Jub-Jub Bird Vector Version
An attempt to recreate an older drawing of mine into vector artwork
The original version was my interpretation of the "Jub-Jub bird" mentioned in the poem "Jabberwocky" as a bird made of metal with bladed feathers. Influence was taken from various birds, especially the American Barn Owl for the face and the Stymphalian birds of Greek mythology for the metallic feathers.
Original Ink drawing of the Jub-Jub Bird
Touched up version of drawing in Photoshop
process shot 1: general torso shape and flight feathers
Process shot 2: contour feathers for wings, arms, and basic neck and head shape
Process shot 3: face and beak
Process Shot 4: leg scale-mail contour feathers and wing flight feather details
Process Shot 5: leg scales finished, torso scale mail contour, testing scale radial gradient (the darker area is a shadow cast by the talons)
Process Shot 6: scale mail shape layout finished, talon basic shapes finished, and tail feather gradient work beginning. I've also switched back to using the watermark now that the image is closer to completion