Duck stamp

The thing that drove me to make this piece was the duck stamp competition and to try to make the duck as realistic as possible.

When I first started with the duck I drew the outline the best I could from a picture.   I tried to separate the white from all the other colors.  Then I started with the lines the duck has on its back. then I drew the black that duck has on it.  After I finished with all the colors on the duck I decided to draw the background and I did that with pastels.  When I went back to it the next time I decided it did not like the pastel and went over it with watercolor to make the color stand out more.  Then I went back over everything one more time to make sure I liked it and I was finished. 

The material i used where colored pencils oil pastels and water color paint