Line and Wash Watercolor Bird Painting- White Breasted Nuthatch

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Here is another bird for my bird journal. I'm painting a White Breasted Nuthatch using pen & ink and a loose background spatter technique.
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@edrymes3653 8 лет назад

When you "loosened up" your Nuthatch I figured you were nuts too but I must admit it turned out great. 😊 I think one of the biggest things for a budding artist is to get over the fear of failing or not having a painting turn out when you do try a new technique. It's only paper and paint. Way easier to start anew than sculpting a chunk of marble.

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

Very true!

@natejansen3063 7 месяцев назад

I guess I’ve been using my dip pen wrong. Thanks!

@gypsyjoy7 6 лет назад

I love birds. I am glad that whoever requested it. Thanks for the tutorials. I have really enjoyed them and learned so much. Thanks...Oh...I realize this is a year old, but I like this one and wanted to say so.

@alanyoung6430 6 лет назад

simply beautiful steve, wish you would do more bird ones, Thankyou for generously giving of your time and talent, you always inspire, me , Will be trying more birds now

@maryalgar8779 7 лет назад

Steve: I wondered if you are familiar with Backyard Bird Nerd and her wonderful photography of birds etc. If not, you would likely enjoy checking it out.

@mindofwatercolor 7 лет назад

Thanks I will!

@jaybirdproductions6084 3 года назад

Thanks for the inspiration! Would love to see what you would do with watercolors and colored pencils! How about a painted bunting???

@catherinelevison3310 4 года назад

I was due for a painting that would work out for me and be a true “watercolor goes crazy” kind of feeling. It worked!! I’m happy to have something turn out well today. Thank you!!

@jamesgsr8587 8 лет назад

Beautifully done. I would love to see a vid on paper/canvas types. Such as which papers/canvases are good for certain styles of watercolor painting, etc. Thanks for making all your videos and God bless!

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

Its really preference more that it is suitability. Any paper can be used for any subject and style. In general Hot Press paper holds crisp detail better and keeps colors more intense. Cold Press shows texture more but handles water a little better staying evenly wet longer.

@artieross9537 5 лет назад

Please do more birds. I love the way you watercolor them. They're awesome!🥰

@WmAnnis 8 лет назад

For people paranoid about the open bottle of a terrifyingly staining ink, you can reduce the danger somewhat with a giant sponge. Cut out a hole in the middle that the ink bottle can fit into snuggly. It'll protect you from tipped bottles (short of a catastrophic earthquake) and some accidental drips.

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

Thanks for the tip. I'm actually thinking of making a nice wood base for it to sit in.

@Desi-qw9fc 7 лет назад

Wm Annis I use blutack to stick bottles down when they absolutely must not be tipped.

@isalawton6239 8 лет назад

OMG, you scared me when you splash ink all over, but see why you did it. I love the end result... You inspired me once again. Thanks....

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

😄

@cerambycidae 6 лет назад

Oh my gosh, that Strathmore 400 paper is such rubbish. I'm relatively new to watercolour and thought I was just unskilled, but when I switched to a different paper I realised that it wasn't me, it was the paper. I couldn't figure out why I couldn't layer like I wanted to, and I found it pilled up. Just rubbish.

@colleenmcchesney1482 3 года назад

I would have never been brave enough for loosening up as you did. Oh wow after watching how you went about with it and how well it makes the nuthatch pop with light & shadow, I’m going to see about giving it a try. Thanks for sharing this with us and I’m amazed at the amount of details that technic gave to the final results.

@helicopterbudgie8860 8 лет назад

Hey Steve. Which size do you prefer in the Princeton Neptune quills? Thanks for another great video.

@Ruby-wise 6 лет назад

So enjoyed this dip pen project...I love using them. Learned the hard way not to use India ink in fountain pens..good-bye, my Fav Lamy!

@patriciaeorourke 6 лет назад

Beautiful work! I was wondering if you could leave the photo reference up the whole time in the corner so then I could SEE what choices you are making and why. I think I would learn a lot more. Where did you get your photo references, by the way? Thank you. You are a talented artist

@moniquelankhorst3200 7 лет назад

I saw you're video and the white pen is a very good idea for my painting that is very flat (sorry for my bad English ). then another question what kind of paper are you using?

