Hornbill Study

Year

2026

Dimensions (w × h)

7 in × 6 in

Materials

Graphite on Drawing Paper

Hornbill Study is a graphite drawing made from a photo reference. I wanted to study the bird and make it look as accurate as I could. I used graphite shading and small pencil marks to describe the eye, wrinkles, smooth beak, rougher feathers, and skin.