Carving away at the beaks and feet didn't take too long so it's been quickly onto the next layer giving those beaks that distinctive bright orange.
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| Carving out the beaks |
Bright orange was mixed using vermilion, yellow ochre and a small amount of extender.
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| Bright orange |
Stencils had to be recut and positioned individually but with a little tweaking they did their job.
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| Inked up and ready to go |
The stencils lasted well enough for ten prints before having to be replaced.
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| Stencils in action |
The next step was to do a fiddley bit of carving on the feet and then pull the next 20 prints.
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| Deep red for shadows |
Vermilion red and a touch of didn't dilemma form the shadows on the feet and bring out some of the textures.
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| Feet just waiting for some rocks |
The feet do look a little fuzzy but this will get tightened up as the next layers go on.
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| Detail of feet |
Next will be a series of Grey's casting shadow and making textures on the feathers and rock.
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