How To Paint A Chinoiserie or Chinese Wallpaper Style Bird!

Do you want to paint your own Chinese wallpaper? Follow along this step-by-step painting tutorial and learn to create your own chinoiserie wallpapers! Chinoiserie wallpaper adorns luxury interiors around the world but generally, these handmade wallpapers are not affordable, so why don't you learn to paint your own Chinoiserie panels or wallpapers using these tips! Get your paper and paintbrushes ready as I teach you how to paint a chinoiserie-style pigeon! I painted this beautiful bird which features throughout my Faraway Land collection and can be used as inspiration for your own botanical chinoiserie wallpaper designs. Materials You'll Need: • Chinoiserie Brushes - https://dianehill.co.uk/collections/p... • Silk Paper - https://dianehill.co.uk/products/a3-s... • Gouache & Watercolour Paints • Water Ready to follow this fun painting tutorial? Skip the sketching and get painting with my FREE bird template: https://dianehill.co.uk/pages/how-to-... Follow Along: 0:00 - Introduction 0:35 - Painting The Base Colours 2:01 - Drying The Base Layer 2:05 - Adding The Shading And Blending 10:09 - Shading The Feathers 16:20 - Drawing In Some More Feathers 16:41 - Painting In The New Feathers 23:26 - Adding Details Onto The Feathers 30:49 - Painting The Beak And Eye 35:37 - Adding Fine Feathers To The Head 39:32 - Changing My Mind & Re-Painting The Head 43:03 - Shading The Bird's Belly 44:13 - Re-doing & Smoothing Out The Head 44:39 - Adding Details To The Belly 44:49 - Matching It Up The Original Tracing 44:55 - Adding The Feet 47:32 - Outro The Faraway Land Collection, chinoiserie wallpapers, and chinoiserie art materials can be found on my website! • Faraway Land Collection: https://dianehill.co.uk/collections/f... • Chinoiserie Wallpapers: https://dianehill.co.uk/collections/w... • Chinoiserie Art Materials: https://dianehill.co.uk/collections/a... • 'How To Paint Chinoiserie Art' E-Book: https://dianehill.co.uk/products/how-... I'm so excited to be sharing more painting techniques, tips, and tricks with you! Make sure to subscribe to stay up to date and sign up to my artist mailing list to be the first to hear about my painting course (coming soon!) https://dianehill.co.uk/pages/teaching I'd love to see your creations, make sure to tag me on Instagram   / dianehilldesign   Happy Painting!