Vulture Head-Metallic

I was going to try something less time consuming but then I saw a great image of a Vulture and just had to give it a go. I had seen a piece of work by a previous student in scraper board which was the inspiration for this piece. I love the texture in the feathers, the strong contrast and reflecting light provide real visual power but while the control and technique is very similar to the pen work (Bird Head) it is much harder to distinguish between surfaces. In the pen work the beak, eye and feathers look different - in scraper board it is not so evident. I will need to take this into consideration later on. Feel free to leave a comment!