Wet in wet painting with watercolour is is possibly the technique which the medium is best known for! It is easy to understand why as the effects, colours and look of the paint it produce are just wonderful, and you really can let the watercolour juts do its thing! As with all watercolour painting, a little knowledge and a few tricks and tips go along way. In this quick watercolour bird episode I paint a Bateleur Eagle. It is a great opportunity to look at creating contrast of softer and more flowing wet into wet areas with more refined and sharper detailed areas. The body and the feathers of the eagle are the perfect place to explore the wet into wet watercolour technique. Understanding the role of paint consistency os the absolute key to getting to grips with wet into wet painting. We need to first be aware of what level of wetness or dryness the wash on the page is at. Secondly we need to get a feel for the consistency of paint in the brush - how much pigment and how much water. Understanding the watercolour is so helpful for this. I go deeper into this idea in the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1spfpfhqCuY I hope you enjoy watching this watercolour painting as much as enjoyed painting. Most of all with wet into wet watercolours...have fun with it!! _________________________ Materials: - Baohong Watercolour Paper, A4 gummed block - Winsor & Newton Round, size 8. Synthetic sable - Jackson’s Raven Mop, size 0 Colours: - Prussian Blue (Holbein) - Ultramarine Blue Light - Quinacridone Red (Holbein) - Permanent Red or Pyrole Red - New Gamboge Yellow ______________________________ https://www.patreon.com/TomShepherdArt Upcoming Zoom Demos https://www.tomshepherdart.com/zoom-painting-demos Water Wildlife Course Online https://www.tomshepherdart.com/watercolourwildlife-zoomcourse Online Watercolour School https://www.tomshepherdart.com/online-watercolour-school _________________________________ Buy paintings: https://www.tomshepherdart.com/shop ---- Links to me ---- https://www.instagram.com/tomshepherdartist https://www.patreon.com/TomShepherdArt https://www.tomshepherdart.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TomShepherdArt/ https://www.stitcher.com/show/creative-perspectives ____________________________ Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:30 Drawing 3:24 Materials 5:22 Face Block in 12:40 Body - Wet into Wet 26:00 Face Finish and details 35:59 Outro _______________________________ ---- Series Details ---- This easy to understand painting tutorial is designed for watercolorists of any ability or experience level. I try to cover some basic watercolour theory that applies to all subjects, as well as some bird specific tricks & tips to help you improve and progress your own watercolour paintings. I try to use a simple approach these watercolours as we are looking for great results but with freshness and excitement to the way we use the paint. These painting tutorials are designed mostly for watercolorists, with a mixture of theory as well as some how to painting guides. We cover lots of foundational principles to help students progress their painting.

In this Quick Watercolour Bird Tutorial I will show you an easy technique for watercolour painting. We will cover a wider range of principles in this tutorial but I think the two main takeaways are: NUMBER 1 Using a simple watercolour process split into 3 stages. This can be applied to the painting as a whole, as well as individual parts. This process involves thinking in 3 stages of tonal values, and tied in with that the different paint consistencies. Firstly the light family; to include whites of the page, highlights, and lots of lovely flowing halftones (nothing too dark). In this case we let lights dry before coming back in with the slightly creamier consistency of paint for the medium or gentle shadows. As these dry we get progressively darker (more pigment and less water) towards the deep shadows and dark accents (double cream paint consistency and thicker) This isn't really a formula but rather a simple process that can be tweaked, tailored and then applied to different areas. NUMBER 2 This is the use of a simple 3 primaries palette to mix subdued colours, or as I like to call them "coloured greys" When we have a colour and then mix the opposing or complimentary colour into it. We pull that colour closer to the centre of the colour wheel and it gets more subdued, or greyed down, as we go. If we want to create a subdued steely blue as in the case of this