Sustained Investigation #15

For this project, and just like all my other sustained investigation projects, I have an inquiry question that I am applying to each and every piece. I decided to completely change my inquiry question as of recent. So, my new inquiry question is how can I draw birds in a cartoony style? I love birds, so it allows me to focus on my own art style, while also drawing something I've never drawn before. For this piece, I worked digitally, and went back to a really basic, but cute art piece. My birds love toilet paper rolls, so I decided to draw one of them inside a toilet paper roll. I am new to drawing birds, so the anatomy shift from humans to birds was very difficult. Because of this, it took my a lot of practice in order to be able to get the form correct, which is a major reason why I wanted to do a cartoony, fun style. When it comes to drawing animals of any kind, the form is the most important part. So, I started off with an idea in my head, and then sketched it out first, just getting the base shape down. It was much easier than my other pieces because it was only the birds head and tail. The easiest part are the details, and the form isn't too difficult, especially since I have two little models who helped me a ton when drawing birds. I am honestly very proud of how this came out, as it's really cute, and overall fits the theme I am going for. If I were to change anything, I would redo the toilet paper roll, and also start working on a background, as a lot of these pieces feel very empty without one.