Learn to draw

Painting animals sometimes calls upon all the technical skill of the artist because of the complexity of the process although often the success of a great work lies in simplicity. Therefore, the simplest animals to draw and paint are birds. This is due to their rounded and tapering shape and complicated structure.

To paint birds it is not necessary to go far. You can find a good model at home or in any pet shop, photographs in books, magazines or in the zoo.

The first thing that a beginner must study is the anatomy of the bird or animal. Proportions, measurements, shadows and highlights must be studied before painting.

Painting birds will be one of the subjects that most enthusiasts are attracted to. In the first place, great attention must be paid to the initial sketch of the details of the bird. Once the initial sketch is done by pencil either HB or 2B soft pencil, finish the lines which define the anatomy of the bird.