Texturing the breast

With half the breast completed, you can get an idea of how the project is going to look.
The feathers are burned from the neck, down the breast and to the rear. The feather isf
burned by putting the tip of the pyro pen on the edge of the feather above and 'pulling it away. The tip of the pen
has a tendency to cool as it passes through the wood - hence the darker colour of the feather at its base.

A close up of a feathers on the breast. The edges of the feathers are broken up by placing the tip
of the burner occasionally deaper into the feather above.

The feathers on the breast are not relieved in any way. The texturing gives the appreance of
rounded feathers. This texture will be evident even through the paint that will be applied later.