Peregrine Flacon, then we take the blue and want to add its complimentary, orange. We don't have orange, but we do have red and yellow which make orange. So we can simply add red and yellow in small amounts to the blue to subdue (by bringing closer into the centre of the colour wheel) When we understand this we realise we can create a huge myriad of wonderful subdued and coloured greys simply by learning to balance all the primaries. I hope you enjoy this Quick Watercolour Bird Tutorial. _________________________ Materials: - Baohong Watercolour Paper, A4 gummed block - Winsor & Newton Round, size 8. Synthetic sable - Jackson’s Raven Mop, size 0 Colours: - Prussian Blue (Holbein) - Quinacridone Red (Holbein) - Aureolin Yellow (Daniel Smith) ______________________________ https://www.patreon.com/TomShepherdArt Upcoming Zoom Demos https://www.tomshepherdart.com/zoom-painting-demos Water Wildlife Course Online https://www.tomshepherdart.com/watercolourwildlife-zoomcourse Online Watercolour School https://www.tomshepherdart.com/online-watercolour-school _________________________________ Buy paintings: https://www.tomshepherdart.com/shop ---- Links to me ---- https://www.instagram.com/tomshepherdartist https://www.patreon.com/TomShepherdArt https://www.tomshepherdart.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TomShepherdArt/ https://www.stitcher.com/show/creative-perspectives ____________________________ Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:17 Drawing 4:40 Materials 5:07 Stage 1 - Body 12:16 Stage 1 - Beak & Eye 16:17 Stage 2 41:20 Eye 48:49 Outro _______________________________ ---- Series Details ---- This easy to understand painting tutorial is designed for watercolorists of any ability or experience level. I try to cover some basic watercolour theory that applies to all subjects, as well as some bird specific tricks & tips to help you improve and progress your own watercolour paintings. I try to use a simple approach these watercolours as we are looking for great results but with freshness and excitement to the way we use the paint. These painting tutorials are designed mostly for watercolorists, with a mixture of theory as well as some how to painting guides. We cover lots of foundational principles to help students progress their painting.

How do we tackle painting wildlife when the subject looks quite complex? In this realtime, full length watercolour painting tutorial I show you how focusing on painting simple patterns of light and shadow can allow you to tackle any subject. I talk you through the drawing, materials and a few other ideas before diving into the painting. As well as cheetah specific tips, I also cover watercolour paint consistency, tonal values, colour mixing and various other important elements and principles of watercolour painting. I hope you enjoy this one! The reference photo is taken from a photo subscription site. Whilst fine for painting reference use, the photo must not be shared or reproduced in any other form. ________________________________ Upcoming Zoom Demos https://www.tomshepherdart.com/zoom-painting-demos Water Wildlife Course Online https://www.tomshepherdart.com/watercolourwildlife-zoomcourse Online Watercolour School https://www.tomshepherdart.com/online-watercolour-school Support Conservation by buying artwork through https://www.artistsforpainteddogs.com/ _________________________________ Buy paintings: https://www.tomshepherdart.com/shop ---- Links to me ---- https://www.instagram.com/tomshepherdartist https://www.patreon.com/TomShepherdArt https://www.tomshepherdart.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TomShepherdArt/ https://www.stitcher.com/show/creative-perspectives _________________________________ Time stamps 0:00 Intro 1:10 Drawing 2:50 Materials 4:50 Painting stage 1 9:30 Painting stage 2 36:40 Outro ---- Series Details ---- This easy to understand painting tutorial is designed for watercolorists of any ability or experience level. I try to cover some basic watercolour theory that applies to all subjects, as well as some wildlife specific tricks & tips to help you improve and progress your own watercolour paintings. I try to use a simple approach these watercolours as we are looking for great results but with freshness and excitement to the way we use the paint. These painting tutorials are designed mostly for watercolorists, with a mixture of theory as well as some how to painting guides. We cover lots of foundational principles to help students progress their painting.

