How To Draw Birds Vol 1 - Parrot, Kingfisher, Robin & Owl

Learn to draw a variety of birds with stunning results using pastel pencils with Colin Bradley. 4 Subjects in 1!

What you'll learn

How to use Pastel Pencil Techniques to Draw a variety of Birds

Apply the light to dark rule when layering pastel tones

Be able to apply the techniques learnt to their own pictures

Easy to copy techniques with step by step videos

Requirements

Selection of Pastel Pencils (Faber-Castell is what Colin uses and refers to)

Pastel Paper - Colin uses Sand Coloured Fabriano Ingres Paper

Colour Shaper Blending Tool (We recommend to have a grey chisel size 2 shaper at least. See the materials lecture for more information on other shapers used.)

Eraser (we recommend a double ended eraser - one with a soft and hard end)

Description

In my 30+ Years of Teaching Experience I have found that Pastel Pencils is the by far the easiest art medium to pick up and learn.In this course you will learn how to use a range of pastel pencils to create 4 stunning pictures! Two ParrotsKingfisherRobin in SnowEagle OwlWe believe these three subjects are a great combination of learning techniques for drawing birds. You will learn how to draw a variety of different subjects - their feathers features, backgrounds, settings and lots more. There are elements in all 4 pictures that we feel a student will learn so much from and be able to apply the same techniques to their own work.For all pictures I use Sand Coloured Fabriano Ingres Paper, this is a great neutral tone and works so well for all kinds of subjects. It is ideal for someone fairly new to pastel pencil work as you can erase so easily on the paper. I also use Faber-Castell Pitt Pastel Pencils and refer to these throughout the course. You can of course use any materials that you wish to use.I would recommend this course for intermediate level artists. Perhaps you have tried my free courses and want to venture into the next level up or have already used Pastel Pencils before. If you are just starting out with pastel pencils let me not discourage you from giving this subject a go, you will certainly learn a lot from the lessons and hopefully enjoy it as you do!We provide you with an outline drawing for each subject so that you do not have to draw free hand. Trace this through to your paper or print it straight out using your printer. We walk you through step by step with Video instruction how to draw each stage. You'll learn techniques behind drawing birds and create pictures you can be proud of.We have broken the course down into bitesize chunks that you can follow and return to with ease.If you love drawing and want to discover easy techniques to create stunning art that you can transfer to your own pictures then this course is for you.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 General Introduction

Lecture 3 Pencils and Paper Makes I Use

Lecture 4 Pencils used in the course

Section 2: Two Parrots

Lecture 5 Part 1

Lecture 6 Part 2

Lecture 7 Part 3

Lecture 8 Part 4

Lecture 9 Part 5

Lecture 10 Part 6

Lecture 11 Part 7

Lecture 12 Part 8

Lecture 13 Part 9

Lecture 14 Part 10

Lecture 15 Part 11

Lecture 16 Part 12

Lecture 17 Part 13

Lecture 18 Part 14

Lecture 19 Part 15

Lecture 20 Part 16

Lecture 21 Part 17

Lecture 22 Part 18

Lecture 23 Part 19

Lecture 24 Part 20

Section 3: Kingfisher

Lecture 25 Part 1

Lecture 26 Part 2

Lecture 27 Part 3

Lecture 28 Part 4

Lecture 29 Part 5

Lecture 30 Part 6

Lecture 31 Part 7

Lecture 32 Part 8

Lecture 33 Part 9

Lecture 34 Part 10

Section 4: Robin

Lecture 35 Part 1

Lecture 36 Part 2

Lecture 37 Part 3

Lecture 38 Part 4

Lecture 39 Part 5

Lecture 40 Part 6

Lecture 41 Part 7

Section 5: Eagle Owl

Lecture 42 Part 1

Lecture 43 Part 2

Lecture 44 Part 3

Lecture 45 Part 4

Lecture 46 Part 5

Lecture 47 Part 6

Lecture 48 Part 7

Lecture 49 Part 8

Lecture 50 Part 9

Lecture 51 Part 10

Lecture 52 Part 11

Section 6: Summary - Share Your Work

Lecture 53 Sharing your work

Intermediate Level Artists,Students with some drawing experience wishing to use pastels,Artists that wish to learn Colin's self taught pastel pencil techniques in their own work