Sketchbook Everyday - Painting Feathers in Watercolor

Name: Sketchbook Everyday - Painting Feathers in Watercolor
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Sketchbook, watercolors, feathers and you!

Created byMandar Marathe

Last updated 1/2020

English

What you'll learn

Learn to draw simplistically
Paint confidently with watercolors
Build a habit of everyday painting
Make sketchbook your friend and use it as a place to have fun and hone artistic skills.
Remove the stress of creating a masterpiece every time.

Course content

4 sections • 13 lectures • 1h 48m total length

Introduction to this course2:09
Welcome to the SketchBook everyday Series of courses.

In this third course, you will learn how to draw and paint 8 different bird feathers using watercolors.

My name is Mandar, a Fine Artist, and a sculptor. I will be leading you through this course.

I've designed this course for the artist in you who wants to improve your art but has limited time to practice. SketchBook is your best place to practice and hone your skills. It’s your private space; and your aim here is not to produce a gallery ready painting but to try out new things, have fun and improve your art.

In this course, we will draw and paint 8 different feathers having different colors and designs. By doing simple sketches like this every day you will learn to draw things in a simplistic manner, understand the light & shade; and gain the confidence to use watercolors more effectively. Painting like this will give you the joy and satisfaction of creating something beautiful every time.

I’ll show you how to draw each feather, shade it using a pencil and then how to paint it using different watercolor techniques. This method of painting gives best results and improves artistic confidence very quickly.

This way of practicing is great for people who want to do something creative every day and also for those who want to pursue art or illustration as a career. You will see every line that I draw, every brush stroke that I make and I'll also be talking to you about my process.

This course is for you if you want to improve your art and are willing to practice art making for at least 15 minutes every day. It doesn't matter if you are a student, a professional, a homemaker or a retired person. No prior art making experience is necessary to take this course. Just having the interest is enough.

I look forward to seeing you inside the class!
Supplies used0:48
This lecture talks about a complete of supplies used in this course. They are paper, brushes, watercolors, pencils and some miscellaneous things.

Feather structure and Reference photos4:12
When we try to draw and paint any object, understanding the structure of that object helps a lot in achieving the likeness in our drawings. In this lecture I talk about the structure of a bird feather so that you find it easy to understand the words that I refer to in my following lectures.
Blue Jay Feather - Drawing5:39
Here we draw a Blue Jay tail feather. This bird is native to North America.
Blue Jay Feather - Painting12:54
In this lecture we paint the Blue Jay tail feather.
Motmot Feather - Drawing and Painting12:52
Turquoise-browed Motmot is bird native to central America and it's tail feather is very peculiar. In this lecture we draw and paint that.
Red Tail Hawk Feather - Drawing and Painting15:41
Here we draw and paint a feather of a red tail hawk. This bird is native to North America.
Macaw Feather - Drawing and Painting7:22
Macaw is a very colorful bird native to central and south America. We paint one of it's feathers in this class. Watercolor techniques used here is called wet-in-wet.
Satyr Tragopan Feather - Drawing and Painting13:07
This bird has a very flamboyant courtship dance and is found in the Himalayan reaches of India, Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet. We draw and paint a feather from it's chest in this class.
Argus Pheasant Feather - Drawing and Painting14:51
Argus Pheasant is a bird native to South east Asia. In this lecture we paint a feather from this bird.
Black Cockatoo Feathers - Drawing and Painting17:38
Red tailed black cockatoo is native to Australia. In this lecture we paint tail feathers from a male and a female black cockatoo.

Feathers - Project1:25
Now that you have seen me paint 8 different feathers, it's time for a project for you. Take any real bird feather that you have in your home, keep it in a nicely lit area, sketch it and paint it in the way I showed you in this class. You can also refer to different bird feathers images on sites such as Pinterest. You can even refer my Pinterest board here.

Bird feathers reference collection

Just make sure that you do not violate anyone's copyright when you use their photos as reference.

While doing all this, remember that you are not creating a painting for exhibiting in any gallery. So relax, take a deep breath and enjoy the process of sketching and painting. Do not worry about the outcome.

Even if your painting turns out not so good looking, you have learned something in the process and you will get better with practice. Do this as a ritual for a week and see your progress for yourself.

I and your fellow students are all eager to see what you're painting, so share some photos of your work with us.

I also request you to post a review for this class and tell me what else you would like to learn and things that can make this course even better.

Thank you and Happy painting!

Requirements

No prior painting experience is needed. Interest in art is the only requirement.

Description

Welcome to the Sketchbook everyday Series of courses.

In this third course, you will learn how to draw and paint 8 different bird feathers using watercolors.

My name is Mandar, a Fine Artist, and a sculptor. I will be leading you through this course.

I've designed this course for the artist in you who wants to improve your art but has limited time to practice. Sketchbook is your best place to practice and hone your skills. It’s your private space; and your aim here is not to produce a gallery ready painting but to try out new things, have fun and improve your art.

In this course, we will draw and paint 8 different feathers having different colors and designs. By doing simple sketches like this every day you will learn to draw things in a simplistic manner, understand the light & shade; and gain the confidence to use watercolors more effectively. Painting like this will give you the joy and satisfaction of creating something beautiful every time.

I’ll show you how to draw each feather, shade it using a pencil and then how to paint it using different watercolor techniques. This method of painting gives best results and improves artistic confidence very quickly.

This way of practicing is great for people who want to do something creative every day and also for those who want to pursue art or illustration as a career. You will see every line that I draw, every brush stroke that I make and I'll also be talking to you about my process.

This course is for you if you want to improve your art and are willing to practice art making for at least 15 minutes every day. It doesn't matter if you are a student, a professional, a homemaker or a retired person. No prior art making experience is necessary to take this course. Just having the interest is enough.

I look forward to seeing you inside the class!

Happy painting!
Mandar

topics covered: Drawing and sketching, shading, watercolor, painting

Who this course is for:

Any person wanting to have creative fun!
People wanting to use art as a stress buster
Illustrators
Artists
Designers

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Course content

Introduction2 lectures • 3min

Painting the 8 feathers9 lectures • 1hr 44min

Project1 lecture • 1min

Bonus1 lecture • 1min

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