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Have been experimenting with fineliner process, ink and watercolour. I find it really hard to draw birds so I did a test with the cormorant that is going to be in my Alaskan Kelp Forest illustration. There were some definite successes with this process. I started out with fineliner, and used some promarker for the face. I then a little watercolour for the green and violet hues on the feathers of the bird topped with sumi ink for the body. I am really pleased with the result. the sumi ink gave almost feather like textures on the body.

I would like to do my final images in watercolour but im also torn because I would like to do it in fineliner as well. I think the octopus would be too challenging to do in colour.