A collection of sketches I’ve made of various birds found in and around Metro Vancouver.
Crow flying
Black-capped chickadee
Brewer’s blackbird
Great blue heron
Sandhill crane
Song sparrow
Wilson’s warbler, light background
Wilson’s warbler, river background
Ring-billed seagull
Dark-eyed junco
Spotted sandpiper
Spotted towhee
American bushtit
Mallard duck
Red-winged blackbird
Red squirrel
Canada goose
Ring-necked duck
American coot
Brown-headed cowbird
Steller’s jay
American robin
Rock pigeon
Wood duck
Caspian tern
Great blue heron
Black-capped chickadee. This was the original sketch when I thought of doing them as “pop art” with only one or two colours.
Cobra chicken, done on request using a few different brushes.
Canada goose, done with the 6B Pencil in Procreate.
Killdeer. Done using the 6B Pencil brush in Procreate before I switched to colour.
The original concept was to keep the sketches very simple, but they have varied in complexity over time. I start with a photo I’ve taken (usually one that is blurry or has poor lighting), then do line work and colouring based on a vague “this feels right”.
Tools used:
- iPad Pro 12.9″ (2020)
- Apple Pencil
- Procreate
