How to paint a Watercolour Magpie

[@blancaescobarrivas4856]

Muy bonito!!

[@rachelsarahart]

Thank you :)

[@helengill5481]

Awesome as always , and please continue with the birds 😍 amazing , do you also do flowers ?

[@rachelsarahart]

Thank you! I’m sure there’ll be lots more birds to come. I’ll start practicing some flower ideas 😊

[@jubileej1629]

Beautifully done ❤ do you have an instagram page?

[@rachelsarahart]

Thanks very much :) I do, although it focusses a little more on oil painting now. I’m on Instagram at rachelinhester_art . If you scroll back you’ll see some of the watercolour paintings on there 😊

[@WheystedGainzAndArtisticMe]

Can you paint without drawing first 😬 yet?

[@rachelsarahart]

I think it usually depends on the style as to whether I decide to sketch first or not. For some looser style paintings I like to paint without drawing first. It feels a bit more spontaneous and it helps to keep things simple. For something like the magpie I definitely prefer to sketch first! It doesn’t have to be anything over complicated or full of detail. Just having a rough outline can act as a great guide so you know the proportions and positioning are going to look right before you get started 😊