Harris Hawk Bird Watercolour Painting Tutorial - How to paint a feather
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2015
- How to paint a feather in fine, detailed and realistic watercolour. This video shows you how I achieve this with a combination of foundation wash layers and fine detail work.
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I’m so happy to have found your lessons here! I’m also in the middle of painting some hens and chicks. This is just what I need to continue!
Hi Kathy, thank you very much. This is a very old video of mine and terrible audio but it was when I first started filming my videos.
Just to note that I do have a full video out at the moment on how to paint a Robin in watercolour, so plenty of feathers! If you want to try it out part on is on RUclips, see ruclips.net/video/6A6ThwBEd6g/видео.html and Parts 2&3 are on my Patreon channel (see description) but all still free to watch etc. Hope this help, Paul :-)
I've just started to play with watercolours and birds have caught my eyes, I cannot fathom feathers , this has really helped me understand them, thank you so much!
Thank you for watching one of my older videos Suzy. Have fun with those feathers. 😃
Stunning! Thank you for sharing your art and skills.
Thank you so much Deb. 😊
Whoa, so much effort just for one feather! Mad respect!
Thank you very much, as you can guess I do love detail work! :-)
very good so much to remember when you are new to watercolour painting.
Thank you Derek, I'm glad you found my video helpful. 😀
I've been looking for such a video for birds. Love the fine details, so much more realistic than washes.
Thank you very much Bonnie. As you know everyone has their likes and dislikes, like me, you prefer detail and something a little more realistic. I also like to see less detailed paintings as well, but it's just not the way that I prefer to paint. Thank you, Paul 🎨
Awesome....I am a falconer in the US and flew and hunted with a Harris Hawk. I love watching you paint birds.
Thank you very much Delores, what an amazing thing for you to do, these are such lovely birds. Paul 🎨
This is the most helpful watercolor video on painting feathers that I have ever found. Thank you for making and posting it.
You are so welcome, glad you found it helpful, and thank you for your support. 🎨
A very informative video you explained how to paint feathers in very simple terms
Thank you very much Tracey. 😊
A great tutorial Paul, short but straight to the point, I love your skill with the fine details, I draw and paint lots of angels and fantasy creatures, so this will be a huge help in getting the formation of the feathers just right. I shall practise till I get it right. Once again thank you for posting this video, I look forward to seeing more of your tutorials, it's always great to hear from a fellow BRIT. Take care Paul, all the best buddy.
Hi, thank you so much for your very kind comment! Yes feathers can be tricky to paint, especially when you first see a reference photo and think 'how am I going to paint all of that?' So I'm really glad my video has helped you with your angels and fantasy creatures. Take care, Paul :-)
You are an amazing artist, thank you for sharing your techniques, I adore birds!!!!
You are certainly welcome Linda, thank you for watching. Paul :-)
Thank you so much for brilliant tutorial. You are an excellent teacher.
You are more than welcome, thank you for watching. :-)
Thanks for sharing that - I am in the midst of a bird painting myself and it was very helpful to see your techniques! Your painting is beautiful.
+Susan Hoffman Thank you Susan, I'm glad you like my little video and it was helpful. :-)
Thank you this is very helpful
You're welcome!
Beautiful! I’m working on a pelican and I loved this video, on how to watercolor feathers!!!
Thank Angie, if it helps, I do have a playlist on painting feathers, I hope it helps and good luck with your pelican. Paul 😀
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great video, love the way you talk through what you are doing with great detail. Thank-you
Thank you Margo, I'm glad you enjoyed the little video I put together. :-)
Hi Ive been a subscriber for a while Im pretty sure I asked you to draw this Its a beautiful bird isnt it!
Your art looks so real
I agree, this is such a lovely bird. I may paint another similar to this at some point. Very enjoyable to do. :-)
Fantastic work Paul...Keep it coming👍
Thank you Peg 😀
Brilliant skill Paul, fascinating to watch, thanks for sharing.
woodturner21 Thank you, these little videos are fun to do whilst working on a project, you would laugh at the way the camera is et up though, I may take a photo of that one day. :-)
Thank you so much, just what I needed 👍🇦🇺
Hi Christine, not a problem at all. Paul 🎨
Brilliant, thank you for that, very informative and very useful.
