Goose Using 3 Colours - Watercolour Tutorial - Beginner/ Intermediate (Patreon)

Hi everyone,

Here is the Goose tutorial. For this painting I used three primary colours only and a black waterproof pen for the eye.

Mixing watercolour paint is not something I have done much of in the past other than my grey that I like to use. However since I've been on Patreon you have inspired me to try different things. I'm experminenting with painting people and I painted some trees etc and for those subjects I need to mix my paint. So I made this tutorial for those who don't have a lot of paint colours and I wanted to show you that if you do mix then you don't need a lot colours.

A couple of things I have discovered when I mix: I have found that I prefer to mix colours when they are wet and freshly squeezed out of the tube. You don't have to do that though. You can mix colours even if they have been on your palette for a while and they have dried. If they have dried, wet them first to soften them before you start mixing. If your paint is wet and freshly squeezed you don't need a lot of paint when you adjust your mixture - that's something I need to remind myself to do. I tend to pick up too much paint....(little bits Louise). I like to rinse my brush between colours so I don't dirty one colour with another but I dab my brush on a cloth to remove excess moisture before I go back into my mix with the brush. If I don't get rid of the excess moisture on my brush after rinsing I keep diluting the mixture.

Try mixing paint when it's freshly squeezed and try mixing it when it has dried on your palette and see if you have a preference. This is one of the good things about painting in watercolour- no paint is wasted.

The files you need are attached below. 

The reference photo of the goose is my own.

For those who have difficult enlarging the line drawing at home I have enlarged the line drawing and placed it on two files. They will print on two pieces of paper and then you can tape them together.

I'll put this tutorial on the tutorial indexes below.

Tutorial Index on my website: http://www.louisedemasi.com/new-index

Clickable index here on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/34865676

We used to have a goose and a gander when the kids were growing up. Jack and Jill were their names. Jack was very naughty. He was a bit aggressive and I remember I had to take an umbrella with me whenever I went to  hang the clothes on the line. If he came over to me I'd open and close the umbrella quickly to scare him away. They were really good guard dogs. They alerted me whenever somebody came over. I loved them but I don't miss them 🥴.

I hope you enjoy the tutorial.

Louise

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