I also did a little bit of this dark red on the chest.Ħ.
Then paint some dark areas one the wing and tail with this red/black combo. If it looks too dark, you’ll need to add more red to the brush. Then spread this black/red out a little bit on your palette so the red and black mesh together more. Paint the wing and some lines on the tail. Add Some Shading To The Cardinal Using Mars Black Mixed With Pyrrole RedĪdd a TINY bit of mars black to the tip of your brush (the brush still has the red on it). The red should be very opaque and cover the background nicely.ĥ. Do this in two coats (wait for the first coat to dry a bit and then paint the second). Paint the entire cardinal including the tail, body & head with pyrrole red. Paint Two Coats Of Paint On The Cardinal With Pyrrole Red And A 12 Bright Brush This will ensure your drawing will show up dark enough on the canvas.Ĥ. Tip: when using graphite paper, it’s best to lay the canvas flat and press firmly with a dull pencil. Place a sheet of graphite paper below and trace the bird. I positioned my cardinal in the lower right corners with about 1/2″ space left to spare on the right and bottom.
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If you are hand drawing the cardinal, now would be a great time to do so! See my instructions below for how to draw the cardinal: You will need to draw or trace the cardinal next and can’t do that if the painting is wet. You don’t need to blend everything perfectly, just try to keep the center as light as possible and the corners darker. Keep blending the colors, keep painting in circular strokes until the entire background is painted in. The corners of the background had the most light blue violet. To blend, you may need to add more white to your brush.
Keep the center of the canvas as light as possible. As you work your way out from the center, add more light blue violet so the color gets slightly darker as you go to the edges of the canvas. Next load the corner tip of your brush in light blue violet. Note that the titanium white was not rinsed off so the brush will be purposefully double loaded.Ĭontinue to paint in circular strokes blending the light blue violet with the white. I painted my “blob” to where there was about 3-4″ left of space on the edges of the canvas. Paint in circular strokes much like you are painting a giant cloud. Use your 3/4″ flat brush to paint the center of your canvas a big blob of titanium white. Paint The Background With A 3/4″ Flat And Using A Combo Of Light Blue Violet and Titanium White