ROBIN ON A DRY LEAF

Robin On The Dry Leaf By Mabel Blanco

SUPPLIES

MATERIALS:

• Paper canvas

PAINTS: Acrylics DecoArt® Americana® Traditions

• Titanium White DAT35 • Perinone Orange DAT08 • Burnt Sienna DAT44 • Raw Sienna DAT43 • Yellow Oxide DAT12 • Carbon Black DAT42 • Burnt Umber DAT46 • Raw Umber DAT45 • Indian Yellow DAT11

SYNTHETIC BRUSHES:

• Round #3 • Liner #1

SURFACE PREPARATION:

On unpainted canvas paper transfer the design.

ROBIN:

Before painting the plumage, the photography should be observed carefully, and the direction shown in the pattern respected. With the #6 brush and acrylic Perinone Orange, paint the chest, the forehead, above the eye and below it. Paint with the singing of the brush. Brush strokes have to show the irregular edge of the plumage. With the liner brush and acrylic Indian Yellow, I paint lights on the left side and all around the eye. Paint some feathers in the middle of the chest, mixing with orange feathers. The feathers are very short and should be painted from top to bottom. Mix the acrylic with a little part of turpentine to facilitate the work. Painted with the same brush, brush feathers with acrylic Burnt Sienna on the right side below the peak, in the contour right of the eye and reinforce the shade below the peak. With #6 brush and acrylic Titanium White mix with

acrylic Raw Umber oil (4: 1). Paint the left and right lower chest area; then with the liner brush and acrylic Titanium White, paint feathers and intensify in the central area. Always with the liner brush and acrylic Raw Umber paint feathers in the left and right areas that form the wing. After, with the #1 round brush and acrylic Raw Umber, paint the tail. Always observe the picture.

With the round brush #1 and acrylic Raw Umber mixed with acrylic Carbon Black (3:1), paint the bottom of the peak. Add acrylic Titanium White to this mixture and paint the upper side and make a division thereof. With the round brush #3 and acrylic Carbon Black paint the full eye; with the liner and acrylic Titanium White, paint a small point of light in the lop left of it to illuminate.

Finally, with the round brush #3 and acrylic Lamp Black paint the legs. Then, with the same brush and acrylic Titanium White, paint the light on the left side of them.

SHEET

It works wet on wet, with brush strokes in cross, small, if we want a soft leaf, we vanish. It is important to observe the photograph to paint the shadows, especially the one that separates the two sheets. With the #4 brush and Yellow Oxide acrylic paint the entire surface of the two sheets. Then add acrylic Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna and for light the Yellow Oxide. Finally add Burnt Umber for the shadows. It is important to work with small brush strokes, that makes the colors look and the sheet has different shades.

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Note to reproduction companies/stores: The bearer of the original color magazine has full rights to have this drawing reproduced and enlarged one time for personal use. This notice has been printed in red ink for verification of authenticity.