RhinoInk Illustrations - RhinoInk Bird Gallery

Soar: Phoenix

Sat, 5 Jan 2008 12:36:38 CST

Bird's eye view of a Bird over Landscape The bird here was rendered without visual references - just imagination and memory. That way it keeps it's freshness. It's a one of a kind. I invented it. After the drawing was finished it was scanned into Photoshop to superimpose it over an aerial view of a landscape. This one is a cityscape with a river winding through it. The effect seen here is a linear burn. I could have never planned colours and textures like this. Photoshop is awesome for "happy little accidents". This bird image has kind of a Native American thunderbird feeling to it - maybe a little Aztec or fiery Phoenix. Whatever it is, I like it.

Soar: Blue China

Sat, 5 Jan 2008 12:36:38 CST

This one has a completely different feeling. Another linear burn over a solid colour back ground, this one would make interesting stationary. I could see it as a greeting card or the cover of a journal.

Soar: Over the City

Sat, 5 Jan 2008 12:36:38 CST

Here I let the original pencil drawing of the bird stand out. The background had to be muted, I grayed it down with a semi-transparent color overlay.