Watercolor Birds: Mallard Duck in Lake

Whether you’ve always wanted to paint birds with watercolor and have been waiting for a great tutorial to follow, or you’ve already started but are looking to learn new techniques, this course is for you!

✱ What you’ll learn:

• How to choose paint colors for realistic results
• How to paint lively bird eyes
• A quick and effective way to paint feathers 
• Must-know tips on painting white feathers 
• How to paint water and reflections on water
• How to do pre-wetting effectively and why this technique is so helpful when painting larger areas
• How to use white gouache to enhance highlights 
• How to use the splattering technique to add visual texture (with water and gouache)
• Much more!

✱ Supplies you’ll need:

• Watercolor paper *Suggested type/weight: Cold Press, 140 lbs. 
• Watercolor paint set
• Tracing paper
• Drawing pencils *Suggested grades: HB, 2B
• Soft graphite eraser
• Kneaded eraser
• Brushes *Suggested types and sizes: 1“Flat, Mop (6), Rounds (14, 10, 3), Multimedia round brushes for white gouache (12, 0)
• 1-2 Containers with clean water
• Mixing palette
• Absorbent towel or kitchen paper towels
• Masking tape or artist’s tape *Suggested sizes: 3/4’s” or 1″
• Backing/Support board
• Scrap pieces of watercolor paper
• White gouache *Permanent or Titanium White
• Mixing palette for white gouache