Surface Pattern

 Research:

1)

"Sea of Trees", Kosuke Ajiro

https://theshopfloorproject.com/collections/kosuke-ajiro/products/sea-of-trees-limited-edition-print

2)

"The Lady and the Unicorn", The Master of Anne of Brittany

https://www.musee-moyenage.fr/en/collection/the-lady-and-the-unicorn.html

3)

"Nature's Eye", Vikki Yeates

http://www.vikkiyeatesillustration.co.uk/store/product/natures-eye-a4-print

4)

"Lookaftering", Whyn Lewis

http://www.whynlewis.com/whynlewis.com/Featured_Paintings.html

Concept Sketches:

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