Woodcut animals

14 animals in 57 versions: black, blue, deep green and mustard, plus the original colours where the source was painted. Every version has a transparent PNG (1000px wide) and a traced SVG. Click an image or PNG to open the full file; SVG opens the vector.

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Mood board 01 · Linocut

Fox sitting

A fox sitting upright and looking up, solid black with the chest, ear and tail tip left uncut.

Fox sitting in black — Black #1b1916 PNG SVG

Fox sitting in blue — Blue #03296f PNG SVG

Fox sitting in deep green — Deep green #1f3d2b PNG SVG

Fox sitting in mustard — Mustard #c9a227 PNG SVG

Mood board 02 · Engraving, watermarked stock (draft)

Two foxes walking

Two foxes trotting one after the other in fine broken line.

Two foxes walking in black — Black #1b1916 PNG SVG

Two foxes walking in blue — Blue #03296f PNG SVG

Two foxes walking in deep green — Deep green #1f3d2b PNG SVG

Two foxes walking in mustard — Mustard #c9a227 PNG SVG

Mood board 03 · Linocut

Swan, wings open

A swan with an S-curved neck and wings spread, white cut feather lines.

Swan, wings open in black — Black #1b1916 PNG SVG

Swan, wings open in blue — Blue #03296f PNG SVG

Swan, wings open in deep green — Deep green #1f3d2b PNG SVG

Swan, wings open in mustard — Mustard #c9a227 PNG SVG

Mood board 04 · Linocut

Bird with a flowering stem

A blackbird diving with a long looping stem of bell flowers in its beak.

Bird with a flowering stem in black — Black #1b1916 PNG SVG

Bird with a flowering stem in blue — Blue #03296f PNG SVG

Bird with a flowering stem in deep green — Deep green #1f3d2b PNG SVG

Bird with a flowering stem in mustard — Mustard #c9a227 PNG SVG

Mood board 05 · Wood engraving

Snail

A snail reaching out with its horns, the shell in fine engraved spirals and the body stippled.

Snail in black — Black #1b1916 PNG SVG

Snail in blue — Blue #03296f PNG SVG

Snail in deep green — Deep green #1f3d2b PNG SVG

Snail in mustard — Mustard #c9a227 PNG SVG

Mood board 06 · Woodcut

Barn owl, framed

A barn owl standing face-on on a rock, inside its double frame with the H·R monogram.

Barn owl, framed in black — Black #1b1916 PNG SVG

Barn owl, framed in blue — Blue #03296f PNG SVG

Barn owl, framed in deep green — Deep green #1f3d2b PNG SVG

Barn owl, framed in mustard — Mustard #c9a227 PNG SVG

Mood board 06 · Woodcut

Barn owl

The same owl on its own, frame and monogram removed.

Barn owl in black — Black #1b1916 PNG SVG

Barn owl in blue — Blue #03296f PNG SVG

Barn owl in deep green — Deep green #1f3d2b PNG SVG

Barn owl in mustard — Mustard #c9a227 PNG SVG

Mood board 07 · Rubber stamp

Barn owl in flight

A barn owl seen from above, wings swept wide, in fine line with dotted feathers.

Barn owl in flight in black — Black #1b1916 PNG SVG

Barn owl in flight in blue — Blue #03296f PNG SVG

Barn owl in flight in deep green — Deep green #1f3d2b PNG SVG

Barn owl in flight in mustard — Mustard #c9a227 PNG SVG

Mood board 08 · Woodcut

Bear standing

A bear up on its hind legs, looking up, with wood grain streaking through the fur.

Bear standing in black — Black #1b1916 PNG SVG

Bear standing in blue — Blue #03296f PNG SVG

Bear standing in deep green — Deep green #1f3d2b PNG SVG

Bear standing in mustard — Mustard #c9a227 PNG SVG

Mood board 09 · Linocut

Wild boar

A wild boar trotting, its bristly coat in rows of short white cuts.

Wild boar in black — Black #1b1916 PNG SVG

Wild boar in blue — Blue #03296f PNG SVG

Wild boar in deep green — Deep green #1f3d2b PNG SVG

Wild boar in mustard — Mustard #c9a227 PNG SVG

Mood board 10 · Linocut

Swallow in flight

A swallow swooping, wings wide and tail forked. Bird only.

