Peregrine falcon scrimshaw

[Mike576]

Finished up this peregrine falcon today. Done on a tagua nut. Thanks for taking a look and please feel free to leave critique. I would love to hear others input.

 

[monk]

the bird looks great. i would have used a smaller limb and concentrated more on the talons. jmho

 

[Mike576]

the bird looks great. i would have used a smaller limb and concentrated more on the talons. jmho

Thanks for the feedback! I agree. Im not super happy with how the branch turned out. Definitely overshadowed the talons.

 

[Flatsguide]

The eye of your nicely scrimed falcon looks too large. For some reason to me it looks like it is separate from the head.
Richard

 

[Mike576]

The eye of your nicely scrimed falcon looks too large. For some reason to me it looks like it is separate from the head.
Richard

It may be a bit large, this was my reference photo. Still fairly new to scrimshaw. Lots of practice to go. I find getting proportions right to be the most challenging part.

 

[Monica]

Very beautiful details and coloring.

 

[Mike576]

Very beautiful details and coloring.

Thank you!