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Step 7:įrom the bottom of the longest wing feather make two thin lines going downward in a slight funnel shape toward the top. Finish off the body with a little curved belly line connecting the front feathers to the tail feathers. Use all the teachings we’ve gone through with other birds so far to guide you as you go longer with your feathers the further from the top of the body you get. In a curving motion, we’re going to create feathers on one of the wings. Step 6:Īdd a few more tail feathers curving it upwards just a bit before going towards the front of the body where that large incline is. End it off with a little U shape to guide our feathers later. This painting made my day brighter … I hope it did the same to yours.Where you finished off the snake-like neck from before we will continue it by extending it upwards to about the end of the neck, and then bring it downwards.

Blow the blue paint to make a water splash.Īnd you’re finished! Now you have a flamingo drawing with a splash.

Use lazy stippling to add color to the water.

Then, use your straw to splash the paint across the paper. Use lazy stippling (learn more about this watercolor technique and others in Watercolor Techniques) and blue paint to create a water effect. While the flamingo is drying, you can paint a splash of water at its feet.

Blow the paint and watch it splash across the paper.

Use your paint brush to make paths for the splash to follow.

Hint: Paint a path with your paint brush to guide your splash and remember to point the straw in the direction you want the paint to splash. Use your straw to blow the paint, creating a splash of feathers.Ĭontinue adding paint/water to your flamingo drawing and using your straw to blow the paint until you’re happy with the flamingo feathers.Hint: Turn your paper, if it makes this technique easier. Then, use your straw to blow the watery paint across the painting, creating a splash. Use more water than you think you need to paint these lines. These lines will give the appearance of loose feathers. Paint curved lines over the first layer of watercolor. While it’s still wet, tap in a little bit of orange pink.Paint the first layer of watercolor using pink.Hint: The colors will blend as long as you add the second color while the first color is still wet. Then, while it’s still wet, tap in a little orange pink or deep coral at the edges (Mix a tiny bit of yellow into your pink to get orange pink. When it’s dry, paint the first layer of your watercolor background in pink. Trace over the pencil lines with a calligraphy pen and ink.Use a pencil to sketch the flamingo first.It’s ready for water as soon as it’s dry to the touch. If you don’t want to wait several hours, use Ziller ink.

I used sumi ink because I love the look, smell and feel of it, but it takes a long time to dry fully if you want to paint watercolor over it (learn more about ink drying in Ink and Watercolor testing ink with water on a dragonfly drawing). Always remember to mix your strokes, some thick and some thin. When you have the sketch the way you want it, trace over the lines with a calligraphy pen and ink.