Watercolor Macaw Tutorial - Realism mixed with Loose Washes

Hi everyone in this video I am painting a macaw with watercolors

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https://www.paintedwing.com/tutorials

Materials used

Paper
arches coldpress block, 11 x 14 inches
(I am a brand ambassador for Arches Paper but have been using their products before I was)

Colors Used
Cobalt Teal
Cerulean Blue
Sap Green
Cascade Green
Cadmium Yellow
Burnt Sienna
Payne's Gray

Brushes
I am using brushes by the brand princeton
I would recommend a small round (3/0 - 2)
a medium (6 - 8)
and depending on how large you paint your macaw you may need a larger brush, larger brushes also help you paint looser/add more pigment at once
I used a 10 or 12 round brush

Reference image, you can download the image from pixabay
https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-macaw...

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https://www.paintedwing.com/order-book




Music from epidemic sound


*Feel free to use the reference image for your own paintings as it is not my image. But please do not sell paintings that look almost exactly like mine (for example, nearly every brush stroke is in the same exact spot and no new creative effort is added)



tags
loose watercolors, vibrant watercolors, wet on wet, wet on dry, macaw, tropical bird, bird painting, tutorial for beginners, easy tutorial, 30-minute watercolors, painted wing, watercolor blooms, details, washes