Duck Stamp

9"x12"

ARTIST STATEMENT

INTERPRET

The story of this is that this Ruddy Duck is swimming around in a lake, it’s natural habitat. This relates to my life because I think that ducks are very cute and live in North America, where the Ruddy Duck is located.

DESCRIBE MATERIALS

This piece was made with colored pencils. After sketching the duck, I went right in with Prismacolor colored pencils and layered them to get depth in color. I also did a lot of burnishing and layering in the background as well for the water.

DESCRIBE PROCESS

I experimented with color, trying to match the colors of the duck as best as possible, as well as movement, with the ripples in the water around the duck. This project did not evolve throughout the process. My next steps would be to improve my background, since this was my first time attempting to draw water before and although I think it looks good, I also think it could be better.