Swallow in flight in black — Black #1b1916 PNG SVG

Swallow in flight in blue — Blue #03296f PNG SVG

Swallow in flight in deep green — Deep green #1f3d2b PNG SVG

Swallow in flight in mustard — Mustard #c9a227 PNG SVG

Mood board 10 · Linocut

Swallow in flight, with gouges

The same swallow, keeping the gouge marks that fly out around it.

Swallow in flight, with gouges in black — Black #1b1916 PNG SVG

Swallow in flight, with gouges in blue — Blue #03296f PNG SVG

Swallow in flight, with gouges in deep green — Deep green #1f3d2b PNG SVG

Swallow in flight, with gouges in mustard — Mustard #c9a227 PNG SVG

Mood board 11 · Linocut

Hedgehog asleep

A hedgehog curled into an oval, asleep, with fine white spines sweeping round its body.

Hedgehog asleep in black — Black #1b1916 PNG SVG

Hedgehog asleep in blue — Blue #03296f PNG SVG

Hedgehog asleep in deep green — Deep green #1f3d2b PNG SVG

Hedgehog asleep in mustard — Mustard #c9a227 PNG SVG

Mood board 12 · Natural history watercolour

Coiled snake

A snake rising from a double coil, its scales in dark green over a pale belly. From a watercolour, so the ink versions print in two tones: solid scales over a light tint of the same ink.

Coiled snake in black — Black #1b1916 PNG SVG

Coiled snake in blue — Blue #03296f PNG SVG

Coiled snake in deep green — Deep green #1f3d2b PNG SVG

Coiled snake in mustard — Mustard #c9a227 PNG SVG

Coiled snake in original colours — Original colours watercolour PNG

All files

Every version, with its file name in system/animals/elements/.

