they are MINE.
I was feeling like painting a little birb. Didn't use any references for the wings, shame on me! I bet they could turn out better if I used them. Use your references, kids!
And so... he turned out to look a little annoyed with you. Maybe you should stop stealing his seeds, dammit?!

A little red cardinal. I feel like I added too much detail in the background, but hey, it's not the worst that happened when I overworked something ¯_(ツ)_/¯ And maybe someone will like it. As you can see by the date... I thought really long about uploading this... Well, almost a month now. But hey, here ya go. And yay, no black ink used for lineart! I can render stuff without any lines! Aren't you proud of me? cough*not*cough But to be quite honest, I used masking fluid to help me line out certain areas, ie the beak and feathers on the top of his head. And the highlight in his eye, which is the only place where I used my black ink.
I CAN'T RESIST IT OKAY. THE ULTRAMARINE WOULDN'T CUT IT.

materials: Dip pen, white ink, black drafting ink, watercolor, masking fluid, 250 GSM paper.
time taken: approx 2h