Painting a White Subject in Watercolor: White Cockatoo

If you love painting in watercolour but are hesitant to try painting white subjects, in this class you’ll find some simple tips that will help to build your confidence.

Join professional artist and teacher Louise De Masi in her studio where she will guide you step by step through the techniques she used to paint this beautiful white Cockatoo in watercolour. 

                                       

From transferring the line drawing onto the paper through to adding the final details on the painting you’ll learn some great tips to give you more confidence when you paint white subjects in watercolour.

You’ll discover:

• how to leave the white of the paper showing
• how to look for reflected colour on white subjects
• how to exaggerate colours to create dynamic paintings
• a negative painting technique to render feathers
• how to paint wet on wet
• how to begin painting broadly and add detail at the end
• how to use cool colours to accentuate depth
• how to incorporate some lost external edges to help add form and depth 

Join the class to learn some tips about painting white subjects in watercolour and discover some new techniques that will expand your watercolour painting skills. This class is recommended for intermediate painters who have had some watercolour painting experience. 

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• Trailer
• Painting White Subjects. Hints and Tips.
• Supplies
• Transferring the Drawing to the Paper.
• Painting the Initial Wash.
• Deepening the Initial Wash.
• The Comb.
• The Eye.
• The Beak.
• Feather Detail Part 1.
• Feather Detail Part 2.
• Feather Detail on the Wing.
• Deepening the Colour.
• Final Details.
• Thank You and Your Project.