No problem, I'm glad you like it 😊
Absolutely wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing! Looking forward to your Patreon offering and DVD!
Thank you so much for your lovely words. :-)
It's great!!!! ...I like your painting and thank you for sharing this
You are very welcome, thanks for commenting. 😊
thanks for this its very useful! love your painting!
Tricia Feber Thank you Tricia for your lovely words and support. :-)
It feels like when painting, the feather is all that exists, but eventually the whole bird is there, complete.
Thank you Rachel. 😀
Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge with us. It is very excellent instructions...........
+Karen Piukkula Thank you for watching Karen :-)
Stunning 💕
Thank you very much Nina 😊
Thank you. I love your work
Thank you too Kim! I'm glad you enjoy my little videos on here. Paul :-)
It is amazing tutorial. I learn a lot. Thank you so much!!!
You are very welcome, thank you 😊
That was very clear which I appreciate.
Thank you for commenting Elizabeth. :-)
thank you, it was fabulous x
Thank you Jane, glad you enjoyed it. 🎨
fantastic, really interesting to watch. thank you
Not problem Rob, glad you enjoyed it. :-)
Excellent work. Thank you for sharing the technique!
Not a problem Donna, thank you for watching. :-)
You are very welcome, glad you enjoyed it. 🎨
Really wonderful
Hi Vinod, I'm glad you like it, I hope my little video helps. Paul 🎨
Thank you taking the trouble to film this. It was excellent.
anneturnbull1 Not a problem Anne, I hope you enjoyed it. :-)
Saludos y gracias
De nada Zayda 😀
This helps me so much. Am painting a Macaw and trying to figure out the feathers - in the photo they are not as distinct. Thanks for this excellent video.
Thank you Madelyn, yes when you paint feathers you need to break them down into the different stages as I do in the video. Thank you so much for your kind words. Paul :-)
Just found your tutorials. So studious just what I NEEDED. I'm practicing birds and fruit.😊 Beautiful work. Thank you. How did you learn this? Self taught?
Hi Sarita, thank you very much. I'm self-taught and have been painting for over 40 years. 🎨
Excellent I liked it
Pleased to hear that Frank. Thanks for commenting. 🎨
wow nice art work
Thank you Ankit :-)
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Thank-you
No problem, hope you found it helpful. 🎨
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Thank you 😊
Thank you for this lesson. I need to get smaller brushes!
You are so welcome!
You are the Master of Feathers! Beautiful and so real. I think you said white watercolour (it's not gouache?)
Thank you Mary, yes this is white watercolour. I have used gouache in the past but I find watercolour white a little more transparent so for my method works better for me. :-)
I will be joining your online school next month.
Tom, that's wonderful to know. I'm always there each and every day so you know if you have a problem, or just simply can't get something right, I'm only an email away. Thank you, Paul 🎨
Thank you very much. You have a gentle voice and a lovely light touch. I also love painting birds, but till this little video my feathers were just random strokes in an approximatr direction. Now I have a new insight. What is watercolour white? Is it another name for goache? Regards from Louise Mc Nish
Louise Mc Nish Hi Louise, firstly thank you very much for your lovely compliments, I hope my technique helps you to get to grips with painting feathers. If you check out my other videos on my RUclips name, I have completed another two, one of painting a beak and another for painting a Buzzards eye.
I do use watercolour white quite a lot especially for highlights. This saves reserving white areas of the paper using masking fluid, with my technique doing this with masking fluid is an impossibly task. :-) Watercolour white is similar to gouache but less opaque. Gouache has much more pigment than watercolour so it is less transparent. Hope this helps. Paul
Thank you again , Paul, for you wonderful tutelage. You said watercolour white. I have the Chinese white, found in most palettes, Titanium white watercolour and white Gouache. To which one are you referring, please?
