PAINTING VIDEO DESCRIPTION – Want to learn how to paint with acrylics? Looking for an easy animal portrait painting idea? Want to learn how to a paint a male wood duck? Are you a little quackers and you enjoy eating crackers? I’ll be your acrylic art instructor as I teach you easy step-by-step instructions throughout this fun beginner art video as you learn how to paint a peaceful humble beautiful duck gliding across the water—an easy animal bird nature landscape painting “DUCK REFLECTION”.
As a Youtuber and art influencer, I offer free online video art tutorials for beginners. My online videos are easy-to-follow as I use a limited palette and number of brushes and I break everything down into titled chapters using step-by-step instructions on how to paint canvas art with acrylics. Fantasy art, animal portraits, still life, flower paintings, scenery paintings, landscapes, Holiday paintings, surrealism, cubism, impressionism, realism, people portraits, and abstract, I paint it all on my Youtube art channel. In addition to the online art tutorials, I also offer unique painting benefits to my patreon members, including, exclusive art tutorials, educational classes with lessons on everything from how to paint clouds to how to paint fur, and from how to sell your art to how to own your own paint and sip business, live paint and sip classes, personal critiques from me on your artwork, as well as, access to a Private Facebook Group called “Michelle’s Painting Group” where I have monthly art contests, skills challenges, Game Nights, and giveaways. Patreon members also get discounts on art supplies from my shop where you can buy Michelle the Painter Brushes. Patreons get to send in their personal photographs for me to turn into an art tutorial on Youtube in what I call "Paint My Photo". As a special reward, the patreon will receive the original painting for free.
Today is a free online video art class where you will learn how to paint a precious colorful duck and its reflection as it gently floats on the water. In the easy steps in this beginner online art video, you'll learn how to draw and paint water, river, lake, pond, swamp, or stream, how to draw and paint a duck, feathers, facial features, and beak or bill, and how to draw and paint ripples and a reflection, and how to create an animal portrait landscape composition. Have fun with this free art tutorial and paint it abstract, impressionistic, or pop art. Have a date night at home, paint party, sip and paint event, or virtual paint night. Paint with pastel, oil paint, or watercolor, any medium will work! It’s an easy art project for everyone. Paint just for fun or for art therapy. I hope you enjoy watching this YouTube channel art video. How great thou art?
IMAGE LINK FOR PRINTING: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a30281990bade409dfa356b/t/67af4133245e52287149c9ef/1739538741231/Duck+Reflection-print.jpg
PHOTO REFERENCE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/113866735
MATERIALS:
Canvas: 16x20 stretched primed canvas
Brushes: 3/4 inch flat bristle, #6 bright brush, #3 round synthetic
Acrylic Paint: titanium white, mars black, deep yellow, burnt umber (brown), green oxide, ultra marine blue, fire red
Other: chalk, cup of water for washing brushes, paper towel for drying brushes
PURCHASE FULL DIY KIT FOR THIS PAINTING or MICHELLE’S ORIGINAL PAINTINGS HERE:
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STEPS:
1. 3/4 inch bristle brush – Paint base coat on canvas with green, yellow, brown and white
2. 3/4 inch bristle brush – Paint main layer to water with white, light green (made in step #1), brown, tan (made in step #1), red, yellow and black
3. Chalk - Draw outline for duck and reflection
4. #6 bright brush – Paint base coat for duck and reflection with white, black, brown and red
5. #6 bright brush - Finish water with black, brown, white, mauve (made in step #4), yellow, blue, tan, light green and rust (made in step #2)
6. #3 round brush -- Paint the heads with black, white, mauve, tan. brown, red, yellow, blue, green, light blue (made in step #5)
7. #3 round brush – Finish chests with black, brown, yellow, mauve, red, light blue, blue, white and tan
8. #3 round and #6 bright brushes – Finish bodies with black, white, brown, blue, light blue, yellow, red and green
9. #3 round brushes - Sign with black
LINKS AND CONTACT INFO:
Michelle's Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/michellethepainter
Website: https://www.michellethepainter.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berkshirepaintandsip/
Email: contact@michellethepainter.com
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