Totally amazing texture. It reminds me of velvet. The extra color adds a lot of dimension. I'm looking forward to ordering a large metal print of this beauty.
Thank you Nikita. This is so helpful. I really appreciate you showing the brush you use and your very close-up photography. Obviously it takes a tremendous amount of patience and skill to paint with such detail but the result is so worth it! Your painting is really coming to life; amazing job. The eye, in particular is incredibly lifelike. Thank you for sharing your talent and techniques :) p.s. I'm from MN and the loon is our state bird. I have lived here all my life and have seen countless varieties of birds but never a loon. They are seldom seen in mid-MN but often heard. The last of our snow will be melting this week so it won't be long before we hear the distinctive "call of the loon" .
You're most welcome! The eye was mostly painted with Michael Harding Cad Red Deep and Phthalo Blue Lake, with a little Foundation White and Ivory Black for highlights and shadows. I didn't know Loons are Minnesota's state bird, thank you for sharing.
My second comment is a question: Was your underlayer completely dry before you went in with the nubby feathers? And are you using straight oil paint? Thanks :)
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Totally amazing texture. It reminds me of velvet. The extra color adds a lot of dimension. I'm looking forward to ordering a large metal print of this beauty.
Thank you!
Learning so far👌👏thank you🙏❤
That’s great! You’re most welcome.
Thank you Nikita. This is so helpful. I really appreciate you showing the brush you use and your very close-up photography.
Obviously it takes a tremendous amount of patience and skill to paint with such detail but the result is so worth it! Your painting is really coming to life; amazing job. The eye, in particular is incredibly lifelike. Thank you for sharing your talent and techniques :)
p.s. I'm from MN and the loon is our state bird. I have lived here all my life and have seen countless varieties of birds but never a loon. They are seldom seen in mid-MN but often heard. The last of our snow will be melting this week so it won't be long before we hear the distinctive "call of the loon" .
You're most welcome! The eye was mostly painted with Michael Harding Cad Red Deep and Phthalo Blue Lake, with a little Foundation White and Ivory Black for highlights and shadows. I didn't know Loons are Minnesota's state bird, thank you for sharing.
@@NikitaCoulombe Yes, perhaps try to get that painting into a gallery in MN when it's finished !
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:07 - Reference image
0:14 - Brushes: 5/0 round brush
0:28 - Painting start
0:43 - Layering colors
1:12 - Zoomed in view of brushwork
1:36 - Stippling technique
2:48 - Neck feather details
My second comment is a question: Was your underlayer completely dry before you went in with the nubby feathers? And are you using straight oil paint?
Thanks :)
Yes, the underlayer was completely dry when I started the nubby feathers and I'm using straight undiluted oil paint.