Hello Friends,
Today I'd like to share with you some practice watercolor paintings I've been doing of birds. I absolutely adore birds, which is one reason I chose to join Louise De Masi's Patreon channel. She is an amazing watercolor artist in Australia who shares my love of birds.
First I followed her Yellow Robin tutorial, using her line drawing. I forgot to take note of the paper I used, but I employed my Dr. PH. Martin Hydrus liquid watercolors as my paints.
Then I decided to try a goldfinch, using my own drawing. We have a lot of goldfinches here in the summer and I just love their bright yellow breasts. Again I used my Hydrus paints. The paper was not 100% cotton so the background didn't come out as nicely as I'd hoped.
For my next three paintings I used Artist Loft gouache (Michael's brand) and three different grades of cotton paper: Academy Cold Pressed, Academy Hot Pressed and Artistico Fabriano Cold Pressed. They all say 100% cotton. I used a Louise de Masi tutorial and her line drawing for the hummingbird. The gouache I used is the mini palette I made up last week out of a peppermint tin.
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| Academy Cold Pressed Cotton |
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| Academy Hot Pressed Cotton |
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| Artistico Fabriano Cold Pressed Cotton |
I can't say I found much difference between the Academy and Artistico cold pressed papers, but I did like the way the paint flowed on the hot pressed paper.
I plan to do the same experiment this weekend, using my Hydrus paints. I'll fill you in on the results next week.
Hugs & smiles,
Teresa
4 comments:
The birds are absolutely fabulous Teresa, love the paintings. Keep going! Hugs, Valerie
Beautiful birds Teresa, you did some wonderful paintings x
Wow! Every time I seek work like this I get so jealous! I really wish I could paint! Great Job, Teresa! You are a lady of many talents!
Hugz,
Chana Malkah
Great subjects for your paintings. The hummingbirds will soon be leaving us but the goldfinches will tough out the winter with their human friends who perhaps will provide a little food for them.
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