How to paint a Crow in watercolor for Halloween

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Happy Halloween. In this video I share my painting process for painting a crow. I mix some black watercolour paint and I also use a small amount of Lamp Black.
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:52 Mixing black
1:48 The paper and paint colours I used
2:16 My Patreon site
2:03 The paper I used
2:29 Painting demonstration - crow
14:31Painting demonstration - gate
18:29 Outro
19:02 Bloopers
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@fuzzydragons Жыл бұрын

those colours were a perfect choice to get the shine on these bird's feathers 😀

@bonniemccallum7061 8 ай бұрын

Louise, Thank-You so much for your tutorials, You truly inspire me!

@susanbryant4350 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Louise you are simply the best !

@suel4269 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful Crow! Ravens are larger and their heads and beaks are larger. Get well soon!

@karolina8178 14 сағат бұрын

superb as always Louise

@Watcherrye Жыл бұрын

You create magic with your art. Magnificent .......I am in AWE!

@DominoHuntress 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely loved this tutorial. Will be trying this for sure. I've been wanting to try and paint a crow! Thank you!

@dariazemeleaga6162 Жыл бұрын

You are wonderful You always find very interesting subjects to paint. I look forward to the Patreon post with the Leucadendron that is perfect to sit with to your Protea.

@joankiely3614 Жыл бұрын

Your crow is just majestic! Again beautifully painted, cheers 😊❤️💕🥰😘😍

@amandaf4720 Жыл бұрын

I love the iridescence on the feathers in your crow paintings! So much vibrancy in these pictures of "black" birds.

@deannamunro8148 Жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness - he is just so beautiful! Crows and wonderful characters and this one is magnificent. Thank you!

@patspaulding7639 Жыл бұрын

. Thank you, Louise!

@MsMoniqueWilson Жыл бұрын

I love how you paint feathers. And the ultramarine and violet addition are perfect.

@katpaints Жыл бұрын

Fabulous crow! I LOVE Soft press paper! It makes me go Ahhhh, when pulling my brush along it! I found it when it was new... late 90s or early 2000s. I do hope you get well soon! Thanks for the tutorial! I love lamp black! It a was and such wonderful texture. I didn't start using it until I bought some Lunar Black and I realized it was made from lamp black.

@Skunkforge Жыл бұрын

I wanna pet that crow. The feathers look so velvety!

@TheDaleBernard Жыл бұрын

I love your work. I love how well you teach. Magnificent Crow. Thank you so much.

@leahloving1580 6 ай бұрын

Wow! Thanks so much for making and sharing this awesome video. Very helpful!

@alisonhendry2928 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful composition! Love how you save the highlighted colours and make them shine with the dark. Really want to try a crow.

@carollegros8671 Жыл бұрын

I really like how you teach watercolour while painting your subject So helpful Beautiful result

@wendytaylor3714 Жыл бұрын

You are so talented and so interesting to watch. Thank you and love the bloopers.

@janemerves7682 Жыл бұрын

I love your elegant and detailed style of demonstrating technique. I learn something every time I watch your videos.

@liaclark2393 5 ай бұрын

exquisit no less , thank you for sharing

@river4140 Жыл бұрын

You are simply amazing! Thank you for sharing your gifts

@bluewren65 Жыл бұрын

The gate was my favourite part. It was definitely worth the effort to make those rusty textures come to life.

@dianneleon2522 5 ай бұрын

Lovely tutorial, thank you so much!!!

@artieross9537 4 ай бұрын

WOW!

@tsun9845 Жыл бұрын

You are very talented, Loise. Love your art and sense of humor. Thanks for great job and jokes. Thousand likes.

@marciamcgrath4953 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Gorgeous

@Esserique Жыл бұрын

Wow, such inspiration …

@deborahthomas1617 Жыл бұрын

Very beautiful technique

@nadinek6693 Жыл бұрын

I am a bird photographer/artist. I love Crows! this tutorial is wonderful...thanks.

@977400Dana Жыл бұрын

Just beautiful!! Always fascinating to watch your video!!

@christinelopez8844 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful painting Louise, thank you for sharing. I am in awe of your work.

@ginnyduerst868 Жыл бұрын

You did such a beautiful job on this bird! Lovely demo and explanation. Thank you.

@helengill5481 Жыл бұрын

Hope you feel better soon x wow that is absolutely amazing 1 of my fave birds , just unbelievable :)

@deborahrabine9956 Жыл бұрын

The bloopers at the end made me smile.

@michelekubiniec404 Жыл бұрын

This is absolutely gorgeous! Although the bird is beautiful, I love how you painted the gate. The violet is such a pretty addition.

@mgauthier820 Жыл бұрын

Stunning!

@cherylweaver5129 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous!!

@susanadcock3545 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@macclift9956 Жыл бұрын

Lovely!

@amandastratton8242 Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful painting Louise Thank you for showing us how you mix your colour for black it really is an inspiration. Thank you for sharing with us x

@ashleyevans3330 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love this!!!! Happy Halloween 🎃

@CelticPurl Жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

@joannefk4758 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

@muhlenstedt Жыл бұрын

Your paintings are wonderful and never looks overworked. As soon I get a new job I will become a patron. I wish you a great weekend Halloween and thank you for this tutorial.

