5 CREATE A COLOUR PALETTE

The cassowary is colourful and its blue tones are beautiful. In order to achieve all these variations of blue, ultramarine violet and orange, I create a colour palette. I do the same thing for the casque, which is not as colourful as the skin but still has some interesting colour variations that help bring the bird to life. Again, since the references have so many different colours, I have to find a good balance between the photos in order to achieve realism.