Northern Cardinal PDF
£5.00
Description
Learn to Paint a Northern Cardinal in Watercolour, with my Step by Step Downloadable PDF Tutorial
The Northern Cardinal is found in eastern and central North America, and the bright red plumage of the male isn’t likely to be overlooked! So if you’ve seen one, you will know you have seen one, and as they don’t migrate and they don’t moult, they can be seen looking the same, all year round. They readily visit bird feeders, where they aren’t too fussy, and like many birds are more than happy with sunflower seeds. Leave a bit of undergrowth around your garden and you may get them nesting too.
I have classed this as an intermediate project, as managing the red is the biggest challenge. We need to show all the shape and form using this colour, and therefore need to mix it to light and dark shades. These shades cannot be pink, and they cannot be black, so there is a fine balance to be found. If you think you are up for this challenge, don’t let my rating put you off, as I go through everything in easy to follow steps.
This is an instant PDF download, you could start painting this Cardinal in a matter of minutes. You don’t even need to wait for the post to arrive! You will receive a 32-page PDF document. Set out in the same way as the tutorials I write for magazines. However, you get lots more large photos of the different stages.
Downloadable lessons enable you to work at your own speed, you can dip in and out of the content, you can spend time studying the fine details and practise the various techniques as often as you like.
Have fun with this lesson, take your time and let me know how you get on. Try printing off the last few pages which have the larger versions of the step-by-step photos for additional help.
