Migration Project - Click here for more info
Migration Project - Click here for more info
As summer draws to the close in the UK some of our native birds are ready to take their annual break - leaving our shores and heading for warmer climes.
And just as some of our local feathered friends take their leave, we'll be using the 'arrivals' board to learn about birds who return to the UK through the Autumn season from Europe and even colder climates.
From thrushes, to geese, owls and the odd wader or two -we'll use these new arrivals as inspiration for learning how to sketch and paint a range of wild birds.
Project Content:
Cycle 1 : The Thrush Family - Redwings | Migration arrivals and departures, how to set up your sketchbook, introduction to Redwings, Sketching bird heads and page composition tips
Cycle 2: The Thrush Family - Fieldfares | Introduction to fieldfares and ID, Sketching beaks, Sketching the whole bird in soft materials (chalk, charcoal and pastel pencil)
Cycle 3 : Starlings | Migration Maps, Introduction to Starlings and Watercolour Starling step by step.
Cycle 4 : Starlings | Murmuration - What is a murmuration and where to see one, experiments in ink and watercolour creating murmurations.
Cycle 5 : Dunlins | Introduction to Dunlins, Dunlin Sketching, Dunlin pastel studies
Cycle 6 : Barnacle Goose | Introduction to Barnacle Geese, Folklore stories, Sketching the head, full body studies in chalk & charcoal and ink.
Materials used (not included in project purchase) : 2B pencil, pan palette of watercolours, size 2 & 6 round synthetic brush, chalk & charcoal pencils, pastel pencils, grey crush toned paper, 300GSM cold pressed watercolour paper, masking fluid fineliner. Most of these materials are available in our Art Shop.