The Cornell Lab Bird Academy Discussion Groups How to Paint Birds with Jane Kim Paint: 7 Essential Bird Painting Techniques

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    • Jeanine
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      IMG_2654Almost meditative!
    • Natasha
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    • Laura
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      I don't know if anyone is taking the class currently, but I'm curious if anyone else has had trouble with a brush continuously filling up with water even when you are not squeezing it at all. My small round brush seems to have this problem. Over several strokes, my lines will get more and more wet, then I'll dry off the brush, recharge with paint, and they'll get more and more wet over several strokes again. Sometimes within just a few strokes. I've tried holding the brush as gingerly as possible, but it doesn't make a difference. Do I have a defective brush, or is this just the nature of these? My flat water brush doesn't do this. Thanks for your input, friends!
      • Jeanine
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        It sounds like a defective brush to me. I had one like that and finally bought a new one that worked like it should.
    • Vivian Salome
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      It ended up being messy but I was having fun Q-Q Brushing
      • Jeanine
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        Art *should* be fun!! 😀
    • Gerry
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    • Gerry
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      Enjoyed this lesson. Learning to load the brush, both colour and water.The scallop was a good and fun lesson.IMG_2040
    • Janet
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    • Stephanie
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      Here you can see my scrap cold-press paper adding texture. Dizzy Texture Paint and there, where the lines were supposed to be parallel, you can see where I may have gotten dizzy.  I could have used a larger brush... that may have helped.
    • Maranda
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      I noticed I need to hold my brush very close to the tip to have control doing hatch marks. 20231218_123344
    • Cote
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    • techniques Using a waterbrush makes much finer lines for me than a regular brush.
    • Sally
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      Paint techniques w:Jane
    • Joanne
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    • Margaret
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    • Karen
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    • Debby
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      Definitely tougher than it looks.  IMG_7763
    • Kathleen
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      Basic painting techniques exercise was fun but,  there is much to improve upon.IMG_5998
    • Jenny
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      Paint Birds 7
    • Stephanie
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    • Maribeth
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    • Linda
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    • Ria
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      • Kathleen
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        Ria, your basic painting techniques turned out nice. The stipple reminds me of the iridescence of the gorget of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird.