Portrait of a Toucan Keeping Transparent and Getting Non Streaky Darks
About This Class
Assignment
Description
In this class you’ll be painting a Toucan portrait
In this lesson you will learn to
Keep clean using transparent colours
get strong darks without leaving streaks
The class is broken down into simple easy to follow sections so that you can pace yourself and enjoy the process.
Project Guide
Assignment
Your class project is to paint a contrasting subject while keeping the colours clean and hitting the right dark tones. Please note subtitles may take a week or so to come through on the site.
Materials
The paints I’ll be using are
Daniel Smith Pyrol Red
Daniel Smith Hansa Yellow Medium
Art Spectrum Paynes Grey (could use Daniel Smith Indigo or similar)
Winsor and Newton French Ultramarine
Winsor and Newton Yellow Ochre (raw sienna would be fine)
Daniel Smith Van Dyck Brown (don’t really need this, only using tiny amount)
Art Spectrum White Gouache
Brushes – I’ll be using a Neef 4750-LP size 10 squirrel/taklon mix for the bulk of the painting a two medium to small synthetics for details (Neef 970 taklon round sizes 1 and 6)
Arches cold press watercolour paper, 300g
Palette (I use a cheap basic one)
Board for the paper (I paint flat. and don’t tape down)
Tissues/paper towel
HB pencil and eraser
Jar of water
Sharing Your Work
Please feel free to post your finished painting (or any of the stages) under “Your Project”. Questions are encouraged and welcome.
The work you produce is for your own personal use – go ahead and hang it on your wall or gift to a friend but paintings from the class are not to be sold or exhibited.
Overview
Lesson 1:Introduction
Lesson 2:Materials
Lesson 3:Sketch
Lesson 4:Starting the Top Beak
Lesson 5:Bottom Beak
Lesson 6:Starting the Darks
Lesson 7:Second Beak Wash
Lesson 8:Finishing the Darks of the Beak and Eye
Lesson 9:Finishing Off
Course Information:
Skillshare | English | 46m | 731.85 MB
Created by: Nadine Dudek
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