Oil Painting Tutorial - How to Paint Realistic Bird Eyes

[@NikitaCoulombe]

Timestamps: 0:09 - smooth canvas texture with extra gesso 0:23 - oil paint colors used 0:54 - add blue to deepen the blacks of pupils 0:57 - painting start 1:15 - outline the edges of the iris with red then fill in with orange 2:05 - add black around the irises to "ground" the eye in the face 2:21 - add grey around the black to add dimension 2:43 - add black to the irises to tone down the colors and create shadows 3:06 - add white highlights to create reflections 3:13 - add blue around the highlights to make them pop 3:26 - once all of the colors are laid down, add extra details to create even more dimension and shape 3:46 - add burnt sienna around pupils 4:36 - let first layer dry 4:42 - second layer start - refine with subtle details 5:10 - second layer finished

[@douglaschandler199]

Wow they look great. Another great tutorial video. Thank you.

[@NikitaCoulombe]

Thanks!

[@TheDragonlair68]

Just beautiful GOD BLESS

[@NikitaCoulombe]

Thank you, Ron!

[@irfanfarooq99]

Nice work Nikita! Very interesting...I'm gonna try it myself. Looking forward to more educational videos. All the best! :-)

[@NikitaCoulombe]

Thank you! If there are any topics that you are curious about, let me know.

[@irfanfarooq99]

@@NikitaCoulombe Any painting related to the human body, the expressions and emotions of the face and the body.

[@irfanfarooq99]

@@NikitaCoulombe And a masterclass on mixing paint colors would be great too!

[@NikitaCoulombe]

@@irfanfarooq99 thank you for the suggestions! I could definitely do one on mixing paint. For some reason, I'm more interested in painting animals than people but if/when that changes I'll definitely share more around that.

[@irfanfarooq99]

@@NikitaCoulombe Thanks! Surely, anything related to animals will be awesome. Looking forward to it! :-)

[@cathyrozon1786]

What do you use to trace or sketch the owl it’s so well-defined,I just absolutely love your techniques thank you so much for sharing your work with us it is so appreciated

[@NikitaCoulombe]

Hi Cathy, for this painting I used carbon paper to transfer the main outlines.