Bird illustration: Painting a Spotted flycatcher

This step by step guide to painted the Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata sees Lizzie illusrtating this pretty little bird in real time, explaining the steps involved, colour mixes, and sharing details of the bird and its' habits.

There's a blog to accompany this film: https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2023/01/sp...

This approach can be used for all bird illustrations.

Equipment List

Paper: Fluid 100 by Global arts https://www.speedballart.com/our-prod...

Pencil: Pentel P205 HB lead https://www.pentel.co.uk/product/p205...

Brush: Winsor & Newton Series 7 sable, size 1 https://www.winsornewton.com/uk/brush...

Paints: Winsor & Newton watercolours
Colours used include: Burnt umber, Cobalt blue, Cerelean blue, Naples yellow, Cobalt green, Yellow ochre, Cadmium yellow, Cadmium orange, Purple, Winsor blue.... https://www.winsornewton.com/uk/paint...

White Gouache paint: https://www.winsornewton.com/int/pain...

Other things referred to in the film:

My films on comparing synthetic watercolour brushes:
   • Comparing Synthetic Watercolour Brushes   and    • Comparing Synthetic Watercolour brushes  P...  

More on the Spotted Flycatcher: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wil...

Pete Walkden Wildlife photographer: https://www.petewalkden.co.uk/

Cusop Churchyard: http://www.cusop.net/community/cusop-...

Anatomy of Bird feathers and bird bones: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...