Beginner's Realism Course - Part 4.2 - Detailing the Head

Part 4.2
Here we continue the second paint layer by moving to the bird's head. We continue to repaint the entire canvas again in order to refine and resolve the painting.
I'll start by premixing the colors I will need for the head, consisting of the darkest and lightest colors I see in the reference. This provides anchors for the tonal range and keeps me from getting too dark or light while painting. The goal here is to enhance the underpainting by saturating the colors and adding the surface details.
This portion of the painting process involves a great deal of meticulous (and tedious) brushwork. Since it isn't absolutely necessary to see every single brush stroke to get the idea of how to do it, I have edited the videos down to the essential techniques I use to apply the paint. In this way you will be able to follow along at your own pace, having seen the method of application in a video that avoids being unnecessarily long and boring.