Birds and Florals in Watercolor

Learn to sketch birds in watercolor using simple blob shapes for the head and body, add beak, tail, and legs, then color-block and practice three progressively easier sketches.

Learn to paint a black bird with bright orange accents using watercolor techniques, gradients, and layering, with careful brushwork, drying cues, and outlining the beak.

Learn to paint flowers with watercolor by building lighter and darker purple shades, applying a concentrated wash, and placing blossoms behind the bird while adding an eye and subtle highlights.

Switch to a liquid watercolor palette, sketch a tiny, cute subject, and block in colors for the body, eye, white blob, and blue tones.

Mix and apply vibrant watercolor colors with freedom—yellow, blue, and greens—while controlling brush moisture, blocking areas, and keeping paint slightly dry for seamless blends.

Apply black to darken crevices and hide pencil lines with a small brush or marker, blending blue with black for a blue-tinged feathered eye area.

finish the body with two floral forms, apply light washes of ruby red and pink, add tiny flowers and dark green leaves, and practice brushstroke techniques.

Choose a bird from this class or from Google or Pinterest, and paint it with flowers in watercolor. Have fun and learn something useful, and see you in next class.