What's the number one thing I teach people to take their watercolour painting to the next level? Whatever your current level, even just considering this principle and looking to implement as best you can will instantly improve your paintings! In this video I talk about creating a variety of different edges, in particular when considering how an object, in this case a bird, interacts with its background or environment. When painting anything, we generally don't want it to have too much of a "stuck on" feel. We want it to sit naturally and well within its environment or setting. One of the best ways to do this is to consider these variety of edges. Using the Rembrandt windmill from James Gurney's excellent book. We can see we have 4 basic configurations to choose from. I talk you through this principle, showing examples in my own watercolour paintings, followed by a demonstration of this idea in practice. Full length version available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/57287983 all things James Gurney https://jamesgurney.com/ Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:55 Soft Shadows / Hard Lights 4:18 Windmill theory 6:43 Theory in action 11:41 Painting Demo 15:05 Outro ________________________________ Upcoming Zoom Demos https://www.tomshepherdart.com/zoom-painting-demos Water Wildlife Course Online https://www.tomshepherdart.com/watercolourwildlife-zoomcourse Online Watercolour School https://www.tomshepherdart.com/online-watercolour-school _________________________________ Buy paintings: https://www.tomshepherdart.com/shop ---- Links to me ---- https://www.instagram.com/tomshepherdartist https://www.patreon.com/TomShepherdArt https://www.tomshepherdart.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TomShepherdArt/ https://www.stitcher.com/show/creative-perspectives ---- Series Details ---- This easy to understand painting tutorial is designed for watercolorists of any ability or experience level. I try to cover some basic watercolour theory that applies to all subjects, as well as some wildlife specific tricks & tips to help you improve and progress your own watercolour paintings. I try to use a simple approach these watercolours as we are looking for great results but with freshness and excitement to the way we use the paint. These painting tutorials are designed mostly for watercolorists, with a mixture of theory as well as some how to painting guides. We cover lots of foundational principles to help students progress their painting.

A fully narrated watercolour tutorial on painting a colourful elephant. I love painting elephants in watercolour as they create such wonderful areas of light and shadow, perfect for the medium. In this tutorial I will take you through the materials and colours, as well as a deep dive into drawing out any subject; all though the principles of proportions, angle and alignment are particularly useful for subjects like wildlife, birds and figures. After this we look at breaking the process up into two parts. This is not the only way to work in watercolours but it is a nice simple process that involves creating the highlights, lights and halftones - the light group - in stage 1. Letting this dry. Then painting the medium shadow and eventually the deep shadows and dark accents in stage 2. Full length version available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/57698020 Materials: - Baohong Watercolour Paper, A3 gummed block - Winsor & Newton Round, size 8. Synthetic sable - Jackson’s Raven Mop, size 0 - Winsor & Newton Quill, medium Colours (alternatives): - Pthalo Blue (Prussian) - Quinacridone Red (Alizarin Crimson, Carmine) - New Gamboge Yellow (Aureolin, Cad Yellow, Permanent Yellows) - Lavender by Holbein (not necessary but I love it) Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:02 Drawing 3:05 Paper 3:33 Colours 5:09 Brushes 6:07 Painting Stage 1 7:55 Painting Stage 2 16:09 Outro ________________________________ Upcoming Zoom Demos https://www.tomshepherdart.com/zoom-painting-demos Water Wildlife Course Online https://www.tomshepherdart.com/watercolourwildlife-zoomcourse Online Watercolour School https://www.tomshepherdart.com/online-watercolour-school _________________________________ Buy paintings: https://www.tomshepherdart.com/shop ---- Links to me ---- https://www.instagram.com/tomshepherdartist https://www.patreon.com/TomShepherdArt https://www.tomshepherdart.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TomShepherdArt/ https://www.stitcher.com/show/creative-perspectives ---- Series Details ---- This easy to understand painting tutorial is designed for watercolorists of any ability or experience level. I try to cover some basic watercolour theory that applies to all subjects, as well as some widlife specific tricks & tips to help you improve and progress your own watercolour paintings. I try to use a simple approach these watercolours as we are looking for great results but with freshness and excitement to the way we use the paint. These painting tutorials are designed mostly for watercolorists, with a mixture of theory as well as some how to painting guides. We cover lots of foundational principles to help students progress their painting.

