Painting Birds
eBook - ePub

Painting Birds

Expressive Watercolour Techniques

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Painting Birds

Expressive Watercolour Techniques

About this book

A guide to capturing the beauty of birds using modern, expressive watercolour painting techniques. Painting watercolours in a loose style is a technique admired by many artists, yet there are a range of skills to master in order to achieve a sense of freedom and lightness of touch. Birds present us with a vibrant array of colours and textures – from the iridescent plumage of the hummingbird to the zingy turquoise blue of the kingfisher – and with such varied and lively characters they are a wonderful subject to paint. Supported by instructional photos throughout, experienced artist Sarah encourages you to let go of the detail whilst providing you with all the techniques required to paint beautiful and characterful portraits of birds with colour and verve. - 10 step-by-step projects accessible to complete beginners and more experienced artists alike. Learn the importance of shape and tone in depicting form.
- Discover how watercolour works through experimentation and play with different tools and techniques.
- Explore various colour palettes, composition techniques and background basics.
- Develop your approach to key features such as feathers, feet, wingspans and faces and other tricky areas such as creating texture, adding shadows and achieving translucency.

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Information

Publisher
Herbert Press
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9781789941333
eBook ISBN
9781789941326
Edition
1
Topic
Art

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. DEDICATION
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. PART ONE: The Fundamentals
  7. 1 The Importance of Shape and Tone
  8. 2 Exploring Watercolour Paint
  9. 3 Introduction to Composition, Layering and Expressive Mark Making
  10. 4 Introduction to Colour
  11. 5 Painting a Bird Using Three Colours and Black
  12. 6 The Importance of Edges
  13. PART TWO: Advanced Techniques
  14. 7 Developing a Loose, Intuitive Style
  15. 8 Rendering Details in an Expressive Fashion
  16. 9 Painting Black Birds and Incorporating Environmental Aspects
  17. 10 Depicting White Birds and Creating Environmental Elements
  18. 11 Making Your Mark and Finding Your Voice
  19. Tool List
  20. Suppliers
  21. Picture Credits
  22. Acknowledgements
  23. eCopyright