Hand-made card set of local birds
This is a set of cards with almost 60 different species of birds I created completely from sketch.
The project included identifying the birds around me, hand-making the paper cards and box and drawing the bird species by hand.
hand-made cards with bird illustrations
Merlin Bird ID app
Using the “Merlin Bird ID” app I identified birds I heard and saw on my daily walks with my dog Karlo.
Then I created my own paper cards using Canson Mixed Media paper, a Rayher paper cutter and a Rayher corner punch and added the birds with my “Caran d’Ache Luminance” coloured pencils.
Finally, using pink and brown paper, I made a custom box using a Rayher paper cutter and creaser to hold all of the cards.
materials I used to make the paper cards
illustrating the birds by hand
process of making the box
digital illustration of my coloured pencils – Caran D’Ache Luminance 6901
finished bird species cards in paper box packaging
20 of the almost 60 bird species I illustrated