In this watercolour tutorial I talk you through a painting of one of ourRobins here in the UK This tutorial is equally suitable for beginners as it is more advanced watercolourists. I go over my painting materials and colour choices, and the reasons behind them. I give a breakdown of how to approach the drawing. Then we dive into the painting! In this particular tutorial I focus on a simple two part process. The first stage is keeping the washes very light and simple, let this dry. Then next we focus on painting simple shadow shapes. Keep it simple and have fun! Always a good motto with watercolours. Materials: - Baohong Watercolour Paper, A4 gummed block - Winsor & Newton Round, size 8. Synthetic sable - Jackson’s Raven Mop, size 0 Colours: - Manganese Blue (Holbein) - Quinacridone Red (Holbein) - New Gamboge Yellow (Holbein) - French Ultramarine to help get darks (Daniel Smith) Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:58 Line Drawing 3:15 Paper 3:38 Colours 5:50 Brushes 6:52 Planning 7:27 Painting stage 1 23:01 Painting stage 2 44:00 Outro _______________________________ Line Drawing & Copyright Free reference photo: https://www.patreon.com/posts/57668991 https://www.patreon.com/TomShepherdArt ________________________________ Upcoming Zoom Demos https://www.tomshepherdart.com/zoom-painting-demos Water Wildlife Course Online https://www.tomshepherdart.com/watercolourwildlife-zoomcourse Online Watercolour School https://www.tomshepherdart.com/online-watercolour-school _________________________________ Buy paintings: https://www.tomshepherdart.com/shop ---- Links to me ---- https://www.instagram.com/tomshepherdartist https://www.patreon.com/TomShepherdArt https://www.tomshepherdart.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TomShepherdArt/ https://www.stitcher.com/show/creative-perspectives ---- Series Details ---- This easy to understand painting tutorial is designed for watercolorists of any ability or experience level. I try to cover some basic watercolour theory that applies to all subjects, as well as some bird specific tricks & tips to help you improve and progress your own watercolour paintings. I try to use a simple approach these watercolours as we are looking for great results but with freshness and excitement to the way we use the paint. These painting tutorials are designed mostly for watercolorists, with a mixture of theory as well as some how to painting guides. We cover lots of foundational principles to help students progress their painting.

In this short format watercolour tutorial I talk you through a painting of an American Robin. This is a much more condensed version of a longer tutorial, alos avialble on YouTube. This is more of a quick overview. Full length Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEU0S1n2yo0 I go over my painting materials and colour choices, and reasons behind them. I give a breakdown of how to approach the drawing. Then we dive into the painting! Panting birds in watercolour is always fun. In this watercolour tutorial I focus on a simple first wash, really letting all the colours flow together. Once dry we come in with simple shadows, and looking to link these shadows together as much as possible. Keep it simple and have fun! Always a good motto with watercolours. Materials: - Winsor & Newton Classic Watercolour Paper, A3 spiral pad - Winsor & Newton Quill, Medium. Synthetic Squirrel hair - Winsor & Newton Round, size 8. Synthetic sable - Jackson’s Raven Mop, size 0 Colours: - Prussian Blue (Holbein) - Quinacridone Red (Holbein) - Aureolin Yellow (Daniel Smith) - Permanent Yellow Orange (Holbein) _______________________________ Line Drawing & Copyright Free reference photo (taken from unsplash.com): https://www.patreon.com/posts/57269036 https://www.patreon.com/TomShepherdArt ________________________________ Upcoming Zoom Demos https://www.tomshepherdart.com/zoom-painting-demos Water Wildlife Course Online https://www.tomshepherdart.com/watercolourwildlife-zoomcourse Online Watercolour School https://www.tomshepherdart.com/online-watercolour-school _________________________________ Buy paintings: https://www.tomshepherdart.com/shop Ken Bromley Art Supplies https://www.artsupplies.co.uk/ ---- Links to me ---- https://www.instagram.com/tomshepherdartist https://www.patreon.com/TomShepherdArt https://www.tomshepherdart.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TomShepherdArt/ https://www.stitcher.com/show/creative-perspectives ---- Series Details ---- This easy to understand painting tutorial is designed for watercolorists of any ability or experience level. I try to cover some basic watercolour theory that applies to all subjects, as well as some bird specific tricks & tips to help you improve and progress your own watercolour paintings. I try to use a simple approach these watercolours as we are looking for great results but with freshness and excitement to the way we use the paint. These painting tutorials are designed mostly for watercolorists, with a mixture of theory as well as some how to painting guides. We cover lots of foundational principles to help students progress their painting.

