Tufted duck

Description

Tufted duck sketch | Limited edition fine art print from an original drawing.

The tufted duck or tufted pochard is a small diving duck with a population of close to one million birds, found in northern Eurasia. The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek aithuia, an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin fuligo “soot” and gula “throat”.

My sketches start life as hand-drawn graphite images made on cartridge paper. I often work on these with charcoal, oil pastel or Caran d’Ache to create the look I’m after. The artwork is then scanned and finessed digitally ready for fine art printing. This process often referred to as Giclée printing uses the highest standard of printing methods to give gallery quality results that maintain all the details of the original sketch.

The graphite pencils I use are Faber-Castel, the oil pastels are Sennelier and the china-graph is Caran d’Ache. The inks are pigment based archive quality (100years+). The heavyweight specialist papers I use are of the best professional quality having a wonderful surface designed specifically for fine art drawings and illustrations.

Very limited editions with only ten per size printed.
All artwork is signed and includes a certificate of authenticity.

The A5 are 5.8″ x 8.25″ (14.8cm x 21cm)
The A4 are 8.25″ x 11.7″ (21cm x 29.8cm)
The A3 are 11.7″ x 16.5″ (29.8 cm x 42cm)
The A2 are 16.5″ x 23.4″ (42 cm x 59.4cm)

Frames not included in price.
Free shipping on artwork to UK destinations.