Learn How to Paint DOVE AND EASTER BASKET with Acrylic - Paint & Sip at Home - Step by Step Tutorial
VIDEO DESCRIPTION This painting tutorial will take you through easy to follow, step-by-step instructions on how to paint this spring holiday inspired landscape image of “DOVE AND EASTER BASKET“ with colorful pastel eggs, a brilliant bright sun and fluffy clouds floating across the sky. This bird is symbolic of new beginnings, peace, fidelity, love, luck and prosperity. You’ll learn simple painting techniques that will help you to create this realistic piece of art with depth in the atmosphere, dimension in the wicker basket with it’s woven pattern and movement in the bird as it is flying through the sky. Holding onto the handle tightly, the small bird is eager to make it’s delivery of the holiday treats. You’ll learn to draw a basic outline of a delicate beautiful angelic bird that’s being highlighted by the bright summer light. You’ll learn how to paint the eggs using a layering affect that will teach you how to use the value scale and you’ll learn to paint 3d affects on the birds features with a couple of simple lines. The strong posture of the bird with his fluffy feathers and in flight movement will make you want to join him on his journey through the warm spring sky that is bursting with natural light and festive energy. Using only 2 brushes and 8 colors we’ll create this conversational masterpiece inspired by Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, spring colors and a native North American colloquial pigeon style symbolic game bird with warm atmospheric dimension that is sure to compliment the wall of any home. So let’s get painting and let’s get sipping!
IMAGE LINK FOR PRINTING:
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MATERIALS:
Canvas: 16x20 stretched primed canvas
Brushes: 1/2 flat bristle (large), #6 round (small)
Acrylic Paint: titanium white, mars black, chrome yellow, fluorescent pink, fluorescent orange, burnt umber (brown), fluorescent green, cobalt blue
Other: white chalk, palette, cup of water for washing brushes, paper towel for drying brushes
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STEPS:
1. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Paint the base coat of sky with black, blue and white
2. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Paint sun and it’s glow with white and dark blue (made in step 1)
3. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Paint clouds with dark blue, white and brown
4. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Paint sun beams with white
5. chalk - Draw outline of bird
6. #6 round brush - Paint base coat of bird with brown, black and white
7. chalk - Draw outline of basket and eggs
8. #6 round brush - Paint base coat for basket and eggs with brown, yellow, white, pink, green and orange
9. #6 round brush - Paint facial features with black, white, orange and yellow
10. #6 round brush - Finish bird with brown, gray (made in step 6) and brown
11. #6 round brush - Finish eggs with brown, white, yellow, green, pink and orange
12. #6 round brush - Paint feet with orange, black, brown, gray and white
13. #6 round brush - Finish basket with tan (made in step 8), black, brown, orange, yellow and white
14. #6 round brush - Sign with black
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