Barn Owl Watercolor Lesson

Name: Barn Owl Watercolor Lesson
Rating: 4.9 (15 reviews)

Learn to paint a beautiful heart shaped Barn Owl and those detailed feathers

Created byPaul Hopkinson

Last updated 8/2022

English

What you'll learn

How to paint detailed feathers and the complete Barn Owl bird of prey from start to finish, using numberous watercolour techniques.
This video takes you through the whole process of painting this amazing Barn Owl in fine detailed watercolour.
Techniques such as wet in wet
Dry brush, Fine detail work
Working with realistic eyes. Working with blending mottled backgrounds
Using masking fluid. How to use white paint
How to create shape using washes and detailed layering, and much more!

Course content

1 section • 6 lectures • 5h 12m total length

What you will learn2:00
Here I will show you a preview of my video of how to paint a Barn Owl bird of prey in watercolour. It will give you some idea on what to expect from my tuition here on Udemy. Here you will find both the reference photo and the outlines drawing for you to download and used to help you along the way. Most of all have fun and enjoy painting this lovely bird!
How to paint a Barn Owl Part 11:06:21
In this tutorial we are going to learn how to paint a beautiful barn owl. This first instalment will guide you through the process of getting the drawing onto the paper, using masking fluid to preserve the white of the paper, painting a mottled background then finally how to paint the glossy, realistic eyes!
So get ready to paint this lovely bird of prey in this first of five videos!
Have fun!
Paul
How to paint a Barn Owl Part 21:11:26
In the second section you will learn how to paint the finer details that will be underneath the final white feathers on the face. Applying washes and using a 00 brush let me show you how I do this.
Have fun,
Paul :-)
How to paint a Barn Owl Part 31:13:48
In this third part I will show you how to paint all the little details for the face, top of the head and neck areas. Then finally we will make a start on using the watercolour white paint for the top layers!
Paul :-)
How to paint a Barn Owl Part 434:04
With this video we will finally complete all of the white detail. We will continue to layer the paint in fine lines creating the details needed to help make this painting more realistic.
Paul :-)
How to paint a Barn Owl Part 51:04:48
This is the final part of this lovely barn owl watercolour painting! It's now time to get stuck into the lovely patterns within the wing, using layered washes and fine details. Lets get this one completed!

Thank you to everyone that has followed this tutorial. :-)
Paul :-)

Requirements

A basic reasonable quality watercolour kit such as paints, watercolour white or white gouache, masking fluid, good watercolour paper, waterpots, kitchen roll and brushes.

Description

This video takes you through the whole process of painting this stunning Barn Owl in fine detailed watercolour
I have filmed the entire painting in real time as I have worked on the Barn Owl and have narrated the entire process so that you understand and can follow every stage.
I try to avoid jargon so that just about anyone can follow my instructions and can create their own version of the painting that they will be proud of. We take the process in a methodical, step by step manner, gradually building the layers and details we need to create a realistic painting.

What you will learn
In this course I will guide you all the way through from the beginning to the very end, instructing you on numerous watercolour techniques from wet in wet, dry brush effect, stippling, working with layer, painting realistic eyes, how to paint feathers, working with a mottled wet background, how to use masking fluid, the watercolor materials I use and much more.

Let me help you avoid the mistakes I've made over my 40+ years of painting experience.
Work at entirely your own pace!
Learn to paint wildlife, all from the comfort of your own home!
Tutorials available to watch anytime 24/7, so you can choose and paint at your own pace!

Who this course is for:

Intermediate to advanced