@danakolpin1289 6 лет назад

I have paintee reverse glass. To do your design on glass I used the speedball pen with India Ink. However on glass you gave to use a paper towel under your hand so the oils from your hand don't get on the glass. I took your advice and ordered the Silver Black Velvet Brushes. Also ordered my primary colors in the MGraham Paints. I learn from you every day. I can't wait to get my supplies so I can start painting. Dana

@eveeichner3627 7 лет назад

Beautiful! I just love the thatch......making me miss Michigan.....use to see them all the time. I now live in Florida.....how about painting a pelican?

@isabelconti4439 7 лет назад

Thanks for this tutorial. There are many birds all around here! From our glass wall...and our 2nd floor balcony... overlooking the mangroves, we "adopted" a beautiful pair of Cardinals! I must start drawing these and didn't really have a clue :)

@AmyGiglio7683 7 лет назад

Gorgeous! I love the idea of splattering FIRST and really pushing yourself to be loose.

@charlenekociuba6303 5 лет назад

But Steve... do you have a photo nearby for reference, do you use rag versus pulp, and what weight? I don't memorize birds so it's tough to follow. Please show what you are using for reference and more info about the measures you take to avoid issues. Thanks

@karenowen7854 7 лет назад

It works perfectly. Thanks for the demo, Steve. Just love all God's creatures.

@aviaja2008 6 лет назад

I use my dip pens for writing calligraphy, drawing (Inking and flourishing) and for masking fluid.They are really useful detail tools. Thanks for another excellent art video, I am looking forward to the next one.

@jessjtadesigns 7 лет назад

Love me some nuthatches! Keep your birds coming, great to watch. Want to paint a morning dove, they are so soft looking and always on my feeder 🕊

@ArtePro_Oficial 8 лет назад

Really beautiful!! I love it, bravo!

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

Thank you!

@ahaartistcommunication1536 7 лет назад

Fabulous.. Will try it tonight, but adapt the technique to a mynah bird painting..

@nintaneja6272 5 лет назад

too good!

@wendyle2143 5 лет назад

That’s exactly the background effect I want to achieve, thank you Steve! Gonna try it out!

@Vic101able 7 лет назад

Looks like he got the paper really vertical, is that how you got it or is it just how it looks in the video?

@goldiewatts8820 7 лет назад

thanks Steve. will try to remember that. ordered a gelly roll anyway.

@marilynbayer2822 5 лет назад

I like using a dip pen with masking fluid too.

@jessjtadesigns 8 лет назад

Could love to see that water coloring with this pen, I've never done that, and nuthatches are my fav birds, especially upside down🙃very nice vid

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

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@chances26forever 4 года назад

Love your line drawing birds 😊

@NilRochaArt 8 лет назад

wow..i love its

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

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@grammatoots 7 лет назад

beautiful picture I just love it

@Adushka1976 8 лет назад

I can't believe it! I watched all your videos in 4 days! Thank you!

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

Awesome! Thank YOU!

@condorreades2148 4 месяца назад

how about a video on how to use those pens? I’ve never succeeded. It amazes me to think of the thousands of novels that were written with them. I think Rorsach tests were developed by people like me who just make splotches with them.

@mindofwatercolor 4 месяца назад

I included several tips in this video on how to use them and I've done several videos on how to use them also.

@debraunderwood3263 7 лет назад

Love your birds. More, please!

@delila351 7 лет назад

ROTFL......I love how you do not panic...I panicked when you put the splatters on that bird LOL.......it turned out you knew what you were doing..great job

@elizabethharris4319 8 лет назад

Hello Steve. Spring/Summer in South Africa and birds and blossoms aplenty. Such is the hand of God. Thank you for another lovely bird video. I can watch you paint for hours and learn something different each time. My teachers told me I was useless at drawing and painting and 61 years later I am proving them wrong. Fond wishes, Elizabeth

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

I never trust a teacher that says such things. I know instantly their agenda is off. I understand that some schools have to weed out students but artists learn differently. I've seen how artists who just don't get one medium or approach, totally shine with another. Glad you kept with it.

