Old Police Station Gryphon

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 gryphon
Another sketch
Simplified sketch
Simplified sketch with background
Final design with proposed colour

Final design with proposed colours

View the finished panel

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