Paradise Flower and Birds Development

Blue Plumage - Tropical bird Collection

Toucan - with wing texture and flowers

Inspiration

 My inspiration for these designs began from looking in the Zoological collection both at Manchester Museum and Bolton Museum. To create a tropical feel to my designs i used bold exotic colours and decoration.
To develop my drawings i explored different styles of painting. I used black ink and a stick to draw the 'Blue Plumage' bird for my collection. I then painted the feathers in with Chinese paints.
 I'm enjoying the freedom of this practice and I'm going to be using it in the near future, hopefully using Sgraffito techniques!! 

Blue Ruff Bird Development