For years I thought I was doing watercolor right, but it turns out I wasn’t.

Join me on Patreon https://patreon.com/dianeantonestudio Today I’m going to show you how to paint a cute bird in a way that might possibly change your art life. I have recently discovered a technique for putting paint on to paper that works very well for blobby birds, and I’m going to show you how I have adapted that technique to get the effect on the bird you see here. Download the sketch of this bird plus two more for extra wet-in-wet practice: https://dianeantone.com/product/three-whimsical-birds-sketch-ii/ Get your $1 Studio Insiders Pass: https://dianeantone.com/product/studio-insiders-pass/ When ordering anything from Meeden’s website use DIANE15 at checkout for 15% discount Meeden Paper https://tinyurl.com/meeden-watercolor-block Meeden Cold Press 10x15 block https://go.meedenart.com/4fONIEE Meeden Tabletop Storage Easel https://go.meedenart.com/4ghDKwV Meeden 10 pack artists tape https://amzn.to/3BTlKK7 Lightwish Metallic 8 paints https://amzn.to/3zEPdWJ Lightwish 48 color Watercolor set https://amzn.to/4dHY2xX Artistro white pens https://amzn.to/3zWqjSj Arrtx Acrylic Marker Set https://amzn.to/3Td2lZN Edding 1800 fine liner https://amzn.to/4h6akS7 Pentel Gold Slicci pen https://amzn.to/4eTXtSD Chapters: 00:00 Cute colourful birds - updated! 00:38 Today’s paints 01:49 A bit about using swatch cards 03:58 A bit about soft vs stiffer brushes 05:05 Some white pen and paint options 06:13 Today’s new pearlescent paints 07:05 A bit about blocks of paper 09:48 Drawing the outline of the bird 11:48 Painting the body wet in wet 18:25 Adding some shimmer 20:45 Painting the legs and beak 22:01 Ideas for embellishing 22:55 Adding the eye 23:13 The problems with white pens 25:07 My white pen workaround 26:07 Embellishing the bird in pen and paint 32:40 Painting a branch 34:29 How to get free sketches from our website 36:47 Finishing with some outlines ----------------------- Get an overview of what we do here at Diane Antone Studio: https://linktr.ee/dianeantonestudio Join my FREE Studio Insiders' Newsletter for weekly coupons, freebies, offers, inspiration, news and more: https://dianeantone.com/join-our-newsletter Join my YouTube Membership: https://youtube.com/dianeantonestudio/join Join my Patreon: https://patreon.com/dianeantonestudio Become a Studio Insider for 10 FREE one-click sketch downloads per month: https://dianeantone.com/product/studio-insiders-pass/ Buy original paintings on Etsy: https://etsy.com/shop/dianeantonestudio Shop My MERCH: https://merch.dianeantone.com --------------------------------------------------------------- SUPPLIES Browse all of my recommended supplies on my Amazon Storefronts: USA - https://amazon.com/shop/dianeantonestudio Canada - https://amazon.ca/shop/dianeantonestudio UK - https://amazon.co.uk/shop/dianeantonestudio About my brushes I have always bought my favorite brushes from Drawell direct from Japan. They are handmade in Japan. Drawell will ship readily to anywhere in the world. The prices on their website are in Japanese currency but if you send Mr Maeyama an email he will give you prices in other currencies. The brushes I use are the Golden Nylon Series 11-2, and I use mostly sizes 7or 9 and 10 and 13. http://www.drawell.co.jp/english/product.html --------------------------------------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME Join me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dianeantonestudio Visit the YouTube Community Tab here: https://www.youtube.com/DianeAntoneStudio/community Diane Antone Studio Private YouTube Members Group - for Members only https://www.facebook.com/groups/dianeantonestudiomembers Website: https://dianeantone.com Facebook Diane Antone Studio: https://www.facebook.com/dianeantonestudio Facebook Members Only Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dianeantonestudiomembers Facebook Learn to Paint Watercolor Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnwatercolourpainting Facebook Learn to Paint Mixed Media Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnhowtopaint Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dianeantonestudio Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/dianeantonestudio TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dianeantonestudio Please visit our baby sister channel @fromthegarden Tip Jar: https://tinyurl.com/dastipjar --- We use royalty-free music from Epidemic Sound. Sign up with this link to get 30 days free. https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/69dvmu Diane Antone Studio makes a commission from sales made through the above links.* #dianeantonestudio #watercolor #art