HOW TO PAINT REALISTIC BIRDS/the Cardinal with Suzanne Barrett Justis

HOW TO PAINT REALISTIC BIRDS/the Cardinal with Suzanne Barrett Justis

In today's painting tutorial, I will show you how to paint realistic birds, in this case, I will show you how to paint the cardinal. This bird painting tutorial for beginners is also for advanced painters too! Painting birds in acrylics and oils uses a very similar painting technique. If painting in acrylics, use water as your solvent instead of Gamsol or linseed oil


Cardinals herald the eminent arrival of Spring. Hearing their calls has inspired me to do the brilliant red bird. Whether you paint in acrylics or oils, this easy, step by step painting tutorial is fun and informative. You will learn how to paint a male Cardinal from start to finish in this time lapsed, easy to follow oil painting tutorial. In this step by step, time lapse painting tutorial, you will see how to create the brilliant male cardinal in a dark green, woodland background. I will show you how I start with a loose sketch on a slick gessoed panel substrate I will explain how using the hot cad red and the cool alizarin crimson will create the form of the cardinal . I will demonstrate how to create detail using small brushes and opaque pigments.


Follow or paint along and learn my painting process of this original artwork. Whether you are a recreation painting enthusiast or an astute painting pupil, you should find this video extremely helpful and informative. Please feel free to ask any questions and leave them in the comment section and know I will get to the promptly. Please consider subscribing to my channel and showing some love with a thumbs up for the video.

Chapters
00:00 The Heralder of Spring, the Cardinal
01:13 Quick Sketch, The Palette, Substrate and the Brushes
02:39 Blocking in the Cardinal with French Red Deep
04:00 Laying in the Stump and Background
06:00 Blending my Background
10:00 Cutting in more background
11:15 Using Wipe Out Tool to put in Foliage
15:00 Painting in the Foliage
24:00 Adding brushes for Wood Grain on Stump
31:00 Detail in Bird head, Small Brush Work
40:00 More Stacking of Paint on Body
50:00 Using Dagger for Wing Feathers
1:00:00 Detail of Tail
1:05:00 Bird Feet
1:15:00 Little details in feathers
1:17:00 Last Words

I generally use Rosemary and Company paint brushes and will include the link here for your consideration
https://www.rosemaryandco.com?u=5711a7

one of the brush I used for the most was a Synthetic Shiraz pointed round or rigger, as well as two filberts, the number 5 and 8, I will also leave you the link to the brush here. It is a very versatile brush, and you can see that if was able to do everything I asked of it in this painting tutorial

https://www.rosemaryandco.com/oil-bru...

The little miniature short handled brushes I used to do the fine FINE details was the Workbench Warrior Set from Rosemary and Co. Check them out!!! I love these brushes.
https://www.rosemaryandco.com/workben...

I also used several of the Eclipse long Filberts of various sizes, you can find them here
https://www.rosemaryandco.com/oil-bru...

and Ivory long filberts, my " work horse brush" I love them.
https://www.rosemaryandco.com/ivory-l...

and you know how I love my Ivory Daggers for creating long flowing lines, like in hair and tall grasses and in tree branches etc...here is the link
https://www.rosemaryandco.com/ivory-d...

I often use the Creative Mark Wipe Out Tool....I love these things. Here's the link so you can get one ( or 10 ) of them too.
https://www.jerrysartarama.com/amazin...

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