@Zebrashark758 9 ай бұрын

Love🖤

@hArtyTruffle Жыл бұрын

Thanks Louise. Your instructions are always so clear. Happy 🎃 to you too 🎉

@jayasreenair Жыл бұрын

Very useful instructions. Great painting too. Thanks for sharing.🌹 Happy Halloween

@kreativia Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! Really love your tutorials❤

@annewatman677 Жыл бұрын

This was so much fun to watch. You make it look so easy, too. (I know it’s harder than it looks.) You also make me want to join your Patreon group, something I plan on doing once we get through a busy fall, and it’s too cold to be outside!

@deborahjohnston2808 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic 🌟

@brigitteitg Жыл бұрын

It’s a beautiful painting! I love mixing my own black, for every watercolour brand I have my own favourite recipe. I love your combination of Burnt Sienna and Winsor Violet for the rusty gate, I must try that. Happy Hallowe’en!! 🧡💜

@Frieda_Kamstra 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@catherinevangass4927 Жыл бұрын

Lovely ❣️

@_Adrian_Llarena_ Жыл бұрын

You always paint so neatly. Lovely choice of colors🥰 I hope your voice gets better. Keep safe and happy halloween!

@jenniferrosatte-simko3695 Жыл бұрын

He’s gorgeous!

@joykruczay Жыл бұрын

You seem to have such a knack for deciding appropriate values and colors. Interpreting a subject is very difficult for me; I want to be too literal. The gate came out spectacularly well. Seeing how you handle this so skillfully makes me think a building/architectural piece would be a most welcome tutorial. Ravens are larger than crows. I live in the mountain of Western PA (gorgeous autumn foliage!) and we have very large crows here. But the raven I saw hiking the Grand Canyon in AZ could just about carry me away! How do you decide which few colors to use and how many to limit? For example, when do you decide between using violet vs. mixing it? We all have (too) many tubes of paint and it is so tempting to use too many and lose unity.

@laurelb4193 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful crow painting

@maryalgar8779 Жыл бұрын

What a magnificent composition! The "gate" adds so much interest and your choice of colours was excellent (as always). Just love it Louise.

@meeraahuja1594 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful painting. Thank you for sharing

@julz63 Жыл бұрын

He’s absolutely stunning, but that gate was a masterpiece 👌🏽 I have that same reference photo waiting for me to do in coloured pencils, and seeing it again has boosted my confidence to tackle it. 🖤💜💙

@martinpettinger Жыл бұрын

Lovely work and information Louise.

@dijosephine9556 Жыл бұрын

Looks great 👍👏

@Svetlana-cb1sl Жыл бұрын

Очень красиво, спасибо🌺❤️🌺

@chrisgregore359 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love your paintings. I would say this beautiful bird is a Crow. 🙂 I just learned a couple neat ways to tell the difference between Crows and Ravens, if you don't have two together to differentiate the size ... a Crow's beak length is about the same diameter as their skull, whereas a Raven's is wider than their skull and Ravens have a mane of feathers, like a lion's mane. Crows do not have a mane. ❤

@rogerebert5122 Жыл бұрын

Very Nice

@joejo7698 Жыл бұрын

🙏🏽Thank you, hope you get better soon

@crisheadley9100 Жыл бұрын

I love this painting. I love birds and crows/ravens are one of my favorites. They are just so majestic looking! I definitely want to try my hand at this painting minus the cob webs 😊. Is the reference photo part of the patreon subscription?

@sylphofthewildwoods5518 Жыл бұрын

I love your Crow! The rusty gate is wonderful! Thank you, so much, Louise! You're a fantastic inspiration!

@christiannemoura9529 Жыл бұрын

Maravilhoso

@arleenaartvark1141 Жыл бұрын

You are so steady with your brushes. May I ask the names of you size 1 and 5 brushes? TY.

@junescott-brining9107 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful - perfect for Halloween. I can’t find soft press paper. Could I ask, would you recommend NOT or Rough instead?

@Dita66 Жыл бұрын

Your crow is beautiful! Thank you for showing. Want to ask you something. The crow on the pole, you show on the start of the video. May I make a drawing from this crow? Because I don’t know if the foto is copyright free. I love the colours you are using.

@blackbearybears Жыл бұрын

Stunning! How do you keep track of your drawing if the first wash hides the lines??

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Thank you Johanna. I could see my pencil lines underneath the wash enough for me to keep working on it.

@christinedekeuster7378 Жыл бұрын

Hello Louise, thank you for this demo... You nearly never get a watermark when you rewet a painted zone... how do you do that ? Do you soften the limit of the wet zone ? Thank you...

@MSch-vi2zg Жыл бұрын

How do you copy the scetch from the referenced foto to the paper. It looks very detailed.

@Sherlock2022 Жыл бұрын

Would Payne’s Grey be an option instead of the Lamp Black? Thanks.

@marieluiselarsen3827 Жыл бұрын

How do point an Eye. Dk Marie Luise Larsen

@tusk242 7 ай бұрын

Crow, beak has me confused, when I see crows, verses the Raven that has a hook, but seen some crows with a bit of tip hook of a beak. Wonder is this is due to age from birth to get out of their shell, and loose as they age. Have not heard history saying much about age. Snowy owls turn white when about 7 years old. Ravens are the ones I see more color in feathers. Most crows I have seen are DARK, mainly because they are somewhat out of direct sun, and the pigments, even a raven would not show. Yours is on a fence, in direct light.so their Midnight colors are more likely to show. Your crow does not have the BIB of feathers a Raven has.