Paint a Ptarmigan in Watercolour (Recorded from a live workshop)

Paint a Ptarmigan in Watercolour

(2 hrs of tuition) plus PDF of slides and references

Paint a beautiful Scottish Ptarmigan against a snowy backdrop with guidance from Tutor Bethany Y Milam. Follow the demonstration step by step, using techniques such as wet-in-wet, feathering, masking, and more experimental texture techniques.

Materials needed:

Pencils

Drawing paper or sketchbook

Watercolour Paper (Cold Pressed, A4) plus some paper for testing colours

Paintbrushes

Watercolour Paint

Palette

Water Pots

Paper Towels/Kitchen Paper

Spray/Misting Bottle (Optional)

Masking Fluid (Removable) and Soap/Washing up Liquid (Optional but recommended)

White gouache (as an alternative to masking fluid, Optional)

Salt (Optional)

Granulation medium (Optional)

Acrylic ink (Optional)