@dianneshoenfelt5873 7 лет назад

I agree about the Strathmore 400. If you work light and washy, with few layers, it works fine. For multiple layers, it doesn't work so well. I just upgraded from Strathmore to Arches, but if I'm doing line and wash or something quick and easy, I'll use the Strathmore rather than waste the Arches paper.

@mindofwatercolor 7 лет назад

Yes, not bad for those purposes. I'm finding there are some better choices though for cheap paper to do things like quick sketches or line and wash. Bee Paper's Super Deluxe sketchbook or Stillman & Birn's Beta series just to name two.

@pr4360 8 лет назад

Thank you for bringing back the birds! This one just took my breath away!

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

Very kind thanks!

@KVan-fl9sk 7 лет назад

Steve, it is such a pleasure to watch how you handle sketching and painting birds. As a "certified master birder," I spend many hours in the field on my own and leading tours. But I never seem to take the time to actually stop, observe and record my observations in my field notebook/journal. Mind you, I always bring my basic watercolor kit into the field. . . and usually leave without sketching anything, mainly because I cannot get the "gestalt" of the bird onto paper. So frustrating. Yet each time I watch your videos, my resolve is renewed -- tomorrow I will try again! Thank you.

@mindofwatercolor 7 лет назад

Thanks! Very honored to have inspired a "Master Birder."

@LauraCRiker 8 лет назад

i found your channel a few weeks ago and I am so glad I did. your videos are wonderful and so informative. some artists have tutorials without showing us how they got from o e stage of the painting to another. I am a visual learner and I find your method of teaching to work great for me. i am a semi beginner but am progressing in my watercolor paintings quickly with your instruction. i love painting flowers. i am having trouble being loose with them. could you do a tutorial on some loose watercolor roses or flowers in general? i find myself being too stiff when I draw the rose first then I end up overworking the painting. Thanks again. love your channel!!

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

Thanks for the comments and the input Laura. Will keep your request in mind.

@dianemaes4612 8 лет назад

How do I get to your links for materials used on my iPad?

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

Click the space below the video title to the right of the thumbs up and down. It should toggle open to the video description.

@isabelpatchett9356 8 лет назад

A question , after splashing on the ink how long do you have before it would be too dry to spread with your wet brush? Isabel

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

3 or 4 minutes probably.

@teresawebster3498 8 лет назад

I like the strathmore 500 series 100% cotton sketchbooks.

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

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@condorreades2148 4 месяца назад

Are you using photo refs for birds?

@mindofwatercolor 4 месяца назад

yep.

@glenmiller6404 8 лет назад

nice work ! I have a very hard time doing loose work ! lol

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

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@PorteñaCali 8 лет назад

A thousand thumbs up for you, and a million thanks

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

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@judyptak7118 7 лет назад

Very nice!

@sarahali9059 7 лет назад

amazing

@TJtheBee 8 лет назад

I have two questions for you! First one is just a silly one . . . you always seem to draw really slender birds. Have you considered painting some short, fat birds? Y'know, the ones shaped like gumdrops from the front? Or is that just kind of uninteresting for you? Second - and this might sound weird - how long does it usually take for your watercolor to dry? I live in a very arid place, and it seems like my watercolors take 10 minutes, tops, to dry. And it becomes very hard to work it even after 1 minute, so my washes have to be FAST. I don't feel like I can always take my time. Would it be easier if I had, say, a humidifier in my space? Or is this just kind of par for the road?

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

What can I say. I draw and paint them the way I see them. 😉 My watercolor dries in about the same time. Maybe a little longer. We live in a fairly humid climate in South Carolina. It really depends more on the paper. 140 lb. dries more quickly than 300 lb. Hot press dries more quickly than cold press. And cheap paper (pulp or cellulose based) dried faster than high grade cotton paper. Also air movement makes drying faster than still air. A nearby fan or air vent will speed drying as will working outdoors where air tends to move around more. Humidity can be a bit of a factor too of course.

@TJtheBee 8 лет назад

Alright, I see . . . this is very telling. Sounds like I need to start looking around for a heavier grade paper and start playing around. Trouble is, of course, I am limited in finances. But it shouldn't be difficult to find SOMETHING to work with; I have two papers I use, a Coco Bee brand and a cheap Strathmore, so I think I should start playing between the two and see what I glean. Thanks for the advice!

