Tree Sparrow PDF

Description

This instant download watercolour lesson, will give you masses of practise at mixing brown, as you work on this realistic illustration of a Tree Sparrow bird.

Tree Sparrows at first glance look very much like House Sparrows, however they are smaller, tend to be more active and often cock their tail, just like in this painting. The top of the head is a rich chocolate brown, as opposed to grey, and there is a distinct black cheek spot too.

This project gives us the opportunity to tackle a myriad of brown shades, and also learn how to paint the cocked tail. The latter aspect requires a very steady hand, and good preparation with the masking fluid. With both the tail feathers and legs in this painting, there is a danger to go too chunky and thick, so keep a careful eye on this. It’s much easier to widen them, rather than slim them down and make a mess of the background wash around them.

This is an instant PDF download, you could start drawing and painting the Tree Sparrow in a matter of minutes. You don’t even need to wait for the post to arrive! You will receive a 40-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.