This Platypus is the second artwork in a series of 'Gold' Metal Leaf artworks in the 'What's Precious To Them' Australian Animal Portrait Series.
This is the original ink and Copic marker illustration of the Platypus, that features 'Gold' Metal Leaf on the bubbles in the creek water, highlighting the precious nature of the platypus' water based habitats being linked directly to the health of the environment.
It illustration was drawn on an A4 310gsm Bristol Smooth Board. The completed Artwork has been sealed to protect the metal leaf from corrosion.