@richardlumpkin4607 8 лет назад

You're correct, the background really works.

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

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@eileenbarton3274 8 лет назад

well done I like painting birds good tips but your at the top of the trade see you again

@jenniefrench1338 6 лет назад

Do you notice a big diffetence with the speed ball ink dip pens ans the beautiful ones that you have made? Yours' are gorgeous and I definitely use ink in my multimedia. Just curious as to the differences. Thanks

@jenniefrench1338 6 лет назад

Obviosly I can't write this late. ugh!

@mindofwatercolor 6 лет назад

The holders are really just a matter of ergonomics and preference. The difference really come in the nibs. There are a number of nibs I prefer over the speed ball nibs but they're ok. Not huge differences.

@dream.fiiend 8 лет назад

hello, I'm new to watercolor. could you do a demonstration on brushes with a water reservoir? that's the only brush I've got and albeit it's a lil tricky, I really like them. cheers

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

Here's a video on them. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0IievJsOLs8.html

@dream.fiiend 8 лет назад

Thank you kindly

@victoriagarcia6768 8 лет назад

That dip pen is so pretty

@victoriagarcia6768 8 лет назад

I need it

@haicautrang5304 8 лет назад

its pretty cheap too

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

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@helicopterbudgie8860 8 лет назад

Hey Steve. Which size do you prefer for the Princeton Neptune quills? Thanks for another great video!

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

#2 & #4 for most purposes. I don't really use the larger ones. They hold a tremendous amount of water and unless you're painting pretty large you don't need a very big one.

@leanneland 8 лет назад

Immediate thumbs up first for being a bird! Beautiful work! 🙌🏻

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

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@JulieBarneson 8 лет назад

Love all your birds!

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

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@phathiker 8 лет назад

Gorgeous work as always. I would love to see an episode which reviews all the various watercolor sketchbooks out there. I've actually tried this one you are using and didn't like the paper but perhaps I wasn't trying the proper subject as you mention.

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

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@lisascott9435 8 лет назад

Enjoyed this video.

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

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@kathleenallen8859 8 лет назад

very nice demo!!😎😎

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

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@isabelpatchett9356 8 лет назад

This is so lovely and I was fascinated from the start, like others I wondered how you were going to "rescue it " after you splashed the ink but you did it and it is beautiful the way you blended in the ink along with the colours thank you so much for sharing your talent with us. Isabel

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

My pleasure!

@libbyfuntera8497 8 лет назад

Beautifully painted Steve. Love that dip pen and the white highlighter. Libby

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

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@sarahnunns8263 8 лет назад

Love that. thanks

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

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@TuxieTude 8 лет назад

Love your work and LOVE birds!! :) thank you!!

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

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@silviameneses11 8 лет назад

I Love your work

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

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@colleeningham7335 8 лет назад

Thanks for sharing again, love your videos.

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

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@pablomiezavarela8358 8 лет назад

Majestic.

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

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@MrBrockbelinda 8 лет назад

Steve thank you for the wonderful video. you are very talented.

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

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@charlottecanning9561 8 лет назад

Beautiful! I have just started to work with a dip pen, so I appreciate your demonstration. Also, I just discovered a finer-pointed version of the Signo white ink pen, called Signo Angelic Colour. I like it even better than the Gelly roll white pen.

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

Sounds good. I did notice the Gelly Roll is permanent while the Signo is water soluble. There are uses for both types.

@charlottecanning9561 8 лет назад

Thanks! That is good to know.

@beads2yarn 8 лет назад

Gorgeous

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

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@shaunhurry5527 8 лет назад

I love all your illustrations! Can we get a video on drawing some food? I'm finding it surprisingly difficult to layer properly to get the right colours and textures.

@mindofwatercolor 8 лет назад

I suppose its possible but I don't really do food art. Glazing is the same no matter what "thing" you paint. This video would be closest. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fzy4fgaeCus.html

@shaunhurry5527 8 лет назад

I missed this video, and after watching it I think I figured out what some of the issues I've been having are. I suspect that my watercolours are not quite as transparent as needed, or I've been going in with too "heavy" of a glaze. Thank you so much!!