You will create a playful, vibrant illustrative watercolour painting, accented with pen detail. Your Quirky Bird class project will develop across a series of short lessons, using a versatile illustration process which you'll be able to apply to future artwork. You'll be using the traditional tools of pen and watercolour, but in new, experimental ways, allowing you to explore and develop your own personal style, whilst creating a bird illustration to be proud of.

Class Breakdown:

1. Introducing Quirky Birds

- A 'hello' from me, and a taster of 'Illustrating Quirky Birds in Watercolour and Pen'

2. Class Overview

- A lesson breakdown, outlining the project and materials needed

3. Simplifying Shapes:

- Here you'll be drawing abstract bird shapes based on more complex bird silhouettes

4. Composing Thumbnails:

- This lesson sees your simplified shapes transformed into thumbnail compositions

5. Experimenting with Colour and Application

- In this lesson you'll be recreating your chosen simplified shape in watercolour paint, experimenting with colour and technique

- I'll also be sharing my 'painting shorthand' so you'll be able to record your experiments for future use

6. Painting Your Quirky Birds:

- Here you'll be combining your favourite thumbnail composition with your favourite paint experiments, laying down the painted components of your project piece

7. Adding the Quirk:

- In this final lesson I'll demonstrate a simple but effective pen style, helping you turn those painted shapes back into birds again

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Materials Needed:

- Watercolour paper (any)

- Watercolour paints (any)

- Pencil (any)

- At least one fineliner

- At least one medium sized round-tipped watercolour brush

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