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150 students
Drawing and Painting Lesson for Beginners: Birds!
Create Your Own Tropical Bird with Watercolor Painting Lessons! Drawing, Painting, Shading, Texture, Form, Value, Color
Created byIsaac Lundgren
Last updated 4/2025
English
What you'll learn
- Students will be able to create a finished Tropical Bird artwork of their own design!
- Students will gain a basic understanding of using in-expensive materials to create a meaningful artwork
- Students will learn basic techniques of water-color painting and pencil drawing
- Students will feel more confident in experimenting with their own original artworks
- Students will have a basic understanding of shape, form, texture and Depth/Space
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Course content
7 sections • 50 lectures • 2h 17m total length
Requirements
- Students should be able to hold and easily maneuver basic art tools such as a brush, pencil and eraser
- Crayola Watercolor Set (8 or 16 colors) with brush, mixing tray, water-cup and paper-towel
- Basic Writing or Drawing Pencil
- A few sheets of white, thick, 9x12 paper, such as watercolor paper, super heavy-weight drawing paper, bristol board, tag board or cardstock (can substitute 9x12 paper with 8.5 x 11 cardstock, Do Not Use Copy Paper, it is too thin for this project)
- A sharpie marker, or similar small point black marker
- A Black Crayon or Black Colored Pencil
Description
Learn how to draw and paint a tropical bird from start to finish! Use a variety of tools and mediums, including pencil and watercolor paints to create a beautiful finished artwork. In this course we will learn about the elements of texture, form, value, and color. Take the course with your art students, or your children, or take it on your own as a starting point to get back into your own art making! The steps are very guided by former professional elementary art instructor, Isaac Lundgren. Even students at the most beginner level should be able to follow along comfortably, with results consistent with their age and experience. Learn how to mix colors, blend colors, get control of the paint, and layering multiple tools and techniques together to create your finished project!
If you haven't painted in a while, this would be a great starting point to get back into the game! A nice, easy, guided lesson with good results! Gain your confidence back to try harder things on your own. You don't need the best of supplies to follow along with this lesson. Basic supplies found from home or ordered online will work well! Pick up your brush and enjoy!
Who this course is for:
- Anyone looking for a beginner level place to start in their drawing/ painting journey.
- Adults who haven't picked up a paintbrush in 10+ years!
- Adults who have ZERO artistic talent, but love art and want to start somewhere!
- Adults who want to take art lessons with their kids, but also want to have an engaging experience themselves
- Anyone who feels like they missed out on a positive art-experience growing up!
- Adults looking for CHEAP summer art classes for their kids!