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Buff-bellied Hummingbird
🕑 Added 2024-01-24 00:40:54 +0000 UTCI am very pleased to share my contribution to the "Disappearing Birds of North America" project.
I was also tasked with writing a short paragraph about myself and my work in third person...
Alex Tomlinson is an American artist who illustrates birds and other creatures in a flat and colorful style that strives to be simple but well-observed. As with most of his illustrations, this hummingbird started as a sketch that he then traced over in the Glyphs font editing program. As a part-time type designer, he finds the microscopic control of each BΓ©zier curve to be a meditative part of his process. Tomlinson describes knowing and seeing birds as βa joy I could not live without.β
Also attached is a rare screenshot of my Bezier curve illustration in Glyphs! I don't often share this part of the process because the screenshots can look scary, but please let me know if you would want to see more of it!
Comments
nepeteaa
honestly the scary screenshot is very cool, i'd love to see more! love how your piece came out!
Alex Tomlinson
It is a collection to raise awareness! It may even end up being a book- but I am not 100% sure... And thank you so much! I wasn't in charge of the species selection but am really thankful I ended up with this hummer!! :D
Megan Damico
Is this a competition that people can vote on? Or is it a collection of entries to raise awareness? Either way, its such a beautiful illustration! I would love to see more hummer art from you. Maybe like at a feeder or at more native plants π₯°
