Observational Drawings - Birds

 this bird was created by wetting the paper by with a sponge and then using ink with stick to create the marks.

the ink spread in the wet paper which gave a very nice effect as you couldnt control where the ink went. this could make the bird look quite abstract.

i think this effect looks quite soft and subtly but creates a very dramatic line in places. it stands out well on the paper. some lines are small and fine but then some are very thick and bold.

this makes it very interesting to look at, this is one of my favourite pieces.

 This bird was created with ink and sticks, i focused on the lines and expressive marks inside the bird which help it look 3D .
i really liked the colours i used as it created an earthy look, this relates to the habitat the bird comes from

i wasn't very happy about the face as it doesn't look very realistic and it looks a bit tacky, but it was quite hard to draw the face with a stick so i can blow it over my head.

i used a bleach spray at the end to help the ink run, this decoloured some of the marks which left quite a nice effect, in fact it made the marks look quite like feathers which was perfect.

these birds were done at the beginning of the week where we were focusing on a one line drawing hardly looking at the paper and more at the actual bird.

i think the one line drawings look alot better than sketchy drawings, it emphaises the lines in the birds but still shows the right structure of the bird so its half abstract half real.

i put birds on top of each other in different colours which i think creates a very nice composition, one of my favorite compositions. even though they are on top of each other you can still pick out the bird and see the detail on each one.