Painting Birds in Watercolour

In this watercolour tutorial I talk you through a painting of an American Robin. I go over my painting materials and colour choices, and reasons behind them. I give a breakdown of how to approach the drawing. Then we dive into the painting! Panting birds in watercolour is always fun. In this watercolour tutorial I focus on a simple first wash, really letting all the colours flow together. Once dry we come in with simple shadows, and looking to link these shadows together as much as possible. Keep it simple and have fun! Always a good motto with watercolours. Materials: Winsor & Newton Classic Watercolour Paper, A3 spiral pad Winsor & Newton Quill, Medium. Synthetic Squirrel hair Winsor & Newton Round, size 8. Synthetic sable Jackson’s Raven Mop, size 0 Colours: Prussian Blue (Holbein) Quinacridone Red (Holbein) Aureolin Yellow (Daniel Smith) Permanent Yellow Orange (Holbein) Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:50 Line Drawing & Zoom Demos 1:17 Materials 1:45 Colours 3:10 Brushes 5:20 Drawing 7:50 Painting Stage 1 25:00 Painting Stage 2 48:50 Outro _______________________________ Line Drawing & Copyright Free reference photo (taken from unsplash.com):   / 57269036     / tomshepherdart   ________________________________ Upcoming Zoom Demos https://www.tomshepherdart.com/zoom-p... Water Wildlife Course Online https://www.tomshepherdart.com/waterc... Online Watercolour School https://www.tomshepherdart.com/online... _________________________________ Buy paintings: https://www.tomshepherdart.com/shop Ken Bromley Art Supplies https://www.artsupplies.co.uk/ --- Links to me ---   / tomshepherdartist     / tomshepherdart   https://www.tomshepherdart.com/   / tomshepherdart   https://www.stitcher.com/show/creativ... --- Series Details --- This easy to understand painting tutorial is designed for watercolorists of any ability or experience level. I try to cover some basic watercolour theory that applies to all subjects, as well as some bird specific tricks & tips to help you improve and progress your own watercolour paintings. I try to use a simple approach these watercolours as we are looking for great results but with freshness and excitement to the way we use the paint. These painting tutorials are designed mostly for watercolorists, with a mixture of theory as well as some how to painting guides. We cover lots of foundational principles to help students progress their painting.