Here is how we arrived at a woodcut-style bear. We wanted it to be in stride, strong, yet not menacing. This shows the process from preliminary sketches to final vector art.
![woodcut woodblock linocut lineart wildlife bear vector sketches process printmaking](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/ac976980486979.5ce2ea938af1a.jpg)
![woodcut woodblock linocut lineart wildlife bear vector sketches process printmaking](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/disp/4efdfa80486979.5ce2ea938a9a8.jpg)
We played with leg and head positions.
![woodcut woodblock linocut lineart wildlife bear vector sketches process printmaking](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/1400/99fd4980486979.5ce2ea938b2e3.jpg)
More experiments with body position and expressions. I was missing the mark.
![woodcut woodblock linocut lineart wildlife bear vector sketches process printmaking](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/57e49580486979.5ce2ea938bc90.jpg)
This is the pose that we landed on. Now to render it in the woodcut style...
![woodcut woodblock linocut lineart wildlife bear vector sketches process printmaking](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/1400/fb513080486979.5ce2ea938b6d8.jpg)
Woodcut style illustration of the bear in stride, looking ahead.
![woodcut woodblock linocut lineart wildlife bear vector sketches process printmaking](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/1400/8769a880486979.5ce2ea9389479.jpg)
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