A couple more British Garden birds in this series, then we're going to dive into some more exotic ones! This time round we're looking at a Wren. Wonderful little birds with the main thing to tackle being those lovely markings!
The colours for this painting were all from Holbein:
Carmine Red
Ultramarine Blue
Imidazilone Yellow
Quinacridone Gold (Daniel Smith)
Burnt Sienna
It was painted on Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolour paper (gummed block) with a size 14 & size 8 synthetic round brush.
Also a great source of copyright free images:
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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. Garden Birds. UK birds. British Birds. Blue tit