32/100 tiny painting challenge for 2025 (Patreon)

Today we're painting a bird's nest for 32! The wet into wet part in the beginning to establish the base layers goes quick, so watch that through first to get an idea of the full process. Take your time adding the layers of sticks and shadows and focus on maintaining the light areas so they don't get washed away by the darker values. I can't wait to see how you do and please 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(probably closer to pthalo blue), 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 4 Princeton brand

Private youtube link to watch if you need captions or translation: https://youtu.be/BI-4AoUX64w