Have spent the day just experimenting with all my ideas on the computer. Have mainly been working out little problems with how to draw this way; things like eyes, level of detail and gradient and/or iridescent feathers. Trying to experiment with a little bit of everything, but there's still a lot that I wanted to have a go at. I've still got some time, I'm hoping I can have a go with butterflies before I have to leave.
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| Experimentation in Photoshop - Chaffinch |
This was the first thing I did this morning and, and you can bloody tell. I'll probably have another bash at one of these at a later date, I just wanted to do a couple of finches.
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| Experimentation in Photoshop - Bullfinch |
This is starting to look better, but then this one was fairly simple to do anyway. Have also added one of my ideas to this one; as well as the colours of the bird on the pallet, there is also a watercolour of what the egg looks like (I'll talk about that more later though)
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| Experimentation in Photoshop - Goldfinch |
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| Experimentation in Photoshop - Hawfinch |
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| Photo from yesterday |
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| Experimentation in Photoshop - playing with text, combining with photography |
This is just an idea I had, similar to using the feathers with text. I'm not sue about it though...need to try it out with more things.
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| Experimentation in Photoshop - A Charm of Finches |
And then I just combined everything to see how it would look..want to make one of these for butterflies next. The photo text works well here. The drawings look quite sweet together too. This could maybe be a heading for a chapter? or a specific board around a nature reserve?
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| Experimentation in Photoshop - Lapwing |
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| Experimentation in Photoshop - Collective noun/photo |
Not sure this composition of text actually work tat well..it's supposed to read "a Deceit of Lapwings" not sure it it works, but I can work on it, there is so much more experimentation to be done with each little bit of this idea.
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| Photograph from yesterday |
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| Sketchbook Experimentation - Egg watercolours |
After finding and egg yesterday, I thought another aspect to add would be the egg of the bird (also gives me a chance to sneak some watercolour in/more organic texture) here's the bits in my sketchbook followed by a close up. have only used this idea in a couple of designs so far, but I quite like it. Not sure bout it also being on the pallet though, maybe its not clear what it is? There's a couple of other ways I could incorporate this idea, I just need to try them out.
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| Sketchbook Experimentation - Egg watercolours - Lapwing, close up |
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| Experimentation in Photoshop - Lapwing mock up |
As with the first stuff I did, I thought I'd make a quick mock up, and provide another example of my idea. And there's a couple of different ideas on this one.
First, using the same technique as the flying birds on the title text; I don't think these two work well so close together, in the goose mock up, the birds seemed more effective next to the solid text.
I've also included the egg watercolour on the pallet. I think it's a nice touch, but maybe not for the pallet? is it clear that thats even what it is?? I need a second opinion. I think all of this looks quite nice yadda yadda, but I need some one to tell me all the things I cant see.
Although thinking about it, right now, I suppose; what info will be included on/in this will depend on what kind of 'thing' I make, where it will go, who it will appeal to.
If I were to include the eggs that serves one of two purposes;
1. hardcore bird identification or
2. treasure hunt family activity with children.
So the format it may take if I do decide to include it, will depend upon who I choose to aim this at...
Something else that is usually included in these things is a map, showing where the birds is from/where you can find them; how can I make a map different?..another thing on the list to experiment with.
So far thats;
- drawing animals
- drawing birds
- drawing frogs/snakes/insects
- drawing butterflies
- more ways to add egg texture?
- experimentation with typography/font/photographs
- experimentation
- Feathers/birds in flight - other layouts ways??
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