Hi Joy, thank you for watching one of my older, crackly videos! LOL Yes, you will have to check the manufacture's website for the Chinese white and titanium white for the opacity rating. You will need a white that is 'opaque' and not semi-opaque or semi-transparent to make this work.
As for white Gouache that is ideal due to Gouache being and opaque medium. Paul :-)
Wildlife in Watercolour, Paul, I have all 3 so will try them to see. I only just learnt that I can use white after all. Many watercolourist stay we can/‘t use white or black paint; that the white is the paper and that is so hard to do., I don’t mind mixing a dark for black but having the paper be the white is so counter intuitive. Thanks again.😊
@@joys4524 You are welcome Joy, that's the thing about painting, there's no set rules, we simply paint the way we enjoy the most. :-)
Do you offer complete, real-time lessons on DVD or download? Thanks for sharing your incredible talent.
Hi Greg, sadly not at the moment but I will be starting a full length DVD animal/bird tutorial soon and will be for sale. Thank you so much for your lovely words. Paul :-)
Thank you, I look forward to your DVD. Please keep me apprized.
Hi Greg, most of the DVD is in real time. There are sections which are very repetitive so I've obviously shown the viewer how I do that part and then head to the next section. I've sped up the odd part again due to repetitive instruction. But most of the video is in real time.....you just have to get used yo my voice. LOL Head to my web site in the information above and click on the Harvest Mouse DVD picture. Thank you Greg! :-)
I am so glad I found this video, very instructive! I hope you one day will make one showing how to paint a small bird, for instance a robin or blue tit, I especially mean the downy feathers on their breast. I know your pdf tuts, but having it shown is so much different and way better!
+Kathe Lewis Hi Kathe, thank you very much for you lovely words! I do intend on making more videos after the new year as soon as time allows between commission work. A Robin is one I would like to video, this will be snippets of the video due to my lack of broadband speed for uploading (approx. 1mb). So watch this space and a big thank you! Paul :-)
Thank you for this, much more helpful than all the 'speed' paintings! One question, how do you get the white highlight/feather lines to stay white? I find if I paint white fur (thin lines, like you are doing) over darker colours, it turns out looking a bit chalky, no matter what consistency I use. I have tried using white watercolour and gouache, but in my experience so far (fairly new at this) only white acrylic seems to work, but then that looks too stark and a bit gloopy. There must be a way! What are you doing that I am not? Lovely paintings, too (looked at your website). Thanks, cheers, Donna
Donna Ryan Hi Donna, I have noticed when teaching that my students watercolour white paint can vary in ability depending the manufacturer. I tend to use SAA watercolour white which seems to work really well, plus I keep it fairly thick in the pallet thinned enough to about toothpaste consistency. So thick enough to stand out and not vanish when dry but runny enough to create fine lines.
I have occasionally used gouache and find it very similar to watercolour white but much more opaque and richer pigment. But don't worry if you resort to white acrylic (thinned down), I used this quite a lot and am currently covering much of a cat portrait I am working on with this! :-)
As you know watercolour white is a pain if you want to add a wash over the top and simply washes away or turns muddy. This is ok if this is your final layer, however if you need a colour wash over the top this is where white acrylic comes into play for me. As you know acrylic 'stays put' and allows a wash of colour over the top but use it sparingly and with an old detail brush (don't ruin your good watercolour brushes with it).
Hope this help Donna.
Paul :-)
The Devon Artist Hi Paul, thank you for your prompt and thorough reply. Is SAA watercolour a brand? I have a variety of brands, but the white gouache I tried is M. Graham. If you haven't already, do consider putting together online classes for an appropriate fee (what the market will bear, I suppose, considering most people expect things to be free these days because certainly, so much is available for free but it could be worth your while); as Louise says, you have a gentle approach and pleasant to listen to, which makes all the difference in engaging audience attention for the whole video. Thanks again.
