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They are a rare treat here in Mid-Michigan! Always exciting to see. They seem to prefer platform feeders.

Your area is within their breeding range, so you should be able to find them! They like tree tops and despite the bold colors, they are really hard to spot. If you know their call it really helps. In the spring they are easiest to find when there are less leaves and they are readily calling to find mates. www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Blackburnian_Warbler/lifehistory

@@bohanart Thank you so much.

Thanks! I'm glad you found it useful.

They should be coming back here in Mid-michigan any time now!

Ideally!

@@bohanart I do like how you built your background

Thanks... They definitely are a favorite bird of mine.

They are great little birds. Always fun to see them in migration.

Good luck with the painting! Sounds like a great concept.

Thanks... This was a fun one!

@@bohanart 🤩

Thanks! Masking things really helps me...even if it slows down the process in the beginning.

Great question. Basically it is a much cleaner result. Graphite transfers have the graphite over the whole back and tend to leave lots of smudges and accidental transfers on the relatively delicate watercolor paper. WIth the tracing paper you on'y have the graphite exactly where you need it, so it is a much cleaner, less smudgy result. When making your own transfer with tracing paper, you can transfer that SAME IMAGE if you make a mistake on your piece. It doesn't get reused for any other image/drawing. I just throw it away once the painting is finished.

@@bohanart Gotcha. I find the Saral brand to be excellent at both transferring and not smudging. Important not to lean on it while transferring and if there is a tiny smudge or two they are tiny and easily dabbed off with a putty eraser.

@@CC-ho5lw if it works for you, go for it! I always ended up having stray marks. THe tracing paper is also handy for me because I often only transfer part of the sketch at a time... like the background lines, then do the wash, remove the frisket and then transfer the detail for the foreground. The translucency of the tracing paper makes that really easy to align as I go.

Thanks for the kind words!

Thanks for watching!

It sure has helped me keep things neat and clean.

Those mimic brushes are a great option. They all wear out, but those are at a nice price point and are a good compromise. See what you think.

I know what you mean... Quills stay super sharp, but I feel like I'm continually reloading them.

Thanks for the kind words.

Thanks! It was a fun one.

Thanks for the kind words.

Thanks! I hope you find it useful.

Thanks! They are great little birds.

I hope it is useful.

It definitely helps me.

@@bohanart just a add in, I tried you process today and it worked great. My tracing paper is by Canson and states on it it is resitant to scraping. It worked very well. Thank you again, I found this is a lot better way to transfer an image to watercolour paper.

@@lynnfrenette8706Happy to hear!

Sorry if I was long winded... skip to 4:00 if you just want the action.

I hope you find it useful.

That is SO COOL! It must be exciting to have them in close and to know them personally.

It is truly wonderful. Skunks are my favorite and I have raised them inside my home. They are amazing sweet creatures as well. Opossums are a lot of fun too. We just love having them around. @@bohanart

@@Kandicookheller I love skunks! That must be really great to experience all of them up close.

Thanks! I found this guy on our red bud tree and knew it had to be painted.

Thanks. Those are beautiful insects.

Gracias!

Thanks, Beverly!

Thanks for the kind words.

Thanks!!!

Thanks! I used to paint more simple backgrounds which can be really fun, but have gravitated to more complex ones in most paintings. It can be fun to have more elements to play around with. It definitely slows things down. Sometimes I think there can be too much detail.

Thanks for the kind words!

@@bohanart You are welcome! Have a wonderful day! :)

Thanks for the feedback. That is helpful. I'm considering redoing a selection of the older ones with commentary. I did commentaries for a while, then stopped for a year or so because they took so much longer and they weren't getting many views. Any of my videos over 6-7 minutes probably has commentary.

Thanks, Cathy. Watercolor is fantastic for birds!

Thanks, Beverly!

Thanks, Nashville Warblers are super cute.

Thanks, Beverly!

Thanks!

Thanks! Hopefully some info is helpful.

Gracias! They are gorgeous little birds.

Thanks! It was a fun one to work on.

I use really hard pencils for the transfer... 5H. I want them as light as possible and softer leads tend to smudge for me. I trace on a really hard surface when making the transfer with the hard pencil.