Orange & Bluebird - A Watercolor + Gouache Painting

The Mountain Bluebird sports a striking shade of light blue which is one of the characteristics that drew my attention. I felt this time around, the bird needed to be the focal point in the illustration!

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PROCESS!

Materials: Winsor &Newton watercolor & brushes, Reeves gouache paint, Sinoart sketchbook.


I made an extra effort to plan the drawing of the hair better this time

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I applied a light wash of cerulean blue for the first layer of the bird before proceeding to paint a thicker layer of marine blue over it

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The hair was my favorite part to paint, I started with a light layer of orange whilst making sure to leave blank spaces which would serve as highlights! After this, I used a small bristled brush to add the little details!

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Close Ups on the painting!


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Thank You For Viewing!

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