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Hi everyone,

Here is a tutorial of a little Robin.

I mistakenly thought this was an English Robin but I believe it's a Japanese Robin.

The files you need to complete the painting are attached below my message here.

I downloaded the reference photo from Pixabay. The name of the photographer is unknown because they have the title of 'No longer here.' Here is a link to the photo if you'd like to download it yourself: https://pixabay.com/photos/robin-bird-japanese-robin-wildlife-944887/ 

I've also put the link on the Supplies List.

This tutorial will be added to the indexes so you can find it at a later date.

Thanks,

Louise

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Other news: Tutorials I'm working on:

Tutorials that are under construction and will be ready over the coming weeks are:

Blue Succulent,  Bee Eater, Python, Lion, Wren (back view), Little Owl and I have also painted a simple painting of some Holly leaves for Christmas. See my Instagram page to see photos of them: https://www.instagram.com/louisedemasi/ (I haven't posted a photo of the Holly leaves though.) Subject inspiration comes from all of the suggestions that are given to me. I keep a list on my computer and I add to it whenever I receive new suggestions.

I finished painting a goat yesterday. I painted this particular goat 9 years ago when I first started painting in watercolour. The earlier painting hangs in our ensuite. I was in the bath the other night staring at it and I thought it would be an interesting exercise to paint it again to compare how I interpret it now. It is interesting to see the difference. I'll make a video for YouTube showing the differences and I'll make a full length tutorial of it for Patreon as well.

I did a graphite study of it and then a colour study and that's the final painting half way though on my table.

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Index Links:

My website index: http://www.louisedemasi.com/new-index

Patreon word index: https://www.patreon.com/posts/34865676

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Files

Robin on Grass for Patreon

Louise De Masi©

Comments

Patti Guth

Thank you, Louise, for all the hard work you’re doing 💕

Lydia Frazier Bosley

Love the fall colors, and the robin's round little belly - fun watching him come to life, thanks, Louise!

Nettie Moss

Thank you Louise - I hadn't realised there were so many different types of the robin - one of our favourite birds in the UK! Maybe you will do a British one - one day ;-) Thought about this afterwards Louise and I'm sure I could adapt to the English robin - not a lot of difference!

Karen James

Love our Robins in Colorado. Thank you for all the beautiful painting you share with us and your hard work.

Rowena Corlett

Big thank you for all your hard work! As you say this isn't an English Robin which has a bold red breast however I think I will be able to adapt it. I would like to request a horse but you are so busy with requests I am happy to wait there is loads to paint already!

Lynn Benn

Lots to look forward to and the robin was fun to do. As a Capricorn my star sign is the Goat so really looking forward to that one !!!

Debbie Maddock

Looking forward to all the new tutorials x

crystalheart9

Beautiful painting and the colors are so fresh and pretty. Lots of watercolor techniques that were really helpful.

Chelsey

What should one look for when choosing a good eradicator brush?

Louise De Masi

A brush that removes highlights after the paint has dried just needs to be slightly stiffer than a brush you would use to put the paint on the paper. The Rosemary and Co eradicator brushes I use are good for removing small controlled highlights although they can be a little soft sometimes. I also have some silver scrubber brushes but they are very stiff and will damage paper if you are not careful with them. I don't use them often. You need to use them very gently. I find ordinary cheap bristle brushes that are used for acrylic or oil painting are good for removing highlights after the paint has dried.

Laura B Camp

I love it when I can see the reference photo while I'm also trying to follow your painting tutorial. I suppose I could have the reference photo pulled up on another device, but I really prefer the way you (and your son?) have done it here. Thank you.

Louise De Masi

Thanks Laura. I'll try to do it whenever I can. I won't do it with the tutorials where I have bought the reference photo from Wildlife Reference Photos though. I feel I would be breaching the photographer's copyrights if I did that.

Kim Priess Loft

Hi Louise. What kind of lamp do you use? Maybe you have a link? Thank you.

Tiphanie

Just finished mine and I'm so grateful for your help ! So satisfate about this little guy as you say :) Will share this on instagram :) Tank you for incrusting the reference photo, it's so welcome !! Take care, Tiphanie @quandlechatnestpasla

Donna Easler

What I love most about your style is your unique blend of a loose yet detailed approach. With birds in particular, you blend some feather details, with shading that simply suggests detail. Should I ever graduate to the point of doing my own composition from start to finish, I feel I would be a bit lost in determining on my own, exactly where to add detail and where to stop with suggestive shading. How do you make these determinations? Or is this just one of those things that one picks up instinctively by simply doing over and over?

Louise De Masi

Thank you very much Robin. There's no method I follow. Most of it is instinct and lots of painting. It's usually a good idea though to place a lot of the detail in your focal point (where you want the viewer's eye to look) and then have another area where the eye can wander to briefly and then head back to the focal area.