Link: The Jay and the Peacock
I took the moral 'it is not only fine feathers that make fine birds' in an illustrative sense- how it could illustrate the fable in an understanding way.
My process:
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| Original pencil design. Jay bird silhouette filled out with Peacock feather design. |
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| Draw over lines with pen tool in Photoshop using appropriate tones. |
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| Complete design with line colour and a touch of shading |
Final design complete with the moral as text. White background to make the text and image stand out. The lines appear to be more detailed and visible on this background.
