Begin with a basic sketch and in a separate layers draw the basic shapes to make the bird's feather effect use the smudge tool.
Continue creating feathers adding brush strokes and smudging them
Don't forget to draw the eye, use regular brushes for this purpose, you can also use the smudge tool in this zone to blend the different color feathers
Continue creating feathers adding brush strokes and smudging them
Don't forget to draw the eye, use regular brushes for this purpose, you can also use the smudge tool in this zone to blend the different color feathers