, I love the pumpkin owls you recreated too!