Thinking Skill: Evaluating (Final Project)

My thinking skill, evaluating, involves making sound judgment about a situation based on a thorough understanding of concepts involved. I honestly had no clue as to what I should do at first, and then it hit me. I wanted to do a bird this time around. Some mor ethinking went by and I narrowed my perspective on the male peafowl (more commonly known as a peacock).

The peafowl is a bird known for their piercing call and their plumage. The latter is dominate in the Asiatic species, who have an eye-spotted "tail" or "train" of covert feathers which they display as part of a courtship ritual.

While focusing on this bird, I have also come across as something known as 'Shadow Art'. It's where you basically have whats up front darker, if not black, compared to a bright colorful background. And so, I attempted just that.

The main purpose of this peice was to allow me to gain knowledge of the atomony of birds. I don't really know how to draw this type of creature, so this was all me trying to broaded my selections in which I want to draw. It turned out pretty good, and so I believe I now feel comfortable enough to go past my boundries from here on out. To explore new ways to view the world through art.

Sketch:

Redrawn onto Cardboard and Colored A Little:

Adding a Bit of Black:

Starting of Background:

Almost There:

Final:

(Forgot to take a picture of the final, and I plan on taking one when I come back into the art room and uploading it. Guess you can call this a mini cliff-hanger till then...)