Simply Paint Birds A complete watercolour course for beginners

by Shepherd, Tom

• ISBN13: 9781800921795
• ISBN10: 1800921799
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2024-07-16
• Publisher: Search Press

Summary

Unlock the world of watercolor bird painting and effortlessly master 26 diverse species in 8 steps using simple techniques with dynamic watercolor artist Tom Shepherd.

Free Daniel Smith paint dot card included to get you started immediately!

Painting birds doesn't have to be technical or daunting, even for a complete beginner. Through friendly advice and clear instructions, expert artist and tutor Tom Shepherd will show you how to paint 26 dynamic, colorful birds in 8 steps each, including:

Starting from absolute basics, the book makes watercolor fun and approachable, and gives fresh, loose results quickly. 26 varied birds from across the world are featured, including:

• Eagles
• Flamingos
• Owls
• Macaw parrots
• Red Cardinals
• Toucans
• Robins

If you’re a complete beginner, simply follow the projects in order to learn how to handle watercolor in achievable, rewarding steps. You will build essential skills while producing impressive results right from the start. Meanwhile, if you’re a confident hobby artist, you can dip in and out wherever you wish.

Tom's step-by-step process for each bird is simple and achievable, and uses just a few watercolor paints and a handful of brushes. His style is fresh and contemporary, and his clear instructions will allow you to achieve the same loose, dynamic results.

Author Biography

Tom Shepherd started his art career by creating custom artwork on guitars using graffiti pens. Making a move towards a brush and more traditional mediums opened up a whole new world to him, and he hasn’t looked back since. Tom loves painting a wide variety of subjects, but is always drawn back to the place where his first two passions met; painting wildlife, in particular birds. 

Tom's work has become widely collected across the world.  He has been a highly commended finalist in the world-renowned Wildlife Artist of the Year on several occasions. Where possible he likes to combine his artwork with conservation efforts close to his heart. As well as involvement with various group exhibitions geared towards raising funds for wildlife and conservation; he also contributes a portion of sales each year to UK based Organisations such as WWT (Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust), raising many thousands of pounds for wildlife.

Tom is also a highly regarded, and much sought-after tutor. As well as running his own workshops, he travels all over the UK teaching and demonstration for Art Groups & Societies.  He also leads painting holidays in beautiful rural France.

Tom co-hosts the podcast Ask an Artist, and runs successful remote painting classes through his School of Watercolour (schoolofwatercolour.co.uk)

Website: www.tomshepherdart.com
Instagram: @tomshepherdartist