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Jane, I painted the bird in a ball but could not get my colors right. I realized this was because my palette was very wet. I noticed that you put a dry piece of Sta Wet palette paper over your wet sponge. I wet down the paper like the directions on the paper package said to do. Should I just put a dry piece of paper over the sponge? Thank you, Amy
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I have the same question re the wet vs dry palette paper…
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@Mary I have exact same question about wet pallets and paint being too wet on the brush
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@Shachar Based on my experience, if you soak the paper, then you want your sponge to be damp but not saturated, which is how I've used these in the past. It does seem that you can just add the dry paper to the saturated sponge and it works out reasonably well. I've also run into issues with the paints getting very thin and runny. The brushes sometimes get quite wet and I think I'm giving them light squeezes when I don't mean to, ending up with a much wetter mix than I wanted. I've been running the brush over the back of my hand to double check that it isn't too wet before I start with a new color and that seems to help. The wet palate + water brush combo is certainly a new challenge for water management!
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@Dominique I had the same issue especially when using the small water pen. Everything was too wet so my hashes and scallops were very pale on my bird ball. I think I may go back to Jane's method of wet sponge and dry paper.
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Phew! This one challenged me but was a great way to study brush stokes and creating shape. I’ll need to do a few more to feel like I really understand the direction and placement of feathers in the orb. -
Awesome job Ria! Love the fine feather brush strokes so much!
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I found the stippling in the top left section very hard. Looks more like hair than feathers :(
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This was challenging for me, I am relatively new to acrylics! I feel quite rushed because of the quick drying time, despite using the sta wet pallette box. Getting a nice even cover initially was difficult, it was quite splotchy, but it didn't look too bad once the layers came in on top. Tried my hand at a few of the different birds, I liked the House Sparrow best!
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Your Northern Cardinal bird-in-a-ball shows a lot of depth, with a wide range from shadows to highlights. Very nice! all of them :)
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I found this to be a challenging exercise, requiring a mid-video brain break :) Also a helpful practice, getting to know the paints and the brushes.
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@Sandy Sandy! This is amazing it looks so great! I really struggled with mine, will need much more practice. I love the highlights and shadows of yours, it looks very close to the video! Well done! Alisha
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Phew! This one challenged me but was a great way to study brush stokes and creating shape. I’ll need to do a few more to feel like I really understand the direction and placement of feathers in the orb. 
I found the stippling in the top left section very hard. Looks more like hair than feathers :( 
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