Hey Everybody! 🐦

I've finished this just now! An art trade with my friend. He asked for a blue tit drawing in return for what he drew for me.

The Artwork

Here it is!

Sevilla 2017

Materials: Fabriano 9" x 12", 200gsm paper, Simbalion 36 colors watercolor, paint brush small and medium, black pen, bowl with water

The Process

Before anything, we should keep in mind the following drawing/painting techniques we can apply:

• Light to dark technique
• One by one strokes to create texture
• Layering colors to create volume (for eyes)
• Washing technique (adding water to paint and spreading)
• Inking (to contrast darkest shades)

Reference photo

Source: https://www.google.com.ph/amp/s/www.pinterest.com/amp/pin/158611218111518644/

We begin by sketching!


ready, set, paint!

We start with light colors, be careful of putting too much water.

Layer midtones

Just try your best to follow the pattern of your subject

Darken outlines and shadows

Painting the Bird tail

Here most of th colors have been filled.

I put yellow, orange, blue and violet on the eyes leaving out a white spot. For the shine.

Then I ink the eyes and some of the feathers

For the claws, I put light violet, brown and inked it black

Background is a swish of colors, imitating the effect of the reference. Blotching the paint
Yellow, yellow orange, pink, red, green and blue plus white

This is freestyle, so just fill them up and done!

This is my end of the bargain.

This is what my friend made for me:

Lecuyer 2017

https://jyacini.deviantart.com/art/Envol-714197433

Here is a link to his account:
https://dessinateur777.deviantart.com
Florian is a traditional/digital artist from Deviant art website. Like me.

I hope you enjoyed the art!

Thank you for stopping by! 🐾