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How to Paint a Realistic Robin Bird in Watercolour
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How to Paint a Realistic Robin Bird in Watercolour

Learn to paint wildlife in watercolor!
Created byPaul Hopkinson
Last updated 1/2020
English

What you'll learn

  • In this video I will guide you from start to finish on how to paint this delightful Robin in watercolour.
  • I will teach you a variety of techniques, foundation washes, detailed layers, blending, adding life to the painting, mixing colour, painting detailed feet,
  • how to paint wood, wet in wet, dry brush, fine detail brush work, layering of washes, using watercolour white paint, and much, much more!
  • Learn to paint feathers in detail

Course content

1 section • 5 lectures • 2h 59m total length

  • Introduction2:28

    Let me show you a preview of the tutorial you may consider having a go at painting.

  • How to paint a Robin - Part 149:41

    This is the first of our step by step lesson on how to paint a Robin in watercolour.
    Here you will learn about wet in wet washes, layering, painting an eye with 'life' and most of all the fine detail work, have fun!

    Please let me know how you get on.
    Paul :-)

    Material list

    Bockingford 300grm NOT size 21cm x 29.7cm (8.27” x11.69”) A4

    Brushes, sizes 00, 2 & 6

    Colours: Lemon yellow, cadmium orange, yellow ochre, raw sienna, burnt sienna, burnt umber, scarlet lake, French ultramarine, alizarin crimson, sap green & lamp black, opaque white.

  • How to paint a Robin - Part 247:22

    Here is the next stage of the Robin tutorial in this section we will get much more involved in the detail work. This is also the part when we finish off the wing feather detail and get started on the lovely orangey red chest!

  • How to paint a Robin - Part 339:29

    In this section I will show you how to add the white highlights to the belly to create form. This will now begin to give this delightful little bird shape and life!

    We will delicately apply a very light wash of colour to the watercolour white. Plus we will make a start on the legs and feet!

    Enjoy and please ask any question you would like below this post.

  • How to paint a Robin - Part 440:56

    Here is the final part of this Robin tutorial. You will learn how to complete the finer details, the legs and feet and finally paint the branch on which it is stood!

    Please let me know how you get on with this lovely robin, I would love to see your painting and look forward to reading your comments on the lesson. 

    Paul :-)
    www.devonartist.co.uk

Requirements

  • A basic watercolour kit, watercolour white or white gouache, water pots, brushes and of course time to sit, relax and paint.
  • Time, this is the most important part. Make some 'me time' before you start and relax.
  • Watercolour Paper - Cold Pressed 140lb minimum
  • Size 00 or 0 brush for the smaller details

Description

  • · In this video, I will guide you from start to finish on how to paint this delightful Robin in watercolour.

    I will teach you a variety of techniques from, foundation washes, detailed layers, blending, adding life to the painting

    · considering form, mixing colours, painting detailed legs and feet, wood and much, much more!

    · Robins are such lovely birds to paint, they are not just cute to look at, but they also give us many challenges along the way. For example, how do we create the whiteness of the chest, but still maintain the deep, darker background colours behind those feathers?
    Plus, we need to consider the layering of the feathers as well, how does one section overlap another?  This is worked out by carefully looking at the contrasting colours, and how these colours are applied in various layers.
    Don't worry, I will show you how I do this during the painting process.

    The eye is the ‘life’ of the bird, so we need to spend some careful painting time working on this area. We do this using carefully place wet in wet colour washes, adding tiny details to build up the iris, pop in the pupil, and then add that highlight of life!

    So have a go at this delightful Robin and let's get those brushes wet!
    Paul :-)

Who this course is for:

  • Beginner to Experienced

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