Assignment

Your class project is to paint a flying Kingfisher, retaining beautiful transparency through the back of the bird, looseness through the main body and wing and adding just the right amount of detail around the face

Materials

the reference photo can be found on Pexels Kingfisher

The paints I'll be using are

Daniel Smith Indigo
Daniel Smith Quinacridone violet
Daniel Smith Pyroll red
Daniel Smith Hansa yellow medium
Winsor and Newton Cobalt blue
Winsor and Newton Phthalo turqouise
White Gouache (this is just for a tiny highlight in the eye, no need to buy it)

Brushes - I'll be using a Neef LP4750 brush size 10 (squirrel/taklon mix) and a Neef taklon round 970 sizes 3 and 5. I'm also using a bright stiff synthetic (Neef 95B-4) to lift out a couple of highlights in the wing, and a really small synthetic brush to lift a few higlights in the cheek.

Arches cold press watercolour paper, 300g

Palette (I use a cheap basic one)

Board for the paper

Tissues/paper towel

HB pencil and eraser

Jar of water

Sharing Your Work

Please feel free to post your finished painting (or any of the stages) under "Your Project". Questions are encouraged and welcome.

The work you produce is for your own personal use - go ahead and hang it on your wall or gift to a friend but paintings from the class are not to be sold or exhibited.

Monika Kudaszewicz

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