Ep 4 - SIMPLE Watercolour Birds. FLAMINGO - How to paint birds & wildlife plus drawing quick tips!
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Episode 4 in the quick watercolour birds series.
From an artist point of view at least, I've always had a slightly obsession with trying to capture Flamingoes in paint!! I think it's the wonderful and unusual shapes and the way light plays on their colours
The colours for this painting were all from Holebein:
Permanent Red (orangey red)
Quinacridone Magenta (cool pinky red)
Ultramarine Blue (warm, slightly purpley)
Imidazilone Yellow (slightly cool, similar to lemon yellow)
It was painted on Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolour paper (gummed block) with a size 14 & size 8 synthetic round brush.
You can download the line drawing to copy at the Patreon link below. Simply visit the page and scroll down for the attachment. This is viewable by public, NO account required :)
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In this series we will be looking at using minimal equipment to create quick & simple, 10 - 20 minute, watercolour paintings of birds. The emphasis will be on lots of movement, character and letting the beautiful medium of watercolour just do it's thing! With just the odd hit of detail. These are going to be fun and expressive watercolours, full of life...and hopefully for everyone from total beginner to seasoned watercolourist.
As the series goes on I will be building on the these approaches, principles and tips, so please consider subscribing if this is your thing.
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How to paint birds, particularly in watercolour. Wet into wet techniques in watercolours. Watercolor flying birds and watercolor perched birds, of all sorts, from tropical birds to garden birds, and everything in between.
Best drawing tips ever
Ahh, thank you!!:)
Thank you so much to help me a lot to try get looser, I am to technical and to realistic that’s why i never like aquarel. I love your work with the medium soooo much. No flowers no landscape potraits i love it thank you so much
I have never been inspired by bird painting until I see your demo
Well that's really great to hear! Thank you :) T
fantastic tutorial! thank you for sharing🦩🙏
My pleasure. So pleased you enjoyed it. T
Thank you for the videos and particularly for the drawings on your patreon page. 😊 I printed the raven but then I discovered that with your explanations (and a proportional divider) I manage to copy them freehand. I am at a point where I consider that an achievement 😉 The colour part will get better, I hope...
Fun & rewarding - keep these wonderful lessons coming! Thank you for sharing
My pleasure. Thank you for the appreciation! T
I cannot believe the paintings I turn out when I follow along with you! It’s magic!
Love your quick tips ! This was such fun to hold my breath with you as you went into the “scary bits”. 🤣🤣🤣 I know that feeling. Your voice over of not really always knowing what direction your painting will take you is fascinating. I always think I am the only one who feels lost and then “ something” takes over... that is hard to teach, but you do it really well. Flamingos are my favourite bird and your beak drawing tips just turned on the lights. Thank you. I am binge watching all your RUclips’s and think another Patreon charge is coming up in my future. I can learn so much.
Thank you for such a greta comment! Yes, that moment is always scary and often. bit out of control!! Thanks so much for the support :)
Love the way you splash the color on the background 😊
Thank you!!☺️🙌🏼
Thanks Tom, another great video. May you and yours stay healthy and happy.
Thanks so much! You too:) T
Just discovered your channel and I’m loving these simple loose birds. You’re a good teacher
So pleased...and thank you so much!!:)
Thank you Tom for your great tips and generous sharing!!!very inspiraing!
Thank you so much!!:)
I just love these quick bird drawing tips with the loose approach to watercolor. The color combinations and narration around the selections, wet on wet, and detail work are really helping me become a better painter. I appreciate that they are free and will definitely support your patron due to your generosity of providing these awesome tutorials for everyone. Again, thank you for all you do to serve everyone with you artistic talent.
Hi ya Kim, thank you so much for a lovely comment and also the words of support. Much appreciated. Kind regards, T
Great info on drawing the flamingo... love how you build colours with loose painting
thanks so much! Really pleased you enjoyed it. T
Thanks for giving alternatives for the colors
No problem...glad it helps!!:)
i really love this style of painting. Thank you so much, such a great teacher. I haven't done the background paint yet but so happy with my flamingo so far
Thanks so much. So pleased hear you’re loving your mingo so far!!☺️🙌🏼
I have just discovered your tutorials and am totally "hooked". What a great style, a bit abstract yet enough realism to know what the subject is. A wonderful instructor, clear, concise and so very helpful with your tips. I've just downloaded the flamingo drawing and will attempt the painting soon. Thanks so much for your assistance.
Ahh, thank you so much! That's really lovely to hear and thank you for the kind words. Good luck with it. T:)
Wow I am so glad I found you! The way you do your backgrounds was exactly what I was looking for as I love some whimsical almost carefree moments in the background for a lack of a better way to say that! Love it! Very brilliant
Ahh so pleased...backgrounds can be tricky...I think that’s a great way to describe them!!:) thanks for the support!!:)
Thanks, Tom! You're so generous with sharing your process and tons of experience. You really make the viewer understand your choices and why these things work.
I'm going to give this a second try. My first, the head was out of proportion and I used Fabriano artistico and it doesn't lend well to layering. The sizing is vegan and it makes lifting incredibly easy. I'm sure that quality can be wonderful when your technique calls for it. Just another consideration when putting together materials.So, here we go!
Again, thank you and it's a true pleasure to paint so colorfully and loose. Love your style.
Really nice one Tom. I have never drawn (or painted) a flamingo before so this entire tutorial was so helpful. Thank you.
Carol McKinlay thanks Carol! So glad it helped, there’s another flamingo one coming early next week, a flying one this time. You ever have a request for a quick watercolour bird...just let me know ;)
Love how you explain and your way of painting!
thank you so much!!:) T
Another awesome lesson! I feel myself sliding down the funnel towards your Patreon - still got all this great free content to work through first though!
haha "the Patreon funnel", i like that! SO glad you;re enjoying them!! :)
„It’s a bit scary“. YES, it is 🥴🤣
Never tried of loading the background wash that dark- I’m loving that
Thank you sooo much for this video !
Haha!! 😅
It’s so much fun;) Glad you are enjoying it, and my pleasure. Thank you for the support!! T
Loved it, thank you so much!
Thanks so much! T
That was great! Thank you.
Margaret Caton thank you!!:)
Lindoo
Thank you!
Thanks for this! I've never painted a flamingo before and had lots of fun with this. You're right- doing the background was scary! (Also, you forgot the eye) X-D
Glads you enjoyed it!!:) T
What is the blue color you used for the background?
Hi Gloria. So I introduced a Prussian Blue. I then mixed it with a touch of the Ultramarine, some yellow and also a touch of red to make it even darker. It's great for powerful rich darks. All though you can achieve similar with Pthalo blue also :) T
@@tomshepherdartist , thanks! I keep a notebook on interesting mixes and backgrounds I like.
@@hummerlady54 Great idea! Glad I could be a contributor!:) T
Are you a self taught artist?
I am mostly self taught. I spent 5 years or so self taught, then spent a few months as an apprentice and learnt ALLA prima oil painting basics...since then it’s all been practice and self learning :)
The subtitles are covering the painting you are doing,very difficult to see how you painting difficult to follow
I believe you can turn the subtitles off. T