I made two Quilled Cartoonish Owls in 2014 – one blue and one purple. They were part of my first adventure into commissioned artwork and a good learning experience.
Techniques
Don’t let the watermark fool you, these were created in 2014, only a few short months after I began quilling. I believe the 2016 watermark is a result of digging through old photos and running them in a batch through Lightroom which automatically exports my images with a simple text watermark.
So these Quilled Cartoonish Owls were really simple to make. I remember going through Google Images at the time, looking for techniques and ideas. I eventually settled on a combination of elements I found in several different examples.
The eyes were a large flat tight coil. I fringed 1/4″ strips and glued around the edges of these to make the lashes. The wings were combed. The horns were teardrops. The chest was just a ton of strips glued on their edges. That part took forever!
Similar Artwork
Below are some other owls I have created. If you’re looking for birds in general, click here to see my entire portfolio of feathered friends.
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