Board	Animal	Ink	File name	PNG	SVG
01	Fox sitting	Black	fox-sitting-linocut-black	PNG 60 KB	SVG 13 KB
01	Fox sitting	Blue	fox-sitting-linocut-blue	PNG 60 KB	SVG 13 KB
01	Fox sitting	Deep green	fox-sitting-linocut-green	PNG 60 KB	SVG 13 KB
01	Fox sitting	Mustard	fox-sitting-linocut-mustard	PNG 60 KB	SVG 13 KB
02	Two foxes walking	Black	foxes-walking-engraving-black	PNG 32 KB	SVG 24 KB
02	Two foxes walking	Blue	foxes-walking-engraving-blue	PNG 32 KB	SVG 24 KB
02	Two foxes walking	Deep green	foxes-walking-engraving-green	PNG 32 KB	SVG 24 KB
02	Two foxes walking	Mustard	foxes-walking-engraving-mustard	PNG 32 KB	SVG 24 KB
03	Swan, wings open	Black	swan-wings-open-linocut-black	PNG 32 KB	SVG 17 KB
03	Swan, wings open	Blue	swan-wings-open-linocut-blue	PNG 32 KB	SVG 17 KB
03	Swan, wings open	Deep green	swan-wings-open-linocut-green	PNG 32 KB	SVG 17 KB
03	Swan, wings open	Mustard	swan-wings-open-linocut-mustard	PNG 32 KB	SVG 17 KB
04	Bird with a flowering stem	Black	bird-flowering-stem-linocut-black	PNG 43 KB	SVG 41 KB
04	Bird with a flowering stem	Blue	bird-flowering-stem-linocut-blue	PNG 43 KB	SVG 41 KB
04	Bird with a flowering stem	Deep green	bird-flowering-stem-linocut-green	PNG 43 KB	SVG 41 KB
04	Bird with a flowering stem	Mustard	bird-flowering-stem-linocut-mustard	PNG 43 KB	SVG 41 KB
05	Snail	Black	snail-engraving-black	PNG 139 KB	SVG 60 KB
05	Snail	Blue	snail-engraving-blue	PNG 139 KB	SVG 60 KB
05	Snail	Deep green	snail-engraving-green	PNG 139 KB	SVG 60 KB
05	Snail	Mustard	snail-engraving-mustard	PNG 139 KB	SVG 60 KB
06	Barn owl, framed	Black	barn-owl-framed-woodcut-black	PNG 200 KB	SVG 137 KB
06	Barn owl, framed	Blue	barn-owl-framed-woodcut-blue	PNG 200 KB	SVG 137 KB
06	Barn owl, framed	Deep green	barn-owl-framed-woodcut-green	PNG 200 KB	SVG 137 KB
06	Barn owl, framed	Mustard	barn-owl-framed-woodcut-mustard	PNG 200 KB	SVG 137 KB
06	Barn owl	Black	barn-owl-woodcut-black	PNG 183 KB	SVG 110 KB
06	Barn owl	Blue	barn-owl-woodcut-blue	PNG 183 KB	SVG 110 KB
06	Barn owl	Deep green	barn-owl-woodcut-green	PNG 183 KB	SVG 110 KB
06	Barn owl	Mustard	barn-owl-woodcut-mustard	PNG 183 KB	SVG 110 KB
07	Barn owl in flight	Black	barn-owl-flying-stamp-black	PNG 114 KB	SVG 128 KB
07	Barn owl in flight	Blue	barn-owl-flying-stamp-blue	PNG 114 KB	SVG 128 KB
07	Barn owl in flight	Deep green	barn-owl-flying-stamp-green	PNG 114 KB	SVG 128 KB
07	Barn owl in flight	Mustard	barn-owl-flying-stamp-mustard	PNG 114 KB	SVG 128 KB
08	Bear standing	Black	bear-standing-woodcut-black	PNG 96 KB	SVG 48 KB
08	Bear standing	Blue	bear-standing-woodcut-blue	PNG 96 KB	SVG 48 KB
08	Bear standing	Deep green	bear-standing-woodcut-green	PNG 96 KB	SVG 48 KB
08	Bear standing	Mustard	bear-standing-woodcut-mustard	PNG 96 KB	SVG 48 KB
09	Wild boar	Black	wild-boar-linocut-black	PNG 76 KB	SVG 96 KB
09	Wild boar	Blue	wild-boar-linocut-blue	PNG 76 KB	SVG 96 KB
09	Wild boar	Deep green	wild-boar-linocut-green	PNG 76 KB	SVG 96 KB
09	Wild boar	Mustard	wild-boar-linocut-mustard	PNG 76 KB	SVG 96 KB
10	Swallow in flight	Black	swallow-flight-linocut-black	PNG 69 KB	SVG 94 KB
10	Swallow in flight	Blue	swallow-flight-linocut-blue	PNG 69 KB	SVG 94 KB
10	Swallow in flight	Deep green	swallow-flight-linocut-green	PNG 69 KB	SVG 94 KB
10	Swallow in flight	Mustard	swallow-flight-linocut-mustard	PNG 69 KB	SVG 94 KB
10	Swallow in flight, with gouges	Black	swallow-flight-gouges-linocut-black	PNG 72 KB	SVG 77 KB
10	Swallow in flight, with gouges	Blue	swallow-flight-gouges-linocut-blue	PNG 72 KB	SVG 77 KB
10	Swallow in flight, with gouges	Deep green	swallow-flight-gouges-linocut-green	PNG 72 KB	SVG 77 KB
10	Swallow in flight, with gouges	Mustard	swallow-flight-gouges-linocut-mustard	PNG 72 KB	SVG 77 KB
11	Hedgehog asleep	Black	hedgehog-curled-linocut-black	PNG 230 KB	SVG 146 KB
11	Hedgehog asleep	Blue	hedgehog-curled-linocut-blue	PNG 230 KB	SVG 146 KB
11	Hedgehog asleep	Deep green	hedgehog-curled-linocut-green	PNG 230 KB	SVG 146 KB
11	Hedgehog asleep	Mustard	hedgehog-curled-linocut-mustard	PNG 230 KB	SVG 146 KB
12	Coiled snake	Black	snake-coiled-watercolour-black	PNG 384 KB	SVG 216 KB
12	Coiled snake	Blue	snake-coiled-watercolour-blue	PNG 382 KB	SVG 216 KB
12	Coiled snake	Deep green	snake-coiled-watercolour-green	PNG 382 KB	SVG 216 KB
12	Coiled snake	Mustard	snake-coiled-watercolour-mustard	PNG 384 KB	SVG 216 KB
12	Coiled snake	Original colours	snake-coiled-watercolour-colour	PNG 2317 KB	PNG only

Black turns pale on Night so it reads, as ink does on the site. The two walking foxes come from a small watermarked stock image, so treat them as a draft. Sources and process: system/animals/README.md; mood board: moodboard/animals/animals-moodboard.md.