Bird of the Day- Chicks

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Bird of the Day- Chicks

Baby Chicks - 6" x 8" - Digital over Graphite, by Greg Newbold

The ending page for the Egg book shows the freshly hatched chicks. This one was the only one in the series that I had to revise at all. In the original sketch, I had some eggshells as well as a couple of unhatched eggs. The client asked that I have all the shells hatched so that there would be no confusion as to the number of eggs which needed to match the text. I was happy to oblige. Overall, this project went as smoothly as any I have ever done, including speedy payment. Thanks Dinardo Design! The shadows were created the same way as I did on the Hen piece I posted yesterday. The drawing is posted here.

5 comments:

Curious Art said...: This whole bird series is just wonderful! I can't believe how quickly you did them. Did you sleep at all???; August 16, 2013 at 10:04 AM
Unknown said...: These actually went pretty quickly. I actually surprised myself. The drawings took 1-2 hours each, once I had the photo reference pulled together. Then with the full value drawing as a base, the digital painting took anywhere from 3-6 hours apiece. Most of them averaged about 6 hours total. Of course I had a system and rendered them all the same way. Having a process helps. This posts gives a rundown of how I did them: http://gregnewbold.blogspot.com/2013/07/photoshop-painting-process-meadowlark.html
And yes, I actually was able to get some sleep!; August 18, 2013 at 8:33 PM
Sharon Wagner said...: Good job on the hay. Wow. Detail.; August 19, 2013 at 7:25 AM
karumina said...: So cute!; August 19, 2013 at 8:06 AM
Julia Kelly said...: Wonderful round chicks! So warmly golden!; August 19, 2013 at 10:34 AM