EASY technique for watercolour

[@tomshepherdartist]

Hope you enjoy this one. Slightly longer format but hopeful plenty of useful info. T . Please let me know if there are any birds you would like to have on he request list. . Fine me at the links below: . www.patreon.com/TomShepherdArt . Upcoming Zoom Demos www.tomshepherdart.com/zoom-painting-demos . Water Wildlife Course Online www.tomshepherdart.com/watercolourwildlife-zoomcourse . Online Watercolour School www.tomshepherdart.com/online-watercolour-school . Buy paintings: www.tomshepherdart.com/shop

[@houbou2687]

Hi Tom, love your tutorials. Could you paint a series on parrotelts, budgies and parakeets please? Thank you!

[@wordsinwatercolour]

Hi Tom, thanks for this! I agree with Hou Bou, and would you consider some of the birds from New Zealand? The tūī (parson bird), kererū (NZ wood pigeon) and ruru (morepork owl) immediately come to mind but there are plenty more to catch your fancy.

[@JamesPliny]

I happened upon your videos looking for ideas for painting birds in flight. I am an experienced WC artist, but always looking for new ideas. At risk of being cliché I find your work beautifully loose with the kind of expression that can only be expressed in watercolor. Thanks for your suggestions, inspiration and explanations of how you make a simple loose study a masterpiece of the feeling we seek.

[@vgarrick987]

Your painting is beautiful...this is a great tutorial and I really appreciate the advice about large, medium and small shapes...thank you 🙂.

[@mindofwatercolor]

Really excellent! I love the suggestive aspect of this. It never ceases to amaze me how different watercolor approaches can be. Such a flexible medium. Your commentary is helpful and clear. Nice demo thanks!

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thanks so much. Really appreciate that. Your channel is fantastic, so thanks for popping me a comment. It is such a fantastic medium hey, and incredibly versatile. Easy to see why so many people fall in love with it! Kind Regards, T

[@iranewhitehouse3953]

Much better than the photograph

[@francesking2701]

I love this , especially the final removal of a tiny bit of eye colour giving that realistic glassy look 😊

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thank you!!:) that is a great little, but very effective little trick :)

[@Wal48]

Really good lesson on how to keep it loose for someone who always puts too much detail in and then feels disappointed that I over did it again! Excellent bird, lovely feeling of light too.

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thank you :) So glad it was useful...one of the hardest aspects of painting I’d say, trying to keep it loose. I still fiddle and put too much detail in!! So I feel your disappointment pain! T

[@twisteddyekitchenmyfiberjo4577]

Fabulous!

[@krisbarber6208]

Beautiful

[@sarahmiller6183]

Great Demo. TFS

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thank you!!:)

[@roberta207]

Thank you so much Tom for this superb painting and all the tips you give! I adore your way of painting❤️

[@tomshepherdartist]

Ahhh, thank you so much!!!!☺️🙌🏼🙏

[@joankiely3614]

Absolutely incredible painting of this falcon! The painting is far superior to the photo 😘. Hung on your every word & I’m blown away once again 👏. Would love to see how you would handle a close up of a giraffe with this style of painting of yours………… 🤔. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge, greatly appreciate it, cheers ❤️🥰💕😍😊😘

[@analuciamendonca136]

Amazing👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@sharonlane5647]

Love this painting. I am going to attempt to follow your instructions and paint this beautiful bird. Thank you!

[@annetteperks]

Brilliant Tom loved this one so much.

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thank you!! It’s one of my little favourites this one :)

[@vee35233]

What a magnificent painting, Tom! The way you explain the do's and why's is so very helpful for people like me. This was thoroughly enjoyable - thank you so much.

[@tomshepherdartist]

Hi Veronica, I am so pleased you enjoyed it, and got plenty out of it too!! Thank you for the support. T

[@joyreardon3420]

Please paint a starling Tom. Your birds are beauruful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@bhartikant3086]

Lovely

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thank you :)

[@margualte]

another beautiful water color bird....

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thank you so much!!

[@sparrow4313]

Amazing! I hope I can learn to paint like you!

[@PaulWhittakerArt]

This is brilliant Tom, thank you, learned so much.

[@tomshepherdartist]

ahh I am so pleased to hear this. Thank you. T

[@catharina7613]

wow - fantastic to see the magic happen!

