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Patron mail!
Hello Patrons! As a small token of my appreciation I have sent out my first Patron mail. Be on the lookout for some stickers, prints, and a little something to help decorate the mail you may be sending this season.Thank you so much for your support!
Avosketch
Currently working on this avocet sketch! The bottom right composition is probably very close to the final piece. My process usually consists of working with a few reference photos and then sketching a silhouette. When I feel like the silhouette itself is strong enough to be identifiable on its own I start adding color.It turns out avocets are not super involved parents! Their chicks are extremely independent after hatching. Instead of the classic...
Favorite print
If you were to receive a print in the mail- which one would you prefer?
Chicago Ornithological Society: the video that got the timberdoodle approved
This may only be interesting to a small niche of people- but I thought I would share anyways! As a graphic designer it can be difficult to get things approved. Very rarely does work "speak for itself" as you wish it would. The video was shown at a COS board meeting to get a vote on what would become the new logo. I recorded this after 6 months of back-and-forth emails and revisions with no real idea if this work would see the light of day...
Short story sketch (part 2)
Some more sketches for the short story!
Printing in my new garage studio!
A quick video demo printing each layer of my Barn Owl hex sign design
Short story sketch
An extremely preliminary sketch for a short illustrated story idea! I have things storyboarded out- now figuring out the general look and feel. (text is Birder Ipsum! https://glitch.com/~birderipsum)
