Starting off the new year in a collab with Faline Art ! She has some of the nicest sketches I've ever come across and since I've been meaning to paint this pretty birb from the movie for ages, I thought now would be the perfect time!I had a fair bit of struggles figuring out how to texture and shade this piece. Needed to work the softness of the floof and also get some hard edges for the feathered mane and wings. Though I'm not terribly pleased with the outcome, I did enjoy the challenge. I generally like to avoid painting yellows and oranges just purely because I don't understand how to cool the colour down without it becoming muddy. If anyone has experience cheating textures or can recommend some tutorials on it, please shoot em to me!You can find Faline's work here:Tumblr: Faline Art Twitter: Faline Art Deviantart:Original Sketch: faline-art.tumblr.com/post/171… Time Taken: 12 ish hoursPrograms: Photoshop CC 2017Tablet: Wacom Bamboo CTH-670