Painter's Quick Reference. Birds & Butterflies

131 Pages·2008·114.922 MB·English

by  Editors of North Light Books

ART TECHNIQUE PAINTER’S QUICK REFERENCE
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Birds & Butterflies
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Painter’s Quick Reference: Birds & Butterflies. Copyright © 2008 by North Light Books. Manufac-
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Introduction
WHEN YOU’RE IN A HURRY FOR PAINTING HELP, HERE’S THE BOOK TO
COME TO FOR IDEAS, INSTRUCTIONS AND INSPIRATION.
The colorful markings of butterflies and the bright wings of birds add sparks of life and
personality to gardens and paintings alike. Here, eleven artists share their painting secrets
and expertise in more than forty clear step-by-step demonstrations and valuable “artist’s
comments” insights that are sure to give you exactly what you need. Refresh your skills by
reacquainting yourself with fundamental painting techniques, or indulge your adventur-
ous side by exploring new ones. And with painting instruction for four major mediums—
acrylics, watercolor, oil and colored pencil—you not only gain advice and tips for your
primary medium, but for other mediums you may want to try.
Do you want to learn how to render the graceful wings of a silvery blue butterfly? The
colorful markings of a peacock and red macaw? The delicate details on a blue jay feather?
The steps are easier than you think, and they are all within these pages. Simply turn the
page, and start painting!
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Table of Contents
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INTRODUCTION 3
BUTTERFLIES
Giant Swallowtail 1 6
Giant Swallowtail 2 10
Giant Swallowtail 3 14
Mourning Cloak 16
Heliconius Anderida 20
Common Blue 24
Silvery Blue 26
Alfalfa Butterfly 28
Cabbage Butterfly 30
Southern Dogface 32
Morpho 34
Peacock Butterfly 38
Painted Lady 42
MOTHS
Geometrid 46
Noctuid 48
Sphinx Moth 50
SONGBIRDS
Goldfinch 1 54
Goldfinch 2 58
Hummingbird 1 60
Hummingbird 2 64
Blue-Throated Hummingbird 68
Bluebird 71
Cardinal 74
Blue Jay 78
Mockingbird 80
Painted Bunting 82
House Sparrow 1 84
House Sparrow 2 86
Wren 88
Black-Capped Chickadee 90
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WATERBIRDS
Mallard Duck 92
Egret 96
Seagull 100
Emperor Penguin 104
EXOTIC BIRDS
Cockatiel 106
Red Macaw 110
Peacock 112
DETAILS
Robin's Nest 116
Wood Thrush Feather 118
Blue Jay Feather 119
Evening Grosbeak Feather 120
Green Jay Feather 121
Four Types of Eggs 122
ABOUT THE ARTISTS 124
RESOURCES 126
INDEX 127
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Butterflies
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S Butterfly species are identified by their distinctive markings. Their wings hold some of the most
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Giant Swallowtail 1
GARY GREENE
MEDIUM: Colored pencil
COLORS: Sanford Prismacolor: Jasmine (cid:129) Black (cid:129) Dark Brown (cid:129) Cream (cid:129) Pumpkin Orange (cid:129) Pale Vermilion
(cid:129) White (cid:129) Sunburst Yellow (cid:129) Blue Violet Lake (cid:129) Blue Slate (cid:129) Sienna Brown (cid:129) Goldenrod (cid:129) Sanford
Prismacolor Verithin: Black (cid:129) Dark Brown (cid:129) Faber-Castell Polychromos: Light Yellow Ochre
BRUSHES: Small, round watercolor brush
OTHER SUPPLIES: Three-ply Strathmore Vellum Bristol (regular surface) (cid:129) electric pencil sharpener (cid:129)
Sakura electric eraser with white vinyl eraser strip (cid:129) Prismacolor Colorless Blender (cid:129)
Bestine rubber cement thinner (cid:129) Prismacolor Tuffilm Final Fixative (matte finish)
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For the yellow wing mark-
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Cream. Reapply the three
colors until the entire area
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leaving no paper showing
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For the red eyespots:
Lightly apply Pumpkin
Orange and Pale Vermilion.
Using slightly more pres-
sure, apply White. Reapply
Pumpkin Orange and Pale
Vermilion until the entire
area is covered with pig-
ment, leaving no paper
showing through.
For the blue markings:
Lightly apply Blue Violet
Lake and Blue Slate. Using
slightly more pressure, apply
White. Re-apply Blue Violet
Lake and Blue Slate until the
entire area is covered with
pigment, leaving no paper
showing through.
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artist’s comment
Keep your pencil points extremely sharp at all times. Apply the colors in the sequence
described. The lines shown in the example layout are heavy for clarity only. Always
draw your actual layout lines as lightly as possible.
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Giant Swallowtail 1
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Apply Dark Brown to the remaining wing areas and
over the black wing markings. Leave a line of blank
white paper parallel to the dark vein lines free of
color.
5 Paint the Second Brown Layer
Apply Sienna Brown over the Dark Brown wing areas.
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