A SIMPLE & QUICK watercolour Hummingbird - including a quick tips section on creating interesting backgrounds.
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.
Another beautiful family of mostly tiny birds, the hummingbirds. And this species, the Bee Hummingbird, is particularly small. I think it may even be the smallest bird in the world.
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.
-- Materials --
Colours:
Ultramarine Blue
Pthalo Blue
Carmine Red
Lemon Yellow
Turqouise Blue
Paper:
Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolour paper (gummed block)
Brushes:
Size 16 Round Faux Squirrel Hair Brush
Size 10 synthetic round brush.
-- Line drawing (publicly available) --
https://www.patreon.com/posts/42973900
You will also find the copyright free reference photo there, taken from pixabay.com
-- Full length narrated paintings --
Green Hummingbird:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/42967413
Owl:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/42410784
-- Timelapse Videos --
Green Hummingbird:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/42973440
Owl:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/42721703
https://www.patreon.com/posts/42717801
-- Links to me --
https://www.instagram.com/tomshepherdartist
https://www.patreon.com/TomShepherdArt
https://www.tomshepherdart.com/
https://www.facebook.com/TomShepherdArt/
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.