Paint a realistic bird using acrylics

Paint a realistic bird using acrylics, available at $49.99, has an average rating of 4.8, with 41 lectures, based on 24 reviews, and has 271 subscribers.

You will learn about Make a realistic painting of a bird using acrylic paint understand intermediate and advanced acrylic painting techniques Blend paint to get the best colours Use small brush strokes to create texture Paint small details to make the painting look more realistic This course is ideal for individuals who are This course is for intermediate and advanced students, who want to develop their painting skills to the next level. Some experience painting in acrylics is recommended. This course is not for absolute beginners. It is particularly useful for This course is for intermediate and advanced students, who want to develop their painting skills to the next level. Some experience painting in acrylics is recommended. This course is not for absolute beginners.

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Summary

Title: Paint a realistic bird using acrylics

Price: $49.99

Average Rating: 4.8

Number of Lectures: 41

Number of Published Lectures: 41

Number of Curriculum Items: 41

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 41

Original Price: $19.99

Quality Status: approved

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What You Will Learn

Make a realistic painting of a bird using acrylic paint
understand intermediate and advanced acrylic painting techniques
Blend paint to get the best colours
Use small brush strokes to create texture
Paint small details to make the painting look more realistic

Who Should Attend

This course is for intermediate and advanced students, who want to develop their painting skills to the next level. Some experience painting in acrylics is recommended. This course is not for absolute beginners.

Target Audiences

This course is for intermediate and advanced students, who want to develop their painting skills to the next level. Some experience painting in acrylics is recommended. This course is not for absolute beginners.

So you have made some acrylic paintings, but you want to learn how to take your skills to the next level. You’ve seen artists painting in a realistic style, and you would love to be able to paint like that, but you are not sure how to. This course will give you the skills and techniques as the tutor, Joe McMenamin, completes every stage of a painting of the New Zealand songbird the “Tui”.

This course covers:

1. Image preparation – How to choose a good image and how to transfer it onto wood.

2. The tools – Which paint, brushes and other materials you will use in this course.

3. Wet blending – How to blend acrylic paint for the different parts of the bird and foliage.

4. Dry brushing – How to add a soft layer of paint to smooth out the brush strokes and give the feathers a more details soft blend.

5. Adding the fine details – How to use small brush strokes to create texture and other fine details to make the painting appear more realistic.

6. Finishing the painting – Getting the painting ready to hang for an exhibition, for sale or for display in your own home.

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I wish I had been able to watch a course like this when I was developing my skills in painting. The great thing about having an online course is that you are able to keep going over the areas that you need to work on until you get them right.�

If you are looking to develop and improve your painting skill and learn some new techniques, I encourage you to enroll in this course. I believe you can paint like me if you learn the skills and practice them!

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction to the course

Chapter 2: Image Preparation

Lecture 1: Introduction to image preparation

Lecture 2: Tracing the bird

Lecture 3: Tracing the foliage

Lecture 4: Tracing the final details

Chapter 3: Paints and Brushes

Lecture 1: Paints and brushes

Chapter 4: Wet Blending

Lecture 1: Introduction to wet blending

Lecture 2: Preparing for wet blending

Lecture 3: Painting the head

Lecture 4: Painting the neck

Lecture 5: Painting the body of the bird

Lecture 6: Painting the top feathers

Lecture 7: Painting the layers of feathers

Lecture 8: Painting the long skinny feathers

Lecture 9: Painting the overlapping feathers

Lecture 10: Painting the lower feathers

Lecture 11: Painting the brown layer Part 1

Lecture 12: Painting the brown layer Part 2

Lecture 13: Painting the beak

Lecture 14: Painting the white neck and pollen

Lecture 15: Painting the feet

Chapter 5: Painting the Foliage

Lecture 1: Introduction to painting the foliage

Lecture 2: Painting the foliage

Chapter 6: Dry Brushing

Lecture 1: Introduction to dry brushing

Lecture 2: Dry brushing the foliage

Lecture 3: Dry brushing the bird

Lecture 4: Dry brushing the pollen and neck

Chapter 7: Adding the Details

Lecture 1: Introduction to adding the details

Lecture 2: Adding the details to the foliage

Lecture 3: Adding the details to the top blue feathers

Lecture 4: Thinking about contrast

Lecture 5: Adding the details to the claw

Lecture 6: Adding the details to the beak

Lecture 7: Adding the details to the eye

Lecture 8: Adding the details to the neck

Lecture 9: Adding the details to the white feathers

Lecture 10: Fixing up mistakes

Chapter 8: Finishing the Painting

Lecture 1: Introduction to finishing the painting

Lecture 2: Hanging the painting

Lecture 3: Coating with danish oil

Chapter 9: Conclusion

Lecture 1: Conclusion

Instructors

Joe McMenamin
Artist – Illustrator – Teacher

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