I was requested for a tattoo design includes cardinal bird, hourglass and compass.
The whole process shown backwards. Thus if you would like to see how this design has been created from a scratch, please press a space bar couple of times :) I don't think that any additional explanation is needed, but if so, please let me know in a comments, I will be happy to answer on all of these.
close-up details
I have started with a 3 initial sketches.
The Client liked a composition of a variant A. and a bird from a C.
Refining a sketch
Some adjustments based on the comments
and inking
rendering. blocking individual objects as layers and adding shades and hilights over.
Here is an couple of photos of the process. Final one is coming.
I hope you like and thank you very much for your appretiation in advance. Cheers.
Cardinal
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