In this watercolour tutorial I talk you through a painting of an American Robin. I go over my painting materials and colour choices, and reasons behind them. I give a breakdown of how to approach the drawing. Then we dive into the painting! Panting birds in watercolour is always fun. In this watercolour tutorial I focus on a simple first wash, really letting all the colours flow together. Once dry we come in with simple shadows, and looking to link these shadows together as much as possible. Keep it simple and have fun! Always a good motto with watercolours. Materials: - Winsor & Newton Classic Watercolour Paper, A3 spiral pad - Winsor & Newton Quill, Medium. Synthetic Squirrel hair - Winsor & Newton Round, size 8. Synthetic sable - Jackson’s Raven Mop, size 0 Colours: - Prussian Blue (Holbein) - Quinacridone Red (Holbein) - Aureolin Yellow (Daniel Smith) - Permanent Yellow Orange (Holbein) Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:50 Line Drawing & Zoom Demos 1:17 Materials 1:45 Colours 3:10 Brushes 5:20 Drawing 7:50 Painting Stage 1 25:00 Painting Stage 2 48:50 Outro _______________________________ Line Drawing & Copyright Free reference photo (taken from unsplash.com): https://www.patreon.com/posts/57269036 https://www.patreon.com/TomShepherdArt ________________________________ Upcoming Zoom Demos https://www.tomshepherdart.com/zoom-painting-demos Water Wildlife Course Online https://www.tomshepherdart.com/watercolourwildlife-zoomcourse Online Watercolour School https://www.tomshepherdart.com/online-watercolour-school _________________________________ Buy paintings: https://www.tomshepherdart.com/shop Ken Bromley Art Supplies https://www.artsupplies.co.uk/ ---- Links to me ---- https://www.instagram.com/tomshepherdartist https://www.patreon.com/TomShepherdArt https://www.tomshepherdart.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TomShepherdArt/ https://www.stitcher.com/show/creative-perspectives ---- Series Details ---- This easy to understand painting tutorial is designed for watercolorists of any ability or experience level. I try to cover some basic watercolour theory that applies to all subjects, as well as some bird specific tricks & tips to help you improve and progress your own watercolour paintings. I try to use a simple approach these watercolours as we are looking for great results but with freshness and excitement to the way we use the paint. These painting tutorials are designed mostly for watercolorists, with a mixture of theory as well as some how to painting guides. We cover lots of foundational principles to help students progress their painting.

This time we are looking at a Red Cardinal. I love recording this Quick Watercolour Birds series, and it seems to be very popular. However I have struggled to record new ones, as much as I would like, so I have simplified the videos in order to get more of them out for you guys! Hopefully the main bit, the painting, is what you are most wanting to see. This was a request, so please put yours in the comments below. Red Cardinal are beautiful little birds and make for perfect little watercolour subject, _______________________________ Materials ) Baohong Watercolour Block - 15 x 23cm - 100% cotton. Fine grain ) Jackson's Raven Mop - Size 0 - Faux Squirrel Hair ) ProArte Prolene Round - Size 8 Colours (alternatives) ) Prussian Blue (any dark blue. A nice cool one would be Pthalo) ) Quinacridone Red (Alizarin Crimson, Rose/Madder, Magenta) ) Pyrole Red (Permanent, Napthol, Verimillion, Cadmium) ________________________________ Line Drawing & Reference Photo https://www.patreon.com/posts/56663184 https://www.patreon.com/TomShepherdArt ________________________________ Upcoming Zoom Demos https://www.tomshepherdart.com/zoom-painting-demos Online Watercolour School https://www.tomshepherdart.com/online-watercolour-school _________________________________ Buy paintings: https://www.tomshepherdart.com/shop _________________________________ ---- Links to me ---- https://www.instagram.com/tomshepherdartist https://www.patreon.com/TomShepherdArt https://www.tomshepherdart.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TomShepherdArt/ https://www.stitcher.com/show/creative-perspectives ---- Series Details ---- This easy to understand painting tutorial is designed for watercolorists of any ability or experience level. I try to cover some basic watercolour theory that applies to all subjects, as well as some bird specific tricks & tips to help you improve and progress your own watercolour paintings. I try to use a simple approach these watercolours as we are looking for great results but with freshness and excitement to the way we use the paint. These painting tutorials are designed mostly for watercolorists, with a mixture of theory as well as some how to painting guides. We cover lots of foundational principles to help students progress their painting.