Grey Fantail Watercolour Tutorial (Patreon)

Hi everyone,

Here's a new watercolour tutorial for you. This little fellow lives down the back of our place near the forest. They are called a fantail for obvious reasons. They swish their little tails around like a fan to disturb the insects so they can eat them. They are difficult to photograph because they are so little and they move pretty fast.

I use salt to create the texture on his head and body. Having success with salt is all in the timing. You have to wait until the 'glossyness' (is that a word?) of the sheen on the paper is starting to diminish before you apply the salt. If you're too early it won't work and if you wait too long, it won't work. I have a tutorial on YouTube that demonstrates this technique really well if you need to know more https://youtu.be/we9SH-hRvTk

Enjoy!