How To Paint A Bird In Watercolor; in this watercolor bird painting tutorial I show you 10 tips and techniques in the form of Do's and Don'ts plus a bonus tip too:
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Watercolor bird painting introduction
2:00 How to draw realistic birds; Don't paint until your drawing is correct
10:05 Do think about your background for your watercolor bird
15:28 Do Choose accurate colours for your bird
18:54 Don't be afraid to use black and white for painting birds
22:53 Do use masking fluid for your bird's eye highlight
25:23 Don't be too precise
26:41 Do work in layers and let things dry
27:55 Don't always work with a wet brush (dry brush technique demo)
30:01 Do use watercolor pencils for feathers and lines
30:01 Do use a craft knife for feathers
34:20 Bonus Tip! Using a pen to sharpen up the eye shapes
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