rabid sketching

I wanted the birds to look like they were actually in the space so first thing after doing the draft was to do a lighting study

after that I covered the walls in letters in lieu of a projector/vr headset bc i have neither of those :) Then i take a picture of the section of wall and superimpose the lineart over top of it so I can pencil in the lines

et voila

GIVE IT UP FOR BIRD NUMBUH 5, THE CANADIAN GOOSE, Branta canadensis!!!!

bird 5/14, Bluejay, Cyanocitta cristata

birds 6 and 7: American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis, male and female

BIRD NUMBER 8, (yellow shafted) NORTHERN FLICKERRRRR, Colaptes auratus

genuinely made me start questioning my sanity around day 3, it's half the size the of the goose, WHY did it take me 4 days to finish??

Bird number 9: Red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis

my chains are broken i am FREE. although i did have a great deal of fun with this, the barring on the wings itself took me like four days and i am READY to move on

this was a week and a half of continuous work so please excuse me for getting a little emotional in the bg 🙏

BIRD NUMBER 10!!! The Male Mallard Duck, Anas platyrhynchos

the male and female ones are gonna be posted separately bc they're taking a lot longer lol but yea! super happy i was able to capture the iridescent green of the head, i found metallic green and blue paint at a craft store that really made his head POP. it looks better in person i promise

ALSO!! As this is the 10th one, BIG announcement. The end is in sight!!!!! I plan to finish within the next 3 weeks and there will be a small dedication ceremony/ unveiling happening at the library to commemorate its completion on the 16th of May. If you live in the Western New York region and want to check it out for yourself shoot me a dm!

Colour this in your style!

Hey there, I'm currently working on making a collection of my art available as colouring pages! As a little appetizer, I'd like to give you access to this latest drawing in the works and encourage you to colour and shade this to your own desire:

Is Hans wearing his iconic read hood? Is he sporting a green flush to blend with his environment? Or do you think blue is suiting him better alltogether? Is he looking out to a morning sun in front of a sky or speckled by sunlight in the forest? Or how about a stylised duochromatic colour drench? You decide!

You can colour it digitally or print it and do it traditionally. A high resolution file can be downloaded on my patreon page for free!

I'd love to see your take on it, just make sure to tag me so I can find it☺️

Also if there's any drawing of mine you'd be interested in having available as a colouring page, let me know as well!