Artist's Palette

Black Cockatoo

MATERIALS

• Brushes: 00 to 2 for finer detail and round, flat, angle or rigger brush for the body

• Paint:

– Dulux: Kangaroo Paw

– Reeves: Deep Turquoise, Flesh, Prussian Blue, Burnt Sienna, Viridian, Titanium White

– Atelier: Carbon Black, Cerulean

– Matisse: Paynes Grey, Mineral Blue

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STEP ONE

There are a few methods you can use to get this image from photo to canvas such as grid, free draw or projector. In this case for best detail and time saving I have used a projector. This maintains the

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