Donna Ryan Hi again Donna, you say some lovely things, thank you very much! The SAA paint I use is their own brand including the white paint, here is a link to the item on their shop: www.saa.co.uk/saa-artists-watercolour-opaque-white-14ml.html
I have been thinking about setting up online courses and will be considering this once I have redesigned my wwwdevonartist.co.uk website to try and make it mobile friendly. This is a complete redesign so it will take me a while, something I prefer to do myself. :-)
So watch this space and I will get there within a couple of months or so.
Paul :-)
The Devon Artist Hi again Paul, thanks for that. SAA watercolour is not available in Australia, so unless you can recommend something else? I have two of your tutorials and I am looking forward to getting started on those. Thanks, cheers, Donna
Donna Ryan Hi Donna, There are so many manufacturers out there but my best advice would be to stick with a well known brand such as Winsor & Newton, Daler Rowney, Rembrandt just to name a few. All you need do is choose a good artist quality 'opaque' white from a good known maker, at least you will have confidence in the product. Just for an option try www.winsornewton.com/uk/shop/water-colour/professional-water-colour/professional-water-colour-titanium-white-0-17-us-fl-oz-5ml-tube-0102644
This isn't the cheapest but in my eyes it's always wise to buy the best you can afford. the pigmentation inside the more expensive paints tend to be richer in colour and filled with much more pigment, so they should last longer and give you better colours.
A big thank you for buying my two tutorials, you are more than welcome to email me if you need larger images to work from and above all.......have fun! :-) paul@devonartist.co.uk
Take care,
Paul
You are one of the few watercolor artists I have ever seen use white. Is there a special trick to using it? Or do you just use it like any other color? Your feather painting is fabulous!
Hi Barbie, some other watercolourists do use white for highlights, especially for those lovely whites we see on waves. They often use white gouache or watercolour white, the latter being my preference. To me, it's all about trying to maintain a good creamy consistency. The best thing I can do is link you to my playlist here on using white paint, I hope it helps, Paul 🎨 bit.ly/3sbptZv
@@TheDevonArtist Thank you so much. I am just brand new at painting. In the middle of a watercolor hooded warbler. Wondering what that little water dropper thing is called so I can purchase one.
@@mybestofutube That's called a pipette or water dropper Barbie, very cheap to buy, and I see them sold in packs of ten.
@@TheDevonArtist Again, thank you so much. Very kind of you to answer my questions so quickly. I appreciate!
Can u tell me the name and size of the brush u r using
Hi Habiba, yes it is a Winsor & Newton Cotman, Series 111, size 00.
The larger brush is a Rosemary & Co, Series 93, Size 1
I hope this helps,
Paul :-)
How big is the painting? I like to see the details so clearly
I painted this a few years ago Mr S, I'm guessing it was about A5 in size. Paul 🎨
How do you do it in different colors
There are so many colours to choose from, consider the lights, mid-tones and dark with whatever colours you use. Here is a little video on painting coloured feathers for you, I hope it helps. Paul 😊
ruclips.net/video/u6sx7VhQMXs/видео.html
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That' very kind of you, thank you. Paul 🎨
Im sorry if this sounds silly but am i right in assuming that for this bird feathers you did a weak wash over all the feathers and then made same weak wash stronger as you proceeded with the picture,if that is true how do you decide what weak wash to use over a bird with multiple colours llike a great tit,the reason im asking this is im trying to draw a great tit and then colour it in,thanks
Hi Tracey, with watercolours I tend to gradually build the colours up using weak washes. This way I have much more control over the richness of those colours. Every weak wash you add over a dry one, will look richer and richer. Also called the glazing technique. It gives you a little more chance to fix any errors along the way.
Look through those details within your Blue Tit photo, and work out the colours behind the scene. Then add those lovely details over the top. Paul 🎨
you had better have the project from the beginning , as it ca nun's not much to share you make, c is incorecte
Not quite sure what you are saying here, but thanks for taking the time to comment. 🎨