Moonshine - A Gouache + Watercolor Painting

in Sketchbook3 years ago

The bird here is the Eastern Yellow Robin! It’s pure yellow feathers are a delight to the eyes! I you can find the bird in Australia. A yellow bird was a must for this series, so I’m glad I painted the robin. I imagined a cute bird resting at the tip of one’s nose, with the moon’s light illuminating the yellow feathers of the bird.

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PROCESS!

Materials : Reeves Gouache paint, Winsor & Newton Watercolor and brushes, Staedtler pencils

I sketched out the girl and the bird, I wasn’t too sure what to place in the background here, so I left it.

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Next, I painted in the background and the first layer of color for the bird

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I made quite the mistake in terms of picking the right shade of red/pink that would have gone better with the yellow on the bird. In the next painting I’ll be sure to test the colors out first!

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Close ups of the bird!

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You’ve gotta admit, it’s one cute bird : )

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Thank you for Viewing!

For more art: https://linktr.ee/artby.dara
Previous Painting: https://hive.blog/hive-174301/@artby.dara/the-view-from-below-the-mountains-inks-markers

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It's a cute combination. I see your whole work is filled with the faces of women as well as birds.

Thank you! Yes, I’m doing a challenge for September, where I just combine birds and my art style together! I realized I enjoyed painting birds, so I intend on improving along that line

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Thank you ❤️❤️


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