Birds in a tree

About this work

This drawing shows a dark night scene with a single tree full of birds. The birds are yellow and black, perched tightly among the branches. A bright moon hangs in the sky, and the ground below is a patch of green grass. The artist used tiny lines and dots to create shadows and texture, making the birds and leaves look almost three-dimensional. This method is called cross-hatching and stippling. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists build depth with just lines.