Finished Painting
The following tutorial series covers just over 3 hours. The narration in this demo will guide you through the full project using a limited palette.
If you want to learn how to make a very fast and effective background, this is a great tutorial to follow. The Nightingale itself is at quite an unusual angle with foreshortening on the beak. This is a great mini demo for combining loose marks with small details and incorporating lots of pastel pencil.
Below you’ll find the link to the reference image as well as a different view of the bird.
