I followed Watercolours by Rachel’s How to paint a robin in 8 easy steps for this piece.
The hardest part was getting the detail in the eye (the smallest brush I have at the moment is a 0, so I’ve ordered a 000) which bled a little into the yellow. Next time I’d do the eye last and either try to avoid the area or use a dab of masking fluid.
Getting the sketch proportions right took a few goes before I committed to sketching it out on my watercolour pad. I added in a branch for the robin to sit on, and my splashes of colour are (unintentionally) smaller and without the snow droplets, but it is similar to the original.
I used wet on wet for the base colours, and then mostly dry painting (with a little wet on dry) to darken and for the details, before a final wet on dry to blend the yellows.
The colours I used were:
The hardest part was getting the detail in the eye (the smallest brush I have at the moment is a 0, so I’ve ordered a 000) which bled a little into the yellow. Next time I’d do the eye last and either try to avoid the area or use a dab of masking fluid.
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| Robin on a Branch |
Getting the sketch proportions right took a few goes before I committed to sketching it out on my watercolour pad. I added in a branch for the robin to sit on, and my splashes of colour are (unintentionally) smaller and without the snow droplets, but it is similar to the original.
I used wet on wet for the base colours, and then mostly dry painting (with a little wet on dry) to darken and for the details, before a final wet on dry to blend the yellows.
The colours I used were:
- Lemon Yellow
- Ochre Yellow
- Vermillion (mixed with Lemon Yellow)
- Burnt Sienna
- Burnt Umber
- Cerulean (mixed with Black for darker shades like the feet)
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