Creative Artist - AU (2020-02)

StepSeven

Timeto dotheeye.Theeyeis themostimportant

partof thepainting,becauseif theeyeis notright

thentheentirepaintingwon’tlookrighteither.For

birdsthathavedarkeyes,I painttheeyeareablack,

whendryI adda littlecrescentof greyin thetop

of theeyeanda smallerareaonthebottom.To

thetopareaI adda whitehighlight.Thegreyarea

at thebottomgetscoveredwithBurntSienna.The

birdis nowfinished,exceptforthelegs,whichI will

finishofflater.

StepEight

NowI’llworkonthebranch.I wetthebranchwith

waterthenaddHolbeinSepiawatercolour,makingit

darkeronthebottomandlighteronthetop.

I then“shape” the paint using a dry brush

to movethepaint around, so that a patterned

texturestarts to appear. I add some white to

theupperside of the branch and blend it with

thesepia.

Thepattern is delineated with fine darker lines.

Toadda bitof reflective light, the bottom of the

branchis coated with Burnt Sienna, which is then

blendedto the rest of the branch.

StepNine

Thepaintingneeds foliage to make it look more

complete.On a transparent sheet of acetate, I draw

a numberof leaves. I use acetate, as it allows me to

seewherethe leaves go in relation to the bird and

branch.I then copy the drawing on my photocopier

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Step 8A

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Step 7B

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Rodger Scott