Old Police Station Gryphon

By 10th January 2017August 21st, 2018Blog
The evolution of a sketch becoming a design for a stained glass panel. Being translucent, the finished design must always be reversible and the lines need to be relatively smooth. The original long curves in the wings are lovely, but impossible to cut. 
photograph of gryphon
Art deco frieze on the old police station in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
initial sketches of gryphonAnother sketchSimplified sketch

Simplified sketch with background

Final design with proposed colour
Final design with proposed colours