Creating organic illustration

Doug Alves reveals the thinking and methods behind his incredible artwork

I’m really into nature. Organic details always serve as an inspiration to me.

When I was kid, I used to spend my vacations in a small, peaceful town that was nature-rich, and when I was researching for my own style I just brought my childhood into my illustrations. This is particularly true for my illustrations of birds. My grandfather loved birds, and I always associated his image with them.

In this tutorial I’m going to share some of the techniques I’ve been using on my projects to create plants and birds. This image was specially created for this tutorial.

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