Real Time Watercolor Tutorial: Fluffy Sparrow

Ready for a new watercolor tutorial? Get your tea and make yourself cozy, because this fluffy sparrow will be painted in no time.

I painted him life with lovely people in chat, who joined the life tutorial. So you might hear snippets of our discussion in the video as well as explanations to their questions asked during the stream. It's always a great time to connect and also be creative within a kind community.

If you want to join, the streams are happening Wednesday (Color Study) and Sunday (Tutorial/Fun Time Stream) on twitch.tv/lanagoesart

As always you only need a basic setup of supplies:

watercolors
watercolor paper
brushes
pencil and eraser
white gouache or ink

The written tutorial is here: https://lanagoesart.com/blog/2025/Oct...
If you enjoy painting and reading each step.

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Chapters:

00:00:07 Introduction to sparrow tutorial
00:00:32 Supply List and Preparation
00:02:50 Reference Photo
00:03:23 Sketching and Lineart to follow
00:12:34 Painting the background in watercolor with vignette effect
00:18:28 Painting the first layer of the bird
00:26:26 Painting the first layer of the branch
00:30:57 Info: Bird proportions and drawing support
00:35:48 Painting the Beak, Eyes and Legs
00:43:35 Painting the Middle Tones and Feathers - Add the fluff!
00:52:15 Adding Definition and Details
01:05:47 Adding Details to the Branch and Bird
01:12:34 Highlights - make it look alife!

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