Illustration + Nature Sketching
Earlier this year I painted a lot of local birds, and I filmed some of my sketching sessions, as I recently rediscovered. This tutorial has been sitting on my computer for quite a while, but I thought it would be fun to share how I approach sketching birds. Eurasian blue tits are small, quite acrobatic … Read more
Today I’m going to show you how to make your own sketchbook. I’ve made a little video about this, since several people asked me about this. These are relatively easy to make sketchbooks that you don’t need any special tools for. They have a beautiful cross-binding on the back (at least sometimes), and I use … Read more
Great tits are very common and very agile birds that you can see a lot at the bird feeder in winter. They are the biggest of the Paridae family in Europe. The have a lovely black and yellow plumage. In this video I share my entire process for painting one of these cute little birds … Read more
The fieldfare is a common bird here in winter, and it’s a delight to paint. In this video I share my entire process for painting a bird with a lot of detail. How to paint a realistic bird in watercolor Click on the video to start the tutorial. You can slow down the video (in … Read more