Watercolor Birds and Habitats
Weekend Workshop | This program is completed
All Levels, Some Watercolor Experience Required! Develop keen observation skills and new approaches to drawing and painting birds. Warm-up with gestural studies in pencil and ink to capture the character of birds posed in various positions. Learn tools of observation to identify birds, draw them in proportion and create watercolor studies based on your sketches. Expand your knowledge of color mixing, paint application, creating texture and how to simplify complex subjects.
Daniel Smith Watercolor Pigments
Aureolin or Hansa Yellow Lt
Naples Yellow
New Gamboge
Transparent Pyrrol Orange
Cadmium Red Med
Permanent Alizarin Crimson
Cobalt Blue
Ultramarine Blue
Phthalo Blue (GS)
Carbazole Violet
Quinacridone Gold
Quinacridone Burnt Orange
Quinacridone Burnt Scarlet
Burnt Sienna
Burnt Umber
Additional Pigments
Rose Madder Genuine (Windsor Newton)
Brushes
Round: Silver Black Velvet Series (#6, #12)
Flat Wash: 1/2,” 1” and 2”
Angle: 1” and 1.5”
Brush Carrier
Palette (11 x 15”)
Artist’s Low Adhesive Tape
#2 Pencil and kneaded eraser
(2) Gator Boards: 12 x 16” or masonite boards
Paper: 1 sheet 140# Arches Cold Press Watercolor Paper 22 x 30” (Tear paper into 1/4 sections)
Rags/paper towels
Small sea sponge
Water container
Sketch book