Drawing course : Painting Birds in Watercolor

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Learn to paint birds in watercolor with elegance and sensitivity. From the sketching stage to the final touches, discover how to construct your drawings, place shadows, suggest volumes, and capture the texture of the plumage. Robin birds, kingfishers, peacocks... there's something for everyone in this course broken down step by step. Drawing birds in watercolor is a beautiful way to develop your artistic eye while painting the beauty of our feathered friends.
Clara Lang

Clara Lang

Découvrez l’univers délicat de Clara Lang, illustratrice indépendante originaire du Pays basque. Elle s’est fait remarquer avec le webtoon “L’amour en équation” (Dupuis, 2020) et le livre jeunesse “Le droit expliqué aux enfants” (2022). Passionnée par la nature et l’aquarelle, elle transmet son savoir-faire chez Dessindigo à travers des formations sur l’aquarelle accessibles et inspirantes : initiation, portraits, botanique, oiseaux et paysages.

Course Plan:

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1

Observe and Build: Laying the Foundations

1 min
This first module guides you in observing and constructing the drawing of a bird. You will learn to simplify shapes, establish the initial volumes, and understand lighting to create a solid foundation before moving on to color.
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2

Basic Watercolor Techniques

0 min
Discover how to paint a white bird by playing with masking, light, and soft shadows. You will learn to suggest shapes without strong lines and to use negative painting to subtly bring out the subject.
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3

Guided Studies of Colorful Birds

0 min
This module offers you two exercises to explore color with iconic birds: the robin and the kingfisher. You will learn to apply the main hues, create shades, and enrich your watercolors while maintaining balance and spontaneity.
4
4

Details, Patterns & Complexity

0 min
Move to a more advanced level with birds featuring complex patterns and vibrant colors. This module helps you delve deeper into details while exploring texture, contrasts, and expressive painting.

Discover the course

Learn to depict birds in watercolor—from observing shapes to applying expressive color.
Learn how to build a simple, lively sketch, establish volumes, and subtly suggest light and shadow.
Explore techniques for painting feathers, textures, patterns, and details without getting lost in complexity.
Put into practice what you learn through several guided models and develop a keen eye to capture the beauty of birds in your sketchbooks and illustrations.

Who is this course for?

For those who want to practice watercolor with a lively, expressive, and poetic subject: birds.
For anyone who wants to practice their watercolor skills through a lively, expressive and poetic subject: birds.
For anyone sensitive to nature who wants to improve technically while cultivating a free, intuitive, and creative approach to animal painting.

This course includes

2h30+ of video
10 video courses
6 practice exercises
5 downloadable resources
10 reference images

Required materials

A watercolor set (pans or tubes, even entry-level)
Two watercolor brushes, a pencil, and a kneaded eraser.
Thick watercolor paper (ideally 300 gsm).
Two water containers, a mixing palette, and a cloth or absorbent paper.

2h30+ of courses

10 video courses

Supports and exercises

Access this course now and gain unlimited access to 300+ more video courses, tutorials, and exercises - everything included in your Dessindigo subscription.

Full access to course

No commitment

100% flexible learning

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