Episode 4 in the quick watercolour birds series.
From an artist point of view at least, I've always had a slightly obsession with trying to capture Flamingoes in paint!! I think it's the wonderful and unusual shapes and the way light plays on their colours
The colours for this painting were all from Holebein:
Permanent Red (orangey red)
Quinacridone Magenta (cool pinky red)
Ultramarine Blue (warm, slightly purpley)
Imidazilone Yellow (slightly cool, similar to lemon yellow)
It was painted on Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolour paper (gummed block) with a size 14 & size 8 synthetic round brush.
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In this series we will be looking at using minimal equipment to create quick & simple, 10 - 20 minute, watercolour paintings of birds. The emphasis will be on lots of movement, character and letting the beautiful medium of watercolour just do it's thing! With just the odd hit of detail. These are going to be fun and expressive watercolours, full of life...and hopefully for everyone from total beginner to seasoned watercolourist.
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How to paint birds, particularly in watercolour. Wet into wet techniques in watercolours. Watercolor flying birds and watercolor perched birds, of all sorts, from tropical birds to garden birds, and everything in between.