This is my favourite of the spreads I have done. It's not particularly revolutionary in composition, but I am pleased with the movement within the chickens, and their personalities. I've been worried that I won't be able to make them expressive, or have a wide range of different looking chickens, but I really pushed these, and am glad I did so.
This spread came about when I made a similar version, the "right" way round, but I'm sure I've drawn that composition so many times before. An off-hand comment on just "turning my work upside down" made me literally do that, and I am pleased. It's fun.
I had been struggling with the character of Freddy- how to make him fun, wild and full of expression when in real life a chick is... quite a basic form. This was a problem I had with the hens, but moreso with the simplicity of a chick. Even more than usual, I ignored any rules of *real* reference. Hopefully to good effect.
This is the final of my four completed spreads. It is the one I'm least sure of but has received the most positive attention. Again I'm pleased to have created such variety and expression, but do think that it is technically less admirable than the others... it's less sharp. Due to technical issues I had to make this painting smaller than scale unlike the others, which I think lead to this.
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