Barn Owl - June, 2023
Back Story:
I chose to draw this Owl to help me hone the techniques of drawing feathers. I was also drawn to learn how to draw wood the Barn Owl was perched on.
Behind the scenes shows part of the layering process used to create drawings with coloured pencils. The surface I used for this drawing is Hahnemühle Nostalgie Paper, which has a smoother surface that takes fewer layers than I am used to. Check out the images below to see how I worked on each section of the drawing, building up each layer by layer before moving on to the next section.
Materials Used:
Surface: Hahnemühle Nostalgie 190 gsm Paper
Pencils: Faber-Castell Polychromos, Caran D’Ache Pablos, Luminance and Museum Aquarelle and Derwent Drawings, Studio and Lightfast Colour Pencils
Equipment: Paper Stumps and Tombow
Photo & Tutorial Credit:
Photo Credit: Otterly Wildlife Photography – 
Tutorial Credit: Bonny Snowdon Academy –
Drawing & Mount Sizes:
Drawing Size: 42 cm x 30.5 cm
Mount Size: N/A
Original Drawing & Prints:
Original: Not For Sale
Prints: For Sale
Cards: For Sale
Behind the Scenes
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