Parrot in Flight Painted in Soft Pastel - Timelapse

A short timelapse video showing my progression on a parrot in flight in soft pastel. For full length tutorials visit me at / emmacolbertart
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[@tynaheadrick-phipps6768]

This is gorgeous. I have a blue and gold macaw, Molly. She was a rescue, they really should not be anywhere except in the wild. Beautiful birds, they should have their freedom.

[@EmmaColbertArt]

Thank you! This too is a rescue, the place I visit is all wild rescue animals recovered from customs or from circuses etc. Sad to see birds enclosed.

[@user-xt2ut5pl9j]

Absolutely stunning just totally amazing!

[@valeriecarpenter3963]

Amazing work, Emma! ❤❤

[@d.cmiller4158]

"Macaw's Freedom Flight" he looks like after total recovery he is finally free! He is Beautiful, as always I am in awe over your work, Thank you for making this possible for so many to enjoy.❤

[@EmmaColbertArt]

Thank you for the suggestion! Glad you like it

[@judithritsma324]

Beautiful work ❤

[@debraalexander9069]

I've just found you in the pastel world an I am very new at pastel's. Your amazing! I also have a Doxie ( short haired) Best Dog's in the world. I think this Parrot should be Mr. Winchester! I cannot wait to see more of your work.

[@EmmaColbertArt]

Thank you! You might like this demo of my little dachshund kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpuWXp2dhdRlo6c

[@johannerobitaille5141]

Beautiful!

[@sjcamposeo9752]

All your pastel paintings are absolutely gorgeous! Thank you Emma for sharing these videos with us! ❤

[@EmmaColbertArt]

Thank you!

[@sylviawoolridge6524]

BRAVO ❤❤❤

[@jaimejaime1178]

Hi Emma. Jim from Madrid, Spain (a fellow artist and a New Yorker expat living abroad). AMAZING ARTWORK! I just LOVE the movement of flight you've accomplished in the piece... it's almost as if the bird is alive and flying! OMG! I am a nature and wildlife artist (that's my main passion), though I also do Plein Air and Urban Sketching when I can (I have strong health impediments and mobility issues and... Art has helped me out of a very bad depression since I live with constant very strong pain throughout my whole body 24×7×365). I work in graphite & charcoal, but my paintings are in watercolor and gouache. I've never tried pastels, though... and after watching this FFWD video I am amazed on the control and accuracy achieved... To me though... I fell in love with your composition and how you made the bird (parrot, though I'm not sure which one but probably from South America) seem to be alive and in full flight leaving the tree branch... Amazing! THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SHARING! I have a question if you do not mind me asking... When using pastels it seems you can paint light to dark and dark to light (I mean... like with Oil painting, for example). Did I understand it correctly? And... which pastel paints for a startup artist in this media would you suggest to purchase considering a limited budget and a strong will to learn? Thank you in advance and... I am amazed with your Art work! Cheers from Sunny Spain! 😁👍😎✌

[@EmmaColbertArt]

Hi Jim, yes it's quite similar to the approach with oil painting (within reason) Main difference is it has a limit and once the paper is full it's hard to apply light pastel on top of dark. I always recommend buying a little better quality where possible as the quality pastels do behave differently in terms of application. They are also more lightfast, but for learning that's maybe not as important. Unison pastels are my favourite. But I started with cheap student grade pastels so don't let budget hold you back. Just get going with whatever you can afford.

[@jaimejaime1178]

@@EmmaColbertArt Thank you for taking the time to answer! And yes, I'll definitely give them a try. Cheers!

[@BoysBarn]

Wow! Thank you, Emma!

[@danpost4755]

Amazing!!!

[@nicolelegero-brangs671]

Great Job👌🏼

[@QuickInfo-kc7ug]

Superb mam it's excellent

[@Alfred899CE]

'Amazon Airway' Fantastic👏👏👏 You've really captured the movement of flight. The colours are so vibrant and the background evokes the atmosphere associated with a tropical rainforest. Thanks for taking the time and sharing 👍

[@EmmaColbertArt]

Thanks for the awesome suggestion. I chose to name it 'Amazon Airway'

[@Alfred899CE]

@@EmmaColbertArt Fantastic😊 - I'm really pleased you liked my suggestion 😉👍

[@maitev-p9582]

Simply amazing and beautiful. You captured the movement of the parrot wings masterfully. I am still learning to find the balance of optimal pastel application in pastelmat paper so I don't oversaturate the paper tooth too early in the process. I find that is the most challenging issue for me

[@EmmaColbertArt]

That's a big issue for most of us. Finding the balance depending on the paper you're using. A lot of that comes from the practise and we've all had the failures along the way that showed us we went too far haha!

[@jackiegarroutte8970]

This is absolutely stunning!! Wow!

[@momasan2]

OMG, Emma! This is beyond gorgeous!!! Great job blurring the wings in flight!

[@melanieopperman6688]

Lovely Emma, so effective. It was interesting to see you using a different approach to blending.

[@nicolasuarezfernandez5116]

So gorgeously rich!!❤

[@francoisdubuc1460]

Extraordinnaire !!❤❤❤❤

[@albebru5610]

Did you post this finished painting in an art group while still putting up process fotos on your profile? I saw a painting of this exact reference hours before. Just got me confused. It’s gorgeous obviously.

[@EmmaColbertArt]

Not sure but it must have been mine. Reference is mine and I don't think anyone could have painted it before me :-)

[@cathyperry8403]

"Mercurial Macaw"

[@EmmaColbertArt]

Nice suggestion! Thank you!

[@user-xd5pt5it8y]

You coule call your painting rainbow .

[@theruralgroom4th380]

How about the title be, " an hueful Heir In Flight", or, " Prismatic Straking"?

[@theruralgroom4th380]

Sincerely, Thank You, for bringing forth of this flight of this angelical peaceful wonder. Very picturesque!

[@theruralgroom4th380]

* streaking (sorry, about the spelling error)

[@EmmaColbertArt]

Thank you for the awesome suggestions! Glad you like the painting!

[@NancyWight-er2lr]

Your Timelapse tutorials are useless. Impossible to follow at that speed

[@EmmaColbertArt]

The timelapse videos are not suitable for painting along with but they do have other uses. I have not called them 'tutorials'. That's why I make lots of real time videos where you can actually paint along with me. Try this one which is completely free here on KZbin. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqq4p6eejamGbas

[@christopherazzopardi2062]

@Nancy they might be useless for you but they are very useful for me.