Drawing Birds - Structure, Form and Practice bear Silk Point

Silk Point

the sun was still burning strongly enough to reflect back through the moon

This is a reproduction print of the original “Hanakisoi tree peony” watercolour painting

This piece was inspired by the tenderness of soft blush tones and the quiet contrast of delicate plumage above

Drawing Birds - Structure, Form and Practice bear Silk PointLook at any bird and know how to begin. The structure underneath every bird. Drawing Birds is a book built around that structure. The method, laid out chapter by chapter. The method The structure begins with a few simple forms. Body, head, axis. Held together before any feather is drawn. From there, every bird becomes a variation on five body builds: rounded, extended, compact, head dominant, long tailed. Each one a different proportion of the same