Swan Demo

Swan - 6" x 8" - 140lb Cold press

Tool:

• Escoda Perla - no. 12
• Escoda Perla - no. 8
• Princeton - no. 0
• Flat Brush - 1/4
• Water spray bottle

Colour:

• Cobalt Blue
• Prussian Blue
• Yellow Ochre
• Orange
• Red
• Dark Green

• Draft with a pencil lightly.
• Mix Yellow Ochre with water and paint the neck, body and feathers of the swan.
• Paint the wing edges with Cobalt blue and the shadows under the feathers as shown on the image.
• Wet the upper part of the paper with clean water and paint the sky. 
• Mix Cobalt blue with some Prussian Blue for the water surface. Mix more Prussian Blue to paint the lines on the water surface.
• While it's still damp, spray some water on it to create the texture.
• Leave some white area and then put Yellow Ochre as the reflection of the colours of the swan.
• Paint the beak with Orange and Red, put little Prussian Blue while the paint is still wet. 
• For the dark area on the face, use the mix of Prussian Blue, Dark Green and some Red to paint.