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"Love letter for the North"

(Complete process)

This is the last assigned homework of the History and Contemporary art subject from my college, it’s supposed to be a tour poster for any landmarks in my country. I decided to pick the Northern region, featuring my two great hornbill OCs (Sikarin and Usa) who are married couple and both of them have Lanna lineage.

I painted this poster with gouache, the clothing pattern part was absolutely tricky for me to finish it.

#traditional art #traditional painting #gouache #bird #hornbill #great hornbill #northern thailand

Some crest movements & facial expressions of Monica!

Since she’s an introverted and rather calm cockatoo so she doesn’t move her crest so much. It also droops whenever she felt sad, anxious or panicked.

#my art #oc #original character #anthro #anthro art #avian #bird #parrot #cockatoo #sulphur crested cockatoo #I've changed her glasses shape recently to make it rounder #because it fits her the most

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Dang, I’m falling down the rabbit hole again. . .

Here’s an official character sheet of Monica! To be honest, it’s took me so long to create and adjust this work since the end of last year, in order to make it come out the best.

As you can see, I’ve changed her front hair tuft (or “bangs” maybe), since the original one looks so complicated and hard to recognize, her outfit’s color tone (especially cardigan and skirt) also has changed from pastel to darker and slightly flashy (giving more mature vibes). I had been struggling to decide whether Monica should wear a tights or just socks before I realized that I wanted to give her more nerdy look, not so trendy or classy. The hardest part for me is her tail feather, I think I need more time to take some studies about avian anatomy.

Monica is a sulphur-crested cockatoo female whose hometown is Sydney, Australia (definitely LOL). Unlike most of her species, which are infamous for being loud and extremely chaotic, Monica is rather shy, introverted and sometimes socially awkward. But she can be very attentive towards anyone who’s nice to her, thanks to her astonishing politeness and sensitivity. However, just try not to do something that frightened or shocked her, she’ll let out the most chaotic (and awkward) scream you’ve ever heard.

#my art #oc #original character #character design #character sheet #character reference #anthro #anthro art #avian #bird #parrot #cockatoo #sulphur crested cockatoo

Let me introduce you my avian OC!

Her name is Monica, she’s a polite, well-mannered but rather introverted Sulphur-crested cockatoo who often feels uncomfortable when interacting with strangers. Thus, she prefers to enjoy her own company without seeking any stimulation from others.

Yeah, that's completely different from what you might think about anthropomorphic parrot (especially cockatoo) character, I intentionally designed Monica to be what people definitely never expect a cockatoo to be. They're usually chaotic, loud, and often a prone to attention-seeking. I think Monica herself is a perfect subversion of the stereotypical portrayal of cockatoos in medias. (Not to mention that I've put a glasses on her, just to clarify her unique personality.

(Also pardon me if I didn't do my best on her glasses part)