Watercolor Whimsy Made Easy: Charming Vintage Style Birds for Beginners

Watch ad-free on Patreon:   / 79329   Welcome to my tutorial where I'll show you how to create charming vintage-style birds with watercolors. This beginner-friendly lesson takes you through the steps of sketching the birds, painting them along with branches and flowers in a simple style, and adding those finishing touches with dark tones and highlights using both paint and pen. Don't worry if you're not confident with drawing – I've got you covered with a free traceable sketch that you can download. So grab your brushes and let's dive into the world of whimsical watercolor birds together! Download the free sketch here: https://dianeantone.com/product/two-w... MEEDEN Watercolor Paint, 24x12 ml **Use code DIANE10 for 10% off** These are VERY inexpensive, strong and clean colors! Buy direct with free shipping to US, UK, Australia and Canada: https://tinyurl.com/meeden-watercolor... If you live elsewhere, they are available from Amazon. Kuretake Gainsai Tambi 48 Color Set https://amzn.to/3zZX8Kn Derwent Graphic Drawing Pencils 6B to 4H https://amzn.to/40iLS7I Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pens https://amzn.to/3QIcn2N Pentel White Hybrid Gel Grip DX Gel pen https://amzn.to/435GarU Drawell Maestro round brush size 7 (scroll down for details) 00:00 Sketching the birds and branches 07:04 Painting the birds 09:34 Painting the branches 10:41 Painting the leaves 12:49 Painting the flowers 13:48 Adding shadows and more leaves 17:05 Dark tones for the birds and leaves 19:32 Pen work on leaves and flowers 27:00 Pen work on the birds ----------- Are you ready to take your watercolor skills to the next level? I'm here to help! In my tutorials, I'll show you how to paint beautiful, simple pieces step-by-step and in real-time. With practice, you'll be able to make bookmarks, greeting cards, and even ambitious landscapes! So let's get started--your watercolor skills will be improving in no time! ----------------------- Get an overview of what we do here at Diane Antone Studio: https://linktr.ee/dianeantonestudio Shop My MERCH: https://merch.dianeantone.com Get BONUS CONTENT! Join my YouTube Membership: youtube.com/dianeantonestudio/join Join my Patreon: patreon.com/dianeantonestudio Check out my BLOG: www.dianeantone.com and download FREE traceable sketches for ALL my painting tutorials HERE: https://dianeantone.com/free-downloads/ --------------------------------------------------------------- SUPPLIES Browse all of my recommended supplies on my Amazon Storefronts: https://amazon.com/shop/dianeantonest... https://amazon.co.uk/shop/dianeantone... About my brushes I buy my favorite brushes from Drawell. They are handmade in Japan. Drawell will ship readily to anywhere in the world. The prices on their website are in Japanese currency but if you send Mr Maeyama an email he will give you prices in other currencies. The brushes I use are the Golden Nylon Series 11-2, and I use mostly sizes 7or 9 and 10 and 13. http://www.drawell.co.jp/english/prod... --------------------------------------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME Visit the YouTube Community Tab here: https://www.youtube.com/DianeAntoneSt... Diane Antone Studio Private YouTube Members Group - for Members only   / dianeantonestudiomembers   Website: https://dianeantone.com for detailed information about materials and free sketch downloads Facebook Diane Antone Studio:   / dianeantonestudio   Facebook Learn to Paint Watercolor Group:   / learnwatercolourpainting   Facebook Learn to Paint Group:   / learnhowtopaint   Instagram:   / dianeantonestudio   Pinterest:   / dianeantonestudio   NEW! TikTok:   / dianeantonestudio   Please visit our baby sister channel @fromthegarden Tip Jar: https://tinyurl.com/dastipjar --- FAVOURITE SUPPLIERS BLICK ART SUPPLIES: https://tinyurl.com/savewithblick JACKSONS ART: https://tinyurl.com/savewithjacksons --- We use royalty-free music from Epidemic Sound. Sign up with this link to get 30 days free. https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... Diane Antone Studio makes a commission from sales made through the above links.* #dianeantonestudio #watercolor #art