Watercolor Macaw Tutorial - Realism mixed with Loose Washes

Hi everyone in this video I am painting a macaw with watercolors I will have a drawing template available for all PAID patreon members. you can join below   / painted_wing   You can visit my website to get a preview of some of the available tutorials https://www.paintedwing.com/tutorials Materials used Paper arches coldpress block, 11 x 14 inches (I am a brand ambassador for Arches Paper but have been using their products before I was) Colors Used Cobalt Teal Cerulean Blue Sap Green Cascade Green Cadmium Yellow Burnt Sienna Payne's Gray Brushes I am using brushes by the brand princeton I would recommend a small round (3/0 - 2) a medium (6 - 8) and depending on how large you paint your macaw you may need a larger brush, larger brushes also help you paint looser/add more pigment at once I used a 10 or 12 round brush Reference image, you can download the image from pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-macaw... Below is a link to preview/pre-order my upcoming book! https://www.paintedwing.com/order-book Music from epidemic sound *Feel free to use the reference image for your own paintings as it is not my image. But please do not sell paintings that look almost exactly like mine (for example, nearly every brush stroke is in the same exact spot and no new creative effort is added) tags loose watercolors, vibrant watercolors, wet on wet, wet on dry, macaw, tropical bird, bird painting, tutorial for beginners, easy tutorial, 30-minute watercolors, painted wing, watercolor blooms, details, washes