Research

Mount Roraima Tepui

Below are images that I am using as reference

Mount Roraima Tepui.

located in the southeastern corner of Venezuela on the Guiana Shield. It is not a mountain technically it is considered a plateau. 

Greater Flowerpiercer

largest bird of its family, endemic to the Pantepui region, in southeastern Venezuela and therefore found on Mount Roraima. It feeds on primarily nectar and insects. 

Rufous-collared sparrow

A widespread bird throughout the Americas, eats insects and seeds. 

Preacher Experimental Outcomes

Tutorial

Signed up for a tutorial with Rose, had really wanted to talk to her since she started at Leeds. We had a joint group crit a while ago and I just thought she had really good feedback to give us.

After meeting with her I felt reassured about my choices of illustrations. She also had good advice on online courses I could take to help with the nature of my drawings. Also good compositional input which I struggle with.

Tutorial

IUCN Development

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.

IUCN Development

Watercolour tests

I am playing around with the idea of making all the images in watercolour. It is something I have always wanted to learn how to do. I have been watching online tutorials and doing exercises for painting botanical art. I cant say Im very good at it. Since I want a piece in my portfolio in the end that really shows what Im about and am good at, I might just opt for the fineliner. Below are some examples of my tests. 

Research

Mount Roraima Tepui 

FAUNA:

Greater Flowerpiercer (Diglossa Major) Size:16.5 cm (6.5 in)

Roraima Black Frog Size: 22 mm (0.87 in)

Odessa Rufomarginata (Beetle) Size: 15 mm

Jumonia Coenia (butterfly) Size: 2.5 in

Zonotrichia Capensis (bird) Size