Overview

Through the use of birds, you will practice how to mix colours, to apply them as washes, layers, or using texturing, By painting three different birds over the course of three workshops, you will gain the necessary skills to paint your very own Kingfisher watercolour artwork in the fourth workshop. And learn how to step through your process. For you to apply these teachings on your own.

This workshop is good for all skill levels

Basic knowledge of paint and the handling of paint and brush are a plus.

If you wish to brush up your colour mixing and matching skills to make the best out of your bird paintings,  make sure to sign up to Ame’s workshop on colour mixing and and Andrea’s workshop on the Impact of Colour

Workshop content

Using the teachings from Amé’s workshop on colour mixing,  and Andrea’s workshop on colour matching for maximum impact,  you will learn to apply contrast, motifs, colour contrast (primary and secondary) to create a series of birds, leading to the making of your bird.

3. Paint a Peacock : Layering/ motifs

To deepen our skills in colour mixing, layers and textures we will work on a peacock. This bird is perfect to get a little more abstract and start creating a more illustrated version using the abstract techniques learnt with Andrea.

4. Paint your own Kingfisher

In this lesson you will use all the skills you have learnt with us/ me and create your VERY OWN KINGFISHER BIRD. Due to the 114 species this bird has; you will choose your own kingfisher. You will be able to choose how to approach the lesson more or less on your own. What techniques are you planning on using and in which order. Why? What is your colour palette? Is there a style you want to explore (dynamic, illustrated, flat, …)

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