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12/100 tiny painting challenge for 2025 (Patreon)

Published:
2025-02-11 21:24:14
Imported:
2026-10

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I'm so excited to be painting more birds today! I love chickens so much, but they can be tricky to get the proportions right. Make sure to practice sketching them out to get a feel for it before you start with paint, and if it makes you feel more comfortable you can add a light outline sketch to your watercolor paper before you start. I have attached both reference photos I used. Let me know if you have any questions!

Paper: arches 140 lb cotton 9X12" paper that I've cut into 3X3" pieces, giving me 12 pieces per page.

Paint: The palette I'm using today is the split primary palette by letter sparrow: cad yellow deep, lemon yellow, cad red, magenta, ultramarine blue, cerulean, indigo and sap green. I don't use all of these colors in this painting but I mention each one as I use them

Brushes: round size 4 - Princeton brand

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Leah

Cute! I can't wait! 🐔

Debi

So cute! I’m not sure I understood when you spoke of the background. Are you saying to do the background first? Before painting the chicken?

Kristin Van Leuven

Thank you for this question! No, definitely paint the chicken first. I meant, don't add the horizon line (unless you want it) but add water to the background first and then add the colors in to get the diffused color with way less work than the way I did it haha

Marcela

I am afraid to start painting this. 😩 It might be beyond my abilities. What to do when you are afraid to tackle something ? How do you get pass this 😂

Anne

Been there so many times!!!!...for me I put my Attention on the doing of it & as opposed to my fear of doing it. Another trick is I tell myself this is 'just for fun!' (takes the "seriousness" out of it.) I almost always find something I like abt what I made, which gives me confidence to try it again. I think a lot of us have a yappy inner critic that keeps us stuck when we give it our attention...when the point is giving our attention to the fun playful part of our painting!

Mindy Savage

This one was tough! My chicks Look like little bugs 😂😂😂😂

Tara

I have been finding it helpful to paint the same subject a couple of times before I do it finally on my "good" paper. The first time through, I just give myself permission to do it quickly with Kristin for practice and not judge how it comes out. I keep practicing the same painting until I feel ready to paint the final one and move on to the next tiny painting. I have learned a ton this way, and each practice painting improves over the last. It is fun to see them in order.

Sandra Ann Simmons

Somehow my chicks look like worms.. momma hen not so great either

Pippa Thomas

Finally did this, the chicks look OK but mama hen looks like an 8 year old did it, and she's could be wearing wellies 🤣. Definitely going to try this one again as my background is too abstract

Kristin Van Leuven

I think adding some wellies would be adorable! I'm so happy that you went for it though, because you will learn so much by just trying to paint it

Kristin Van Leuven

Marcela, so much great advice here from Anne and Tara! First, this is a totally normal feeling that we all feel. Second, what Tara said: painting it, even quickly on scratch paper, gets it out and helps you learn so much more quickly. Third, what Anne said! Change the word "practice" into "play" and know that it won't be prefect, especially after the first try, and remind yourself that it's for fun! Tell your inner critic to hush lol. It's like the Disney movie Luca when he's scared he says "silencio Bruno!" I say that to myself when I'm scared and need reminding that this is all just for fun ❤️

Marcela

Thank you very much for the advice and I do appreciate the other girls comments. I am not giving up and will not. I love painting as much as line dancing 💃🏻 and Yoga 🧘🏻 😄😄😄 Perseverance always wins.

Marcela

Thank you Tara , I appreciate your advice 😁

Marcela

Thank you Anne , I will switch my thoughts . 😁 Good advice.

Paula

My chicks look like baby opossums. LOL

Mayte

Where can we share our attempt at these?

Alisa M Beaubien

mine actually looked like chicken nuggets lol

Lynette McPherson

I'm way behind but I started late. I've skipped over this one for a while but tried it today My chicks, background, foreground and sky look great. my hen looks like the neighbor dog got a hold of her. ruffled but still standing.

Brandon Buys

Thank you for the tutorial. My first watercolor attempt. I may have overdone the background and blended things too much, but I am happy with how it came out 🩵 excited to do some more bite size paintings 😁

Stephanie Stearns

Hello! I am currently working on the mini paintings from 2025 and now 2026. For this painting I'm wondering why you didn't draw the same chicken that you used in the painting? Also I am concerned that I see unanswered questions in the comments. How good are you about responding to questions here?