[f2]Hello[] and welcome back.
Now that you've had a go at painting a swan, how about trying this? [p1]A [f2][v1]gliding[] goose[].
This is my version. The process is almost identical to the way we painted the swan.
Do you remember we tried to emulate [f2]Monet's[] approach when we painted the water?
We built up the [f2]impression[] of a reflective water surface in loose [f2]layers of colour[].
I have done the same in the goose painting.
I started with a [f2]pencil sketch[].
Then I applied several [f2]layers of colour[] over a base colour layer.
Next, I used water to [f2]blend[] the colours.
Last of all, I tackled the [f2]plumage[]. Let me talk about that in more detail.
[a4]Here's another Monet painting. [p1]This one is of some [f2]turkeys[].
He's chosen to paint the feathers with [f2]broad[], [f2]loose brushstrokes[]...
...just the same way as with the water in Palazzo Dario.
He manages to get a lot of [f2]personality[] this way, a real sense of life and movement.
It's interesting to look at how he painted the bright area of [f2]sunlight[] in the upper left.
Can you see the light through the [f2]tail feathers[], painted with little touches of yellow?
In our image of the goose, most of the light falls from directly above.
I tried to pay attention to this as I painted the goose's plumage.
The plumage is quite [f2]complex[], but I've kept it as [f2]loose[] as possible, just like Monet.
[a7]First, I painted in only the [f2]basic areas[] of colour.
Next, I picked out the stripes and other [f2]fine detail[] using a small, round brush.
The black-and-white feathers are a really nice [f2]contrast[] against the water's greens.
Don't be afraid to [f2]experiment[] with colours or with loading different amounts of water onto the brush.
And after this, why not take Art Academy into the open and try painting birds from life?
It's over to you now.
Just concentrate on broad colour areas first and leave the details till the end.
Good luck!
Mini-Lesson: Goose
[b1][i1][f2]Be bold[] and impressionistic with your brushstrokes.[][b1][i1]Build up the water's surface in several [f2]layers[].[][b1][i1]When painting the goose's body, lay out [f2]broad colour areas[] first.[][b1][i1]Think about the [f2]direction of the sunlight[].[]