Rich vibrant colours and stunning clarity make this delightful picture of a native bird seem almost real enough to sing and take flight.
STEP ONE
After deciding on size and format, I drew the foreground objects to size with as much detail as possible before transferring them onto my prepared board. When I airbrush a background (as in this painting), I mask the bird and the branch with masking fluid.
STEP TWO
I checked the bckground colour against photographs taken, making sure that the foreground would stand out and not get lost. Using a palette knife, the moss and bark were added to the branch. At this stage I was not looking for detail, but texture.
MATERIALS
• Genesis Heat Set Oil Colours: Genesis Red; Ultramarine Blue; Genesis Yellow; Sap Green; Phthalo Green; Titanium White; Burnt Umber; Red Oxide; Mars Black.
• Brushes: Roymac Golden Sable sizes 000, 1, 2, 4 and 6.
• Round Tip Palette Knife.
• Background: Four coats ofdiluted Mat isse Gesso, sanded between coats, on Saunders Hot Press Illustration Board.
• GMC 1600 watt Heat Gun, to set the oil paint.
STEP THREE
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