For this character I chose to use a Black Palm Cockatoo as a base for a design because it is a bird that is capable of speech or mimicry, which is all gossip is. It also lent itself to a very strong punky or gothic approach to make her stand out and to give her the appearance of being slightly sinister and prickly.
After reading through the text and creating a sort of character profile for each of the 8 ladies or 'birds' I started looking at body poses, getting my friend Lizzie to pose for a series of quick drawings.
The quick drawing that best embodies The Gossip.
First design - Acrylic painting of The Gossip and a Black Palm Cockatoo
Final Design - Watercolour pencil, pencil and chalk drawing
Side and Back View Drawing - Marker pen and watercolour pencil drawing.
I liked the idea of her having Killer heels and the Cockatoos plumage has become a huge feature of the design , being more of a representation of the plumage rather than a complete copy of it. The black and red lends itself really well to this secretive, slightly vindictive character and makes her seem sinister and scary in a way.
I'll keep posting up the character developments as they come,
TA for looking
Sal XX
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