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Created byNicola A Blakemore

Last updated 9/2023

English

What you'll learn

Learn how to create a chicken from a basic shape.
Students will be able to sketch and paint believable chickens.
This will help students with their overall drawing and painting skills.
Paint in a more relaxed and loose style.
Students will learn how to blend colours.
Students will feel more confident when painting.

Course content

3 sections • 17 lectures • 1h 53m total length

How to find you way around the Udemy platform.4:06
Introduction0:16
Just a few words about this course.
Introducing my adopted kittens who may make an appearance.0:30
I hope you don't mind, but one of my kittens may make an appearance from time to time.
As all of my painting is filmed as it happens, sometimes they appear from nowhere and are on my desk before I know it.
I hope they amuse you and do not detract from your viewing.

Let's look at the general shapes - using pencil5:40
Let's look at the general shapes.
Here we look at some photos and just do a few simple sketches to get the feel of the shape.
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Two of the simple shape sketches.
A few of the chicken photos
The picture from the YouTube video. If you haven't seen that here is the linkhttps://youtu.be/VaIuYADGZbw
Let's do a couple of sketches working from the photos.8:34
Let's look at the general shapes.
Here we look at some photos and just do a few simple sketches to get the feel of the shape.
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The photos and the sketches
Sketches of different poses and groups.2:58

The colour palette.5:27
The colour palette.
I have kept it simple, so that hopefully you have these is your box.
As always if you don't have exactly these colours get as near as you can. And remember it's always more effective to use a limited palette, then you will have a nice cohesive look to your painting.
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Photo of the colours.
Golden chicken - part one9:42
Golden chicken 1
First layer for this chicken.
remember to mix up your colour, and make plenty and make it wet. It's about layers.
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A photo of this first stage.
Golden chicken - part two9:12
Golden chicken - second layer.
The first layer is dry, so here I add more colours and shadow to create the shape.
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The photo of the finished painting.
White chicken11:12
White chicken with speckles.
This is almost the same pose as the other one, but the point is to keep having a go at layering these washes and feeling the shape. You don't always need to sketch. It's a confidence thins. And the only way to raise that is to keep doing something.
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Photos
Black chicken - part one.12:39
Black chicken with highlights
Quite tricky as the overall image is so 'black.'
So I will be working with the highlights and creating more to get the shape.
Of course painting something in isolation is always different to painting it in a scene. But this is to help you learn techniques.
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Dancing chicken
Black chicken - part two.10:27
Black chicken - part two.
The continuation of this painting.
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Photo of the finished painting.
Look at painting a feather.6:56
Look at feathers in detail.
I have a painting tutorial on YouTube which shows you a relaxed way of creating individual feathers. Iin two parts.
https://youtu.be/HOKmNwLlZhQ
https://youtu.be/Xp6mYedarGs
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Photos of feathers.
A portrait - part one.8:38
A portrait - part two.6:01
A portrait - part two.
Here I continue adding more colour.
A portrait - part three.10:03
NEW BONUS LECTURE - special stuff just for you.1:30
Extra resources from me to you as advised by the clever people at Udemy.
Enjoy your painting, thanks Nicola

Requirements

Students will need some watercolour paints.
A selection of watercolour paint brushes.
Some experience of using watercolour paints would be helpful.

Description

NEW BONUS LECTURE added August 2023

What fun this popular course is. Chickens seem to be a popular painting subject.

Along with such things as greeting cards and mugs etc with them on, I thought I would do a course.

So I have got a selection of photos together and I will show you how to start off by making simple shapes to create the chicken, then to make it look more believable, step by step.

I'll show you the colours to use, keeping it simple and then we'll go onto painting individuals and groups, finishing off with a portrait in a more defined style.

BUT MOST IMPORTANT.

This course will really build your confidence. Why? Because you will be using a lot of water and you will not sketch prior to painting.

So what are you waiting for?

Every lecture is supported by resources where indicated and if you have any questions, just get in touch.

Why choose one of my courses?

Because, as a self taught artist I understand how a lot of people feel about their creative work, sometimes anxious, sometimes overwhelmed and often that it's not 'good enough'. I will hold your hand as you overcome these fears as I offer a friendly, relaxed and sensitive teaching style.

I also have years of experience of teaching people of all levels both in person and via the internet.

Do one of my courses and you will feel as if I am in the room with you every step of the way.

Enjoy your painting, love Nicola

PS thanks to Cindy Cates for suggesting this subject and providing some photos

Who this course is for:

Anyone who wants to build their confidence when painting.
This is suitable for anyone who wants to improve their watercolour painting skills and techniques.
It is for those who enjoy painting birds and animals.
Suitable for those who want to make fun paintings of chickens.
Suitable for those who want to paint in a more relaxed style.

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 5min

Let's really look at the photos and then do some sketches.3 lectures • 17min

Now let's paint some chickens.11 lectures • 1hr 32min

Requirements

Description

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