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thank you!:) T

[@Diego_SanCA]

So many pearls! Thx

[@tomshepherdartist]

So pleased you found it useful!!T

[@elainevechorik2171]

Paul Clark mentioned you in one of his tutorials. This tutorial is awesome and I'll be looking for more information on the online school.

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thank you! So glad you found the channel. Was very generous Paul!!:) T

[@seyboldart8281]

Beautiful. Thanks.

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thank you!!:)

[@outdoornut]

As allways Tom, beautifull! Thanks!

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thanks so much! :) T

[@happigalart1689]

Thanks for this. I was struggling with markings on birds. Think your solutions works great.

[@colorfulwater5070]

Brilliant trick on the eye! Thanks! Can't wait to use it.

[@tomshepherdartist]

It is a neat trick indeed...enjoy!!

[@myseaeaglechannel2913]

Would love to see a jumping Rainbow Trout with a water splash

[@_astrog137]

This is really detailed and inspiring!! Thx a lot

[@tomshepherdartist]

My pleasure...thank you for a lovely comment :)

[@hazeljohnson4951]

Superb, the best tutorial I have watched by far. 🤗

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thanks so much Hazel! I really appreciate the kind words and support!!☺️🙌🏼🙏 T

[@sonteeg]

I really enjoyed the detailed, near real-time video. Very inspiring and instructive. Thank you!

[@tomshepherdartist]

So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the kind words and support. T

[@VitasArtworks]

wonderful painting Tom ^_^

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thank you so much!!:) T

[@melaniecusens4946]

Absolutely love this painting!

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thank you so much! :) T

[@lobsterknight4165]

So lovely. This inspired me greatly, gonna try to paint some kind of falcon myself. Thanks Tom :)

[@tomshepherdartist]

Ah, so pleased you enjoyed it and found it inspiring! Good luck. Fantastic subject :) T

[@chiarasola826]

Beautiful !

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thank you so much! T

[@philiperibeiro1697]

muito bom!

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thank you!!!☺️🙌🏼🙏

[@PatriciaGodboutArt]

Love your work!

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thank you so much!! T

[@CMArtWorld]

What a wonderful creativity my friend - a joy to view!Just want to say your artwork is fantastic!you have a great future ahead...... MAY YOU SUCCEED ❤️❤️!!!

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thanks so much for a great comment...much appreciated!! T

[@cymap]

Just found you and really enjoy this style. I hope to learn myself and subbed.

[@tomshepherdartist]

So glad you enjoyed it...and thank you for the support!! T

[@marxnailcare0501]

Wow love it. Thank you for teaching

[@tomshepherdartist]

My pleasure, thank you so much for the comment:) T

[@tomshepherdartist]

ahh, thank you!:)

[@marilynmiller3996]

Love this painting! Any chance you can provide a link to a line drawing? It would really help to be able to trace the drawing since I have difficulty with getting the drawing correct!

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thanks so much. Yes, no problem. Leave it with me a few days and I can pop it up on a public section of Patreon page for easy access and download. I'll pop a comment reply when it's up. Kind regards, T

[@jacquelynlecuyer210]

Wonderful!

[@tomshepherdartist]

thank you so much! T

[@dianeyeager5454]

Any cat videos available? Thank you for sharing your amazing work!!!

[@johncitizen3361]

I think this might be my favourite bird painting I’ve seen you do, dynamic with lovely brush marks, not overworked, would love to hang this on my wall 👏👏👏 BTW I grabbed one of those Jackson’s Raven brushes in size 0 a couple months ago to try out because they were so inexpensive and was pleasantly surprised at how good it is.

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thanks so much for the kind words. I wash really pleased with it for those reasons, so Im glad you picked them out. I also love strong colours so I was pleased to work with more subtle colours in this one. Great to hear your are enjoying the Jackson's Raven. I was very pleasantly surprised when I got mine and it is now an absolute staple of my painting kit...especially at those prices!! Thanks for the support T

[@Wal48]

I got some Raven brushes after watching one of Toms demos. They are good aren’t they!

