King Kookaburra

MATERIALS

• ¼ page Saunders 330gsm Rough watercolour paper

• Brush: Escoda Perla No.10 (use a round brush with a good point)

• Watercolours: – Burnt Sienna Burnt Sienna

– Indanthrone Blue (Daniel Smith). Can use Ultramarine Blue

– Prussian Blue (can use Phthalo Blue)

– New Gamboge Yellow

• White Gouache

Step One

Draw up your subject.

Step Two

Block in the dark areas of the bird with a mix of Indanthrone Blue (or Ultramarine Blue) and Burnt Sienna, varying the mix and creating a feather like pattern, lifting off colour as you go to create the feather formation