Free as a bird

Create a stunning painting of a bird with this step by step tutorial.

Choosing an image to paint

Sizing your image for your canvas

Drawing on your bird

Bird 1

Bird 2

Bird 3

Bird 4

Bird 5

Bird 6

Bird 7

Bird 8

Mixing and applying background colours

Adding to the blur

Extra blending tips

Mixing the colours you will need to paint your bird

Starting to paint your bird

Adding nuance colours to your bird

Colours for surrounding objects

Painting the branch the bird is sitting on

Mixing the colours to paint the birds beak

Painting the beak

Positioning the birds eye

Adding texture to the bird