Watercolour Techniques: How to Paint Feathers

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Free Online Course: Watercolour Techniques: How to Paint Feathers provided by Skillshare is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 3 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Watercolour Techniques: How to Paint Feathers is taught by Sharone Stevens.

Overview
  • In this class, I will guide you through my process of creating five different types of feathers using watercolour paints. 

    I will start by giving you an overview of the supplies that I use and then we will practice a variety of basic techniques that will be useful in the class. These include wet on wet, wet on dry, creating gradients, layering, dry brush and using different brush strokes. I will also cover how much water you should use and how to fix mistakes. I will then take you through my process, step by step in real time, for painting five feathers, including the beautiful peacock feather.

    I hope this class will allow you to feel more confident using watercolours and that you will be able to create a page of beautiful feathers, that you are really proud of, by the end of it!

Syllabus
    • Intro
    • Supplies
    • Tips & Techniques Part 1
    • Tips & Techniques Part 2
    • Feather 1 - Sketching the Outline
    • Feather 1 - Painting
    • Feather 2 - Sketching the Outline
    • Feather 2 - Painting the First Layers
    • Feather 2 - Stripes & Final Details
    • Feather 3 - Sketching the Outline
    • Feather 3 - Painting the First Layers
    • Feather 3 - More Layers
    • Feather 3 - Final Details
    • Feather 4 - Sketching the Outline
    • Feather 4 - Painting the First Layers
    • Feather 4 - Painting the Second Layers
    • Feather 4 - More Layers
    • Feather 4 - Speckles & Final Details
    • Feather 5 - Sketching the Outline
    • Feather 5 - Painting the Eye
    • Feather 5 - Painting the Hairs
    • Feather 5 - Final Details
    • Project & Final Thoughts