[@louisea966]

amazing painting and vid as always, thank you. Pigeons. way more interesting and beautiful than often given credit for, just saying. haha

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thank you :) yes, agreed! Great choice ...I’ll pop them on list :) T

[@rebeccawong1]

Love it 🙏🏻

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thank you!!!:) T

[@readyforknowing3009]

Beautiful and full of life as always and great lesson 👏🏾👏🏾Dear Tom..I don't know if anyone has requested this before but, I am really keen on learning how to paint birds using watercolor pencils - to paint with my little kids. Would you be able to guide me? Thank you 🙏🏾😌

[@tomshepherdartist]

Hi there...thanks so much for the comment!! Using watercolour pencils is not something I’ve done in a very, very long time and even then very little to be totally honest. I can certainly put it on the list as something to explore and share at some point :) ...I would imagine using them in block. Like using normal...say draw out the bird first, colour it in using similar colours in each different section...then water and brush to wash it all together and get colours flowing. Great think is if you don’t want certain colour to mix you don’t wet them at same time...then you can use the coloured pencils over the top to sharpen up the drawing etc and colour in over the top of washes :)

[@readyforknowing3009]

@@tomshepherdartist So grateful for your practical advice dear Tom. Thank you. Will try it out and keep practicing. Cheers 🙏🏾😊

[@emanuelacerchie]

Hi, I am a new subscriber from Italy, so glad I have found your channel, I like your style of painting and even though I am a beginner I will try to follow the tutorial!

[@tomshepherdartist]

Hi there, thanks so much for joining me and for saying hello. Glad you enjoyed the video and good luck with the painting! Have fun with it :) T

[@meherenow]

Would love to see you paint an Australian pelican

[@tomshepherdartist]

Great choice, thank you. I think it's on the list all ready, but if not I will put it on:) T

[@AyaSmith]

Is the easy technique you speak of, the blocking in of the first washes? Just clarifying 😊

[@tomshepherdartist]

Yes, pretty much:) - it's that technique of a simple watery first wash for lights - a slightly creamier wash for medium shadow areas, then drop in the thicker paint for the darker areas as it's drying. It's that simple process and using very simple techniques based around paint consistency that I think are the real key to watercolour painting specifically:)

[@gailfahey8863]

Just discovered you...I really wanted to learn loose birds...great. Sorry if it's been asked before, but I'd love more birds in motion, especially birds of prey. Gail

[@tomshepherdartist]

Hi Gail...thanks for joining me on the channel. I shall definitely creep in more birds in motion...I actually have shorter version of a flying quetzal coming out very soon. And shall do more, specially birds of prey!! T

[@VinodhiniDinesh]

Soo besutiful What brush are you using? You have used Just on e brush and the way u used primary colours was awesome.

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thanks so much for the kind words! I use two brushes in this one. A small mop style brush which is Jackson's Raven size 0, beautiful little brush. The smaller brush is a size 8 round Synthetic Sable by Winsor & Newton. Also a wonderful little brush :) T

[@tericarter2886]

I love this series !!! how about a kestrel?

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thank you...so pleased you're still enjoying it! I think Kestrel is on the list, if not I'll pop it on thank you. Will make a great subject! T

[@stephaniecorbett5356]

I loved this tutorial… thank you so much… how about a nuthatch? Many thanks.

[@tomshepherdartist]

So pleased you enjoyed it! Lovely choice, I’ll pop it on the list. Thank you.

[@thebelyahvlog7059]

May be you can draw a bit while explaining how you did it. Great info regardless.🥰🤔

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thank you!:) yes great idea, I will definitely do that in some future ones. T

[@jeannettemulheisen2567]

When does your online school start?

[@tomshepherdartist]

We're aiming for early Spring, but no definite dates at this point. T

[@phillipstroll7385]

Why don't youtubers ever show their drawing process? Did you draw it or did you trace it? If youtubers believe tracing is OK why don't they ever show themselves doing it? I'm not dating you traced it. I'm merely curious.

[@tomshepherdartist]

Hi Phillip, you can see me drawing out in some oats videos, and I’ve had a few people request the drawing stage so will definitely be putting it in future videos...always thought people would be bored watching it, but apparently not :)....I agree, nothing wrong with tracing at all, I sometimes do if I’m keen to get painting, but I’m a big believer in good drawing skills (meaning arrangement of shapes, in any medium) being an important part of painting. Thanks for the question. Kind Regards, T

[@MHarris-g3u]

HORSES PLEASE!

[@patriciagodlewski7473]

😅

[@manfredwiese7018]

Too much info....cannot concentrate on the painting proses witch is really fantastic.

[@tomshepherdartist]

Thanks for the feedback. T