How to Draw a Kookaburra Bird - Coloured Pencils - Hot Press Paper - Beginner Art Tutorial

In this video I explain my process for drawing this Kookaburra Bird with colored pencils on hot press watercolour paper.

I wanted to capture a realistic portrait but wanted to draw the realism with simple shapes and colour transitions rather than adding lots of details.

Whether you are a beginner or advanced animal or pet portrait artist I hope that you enjoy the video.

- Any questions, leave a comment. I'll be happy to help! :)

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[Jennifer-pgcu]

Beautiful lots of detail in your tutorials.

[catbraunwell]

This is fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing your amazing talent with us. 😊

[VACreativArts]

New subscriber here and...well....WOW! I am in awe. What a talent! Brilliant artwork! Have a fabulous day ❤❤

[SilentTrip]

Important notes from the lesson:
• always use sharpened pencils
• very light layers to create mixes.
• undertones and placements of light and shadows
• blend after every few layers to check if the colors' temperature is good.
• don't think too much about the texture of the paper until the end, where you can blend and lighten.
• work in sections
• negative spaces
• light pressure always before blending

[leilanekrebs]

Lovely drawing!
I found out to me cellulose paper works best than 100% cotton paper, I put light base layers of pencil first but the manual paint cutter tool doesn't quite work on cotton paper for me. Thanks for sharing!

[ПеткоИлиев-нщ]

Hi, the drawing is just great, thanks for sharing your tips with us.😊
Can you tell what pencil sharpener you use to make the pencils so sharp?
Thank you!

[georgem.]

Awesome tutorial. So helpful. Thank you. I recently got into pet portraits and I'm using Artistico Fabriano Hot Pressed Extra White 300 gsm watercolor paper. What kind do you use?

[tsancheteresa]

Muy bueno, te felicito, tu trabajo es maravilloso! Yo, también pinto, animales, pero mi trabajo no es tan bonito, como el tuyo, no tengo experiencia en usar lápices de colores, lo ago con acuarelas y pastel . Un abrazo, Teresa