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Watercolor Painting Class - Bald Eagle
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Watercolor Painting Class - Bald Eagle

Work with fine details, layered looking paint feathers, realistic eyes, use watercolour white + and many more techniques
Created byPaul Hopkinson
Last updated 9/2023
English

What you'll learn

  • How to paint this beautiful majestic Bald Eagle bird. I guide you step by step through a wide range of watercolour techniques.
  • Learn how to paint a mottled wet in wet variegated backgrounds
  • Masking fluid techniques and how to use it
  • Work with layers of feathers using watercolour
  • Paint a stunning realistic eye, beak and feet
  • How to use the lifting off technique for extra detailing for the feathers
  • Applying the wet in wet technique
  • All about using watercolor white paint for the head feathers
  • Step by step instruct on painting a three dimentional, realistic bird
  • Work with tonal variations, working from dark to light and how to adjust to give a 3D form

Course content

1 section • 6 lectures • 3h 11m total length

  • Introduction3:42

    This is such a majestic bird to paint, and it involves working with both white and dark feathers, so is an excellent challenge to have a go at.

    Whites and darks such as black are always a challenging painting project to work on, let me show you my way of approaching this, which is not as scary as it sounds.

    We will start with drawing out, adding that faded out background effect, then completing this stage by ensuring all the drawing is in place for the washes and details we are about to paint.

    Remember: If you are happy with the painting without adding the white paint and don't wish to continue, sign it and frame it, you can take it as far as YOU want to go, it's YOUR painting after all. :-)

    Music Credits
    AShamaluevMusic - Beautiful Dawn

  • Part 128:20

    In Part 1 we will get that much-needed outline onto the paper and paint the blended background effect.
    Let's get that paper wet but one thing first........put the kettle on!

    Have fun, and please let me know how you get on,
    Paul :-)

    Music Credits
    Bensound - Tenderness & Acoustic Breeze
    AShamaluevMusic - Beautiful

  • Part 235:21

    In Part 2 we will add the eye wash, detail and highlights, plus start work on the beak.
    Now to add some of those finer details.

    Paul :-)

    Music Credits
    AShamaluevMusic - Touching

  • Part 330:51

    Now in Part 3 we will start to get into the detail work, my favourite part, especially the beak!

    How did you find blending the details for the beak? Remember to take your time, there's no rush to complete a stage.

    Paul :-)

    Music by: Akash Gandhi - Waterfall

  • Part 445:49

    In Part 4 we are getting deep into the lovely detail work, working these into layers and creating the shapes needed for the feathers.

    I hope you are enjoying things so far.

    Paul :-)

    Music Credits
    AShamaluevMusic - Beautiful Dawn
    Dan Lebowitz - Wave in the Atmosphere

  • Part 547:26

    It's time to finalise the lovely details for the American Bald Eagle. In this section, we will add the white and those all-important finishing touches.

    Did you enjoy this tutorial? Would you like to see more birds of prey?

    Paul :-)

    Music Credits
    Bensound - Acoustic Breeze
    AShamaluevMusic - Beautiful
    Kevin MacLeod - White
    Purple Planet Music - Dream of You
    Chris Haugen - Pink Horizon
    Aakash Gandhi - Serenity

Requirements

  • A basic reasonable quality watercolour kit such as paints, watercolour white or white gouache, good watercolour paper, masking fluid, an old detail brush or cocktail stick for applying the masking fluid, waterpots, kitchen roll and brushes.

Description

Let me show you how to paint this majestic American Bald Eagle in watercolour. I will guide you through the complete process from start to finish, working on applying a faded background and a detailed eye. We will also paint a very strong looking beak, and finally we will work on all of those lovely feathers. This is a good tutorial for working in dark and light colours. Black and white paint - let me show you how I use both.
Painting birds is one of my specialities, so allow me to take your hand and carefully guide it along the way. I will show you how to at first paint a gentle mottled wash for the background, allowing the paint to blend on the paper, giving a lovely defused look.
Then we will begin painting the bird. This will be done in various layers, firstly a wet in wet foundational wash. This wash gives us a base to work on when we start to apply those lovely details.
Now the details, I love to work in layers, which as we know is the way watercolour is usually applied. With it being a transparent medium, it’s preferable to gradually darken those layers on detailed, stacking them up, but using directional strokes, considering the line thicknesses, colours and much more

So if you find this is the ideal video tutorial for you, then give it a go, I would love to see how you get on,

Paul ?

Who this course is for:

  • Beginner and intermediate
  • Watercolor learning course
  • Learning to paint in watercolor using various techniques
  • Learn how to paint wildlife in watercolor
  • Watercolor Painting
  • watercolour painting lessons

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