Lighter Than Leaves - oil painting lesson

Come paint a beautiful chickadee with me. I'm a Mainer at heart and the chickadee is our state bird. Chickadees are notoriously friendly. Sometimes they can become tame enough to eat seeds directly out of your hand. Let's paint out bird friend together in this online painting lesson. I'll take you through each step of the way in creating this realistic oil painting. Start with a grid drawing and then tone the canvas. From there we will work through a number of layers to create life in this forest companion. You'll have a ton of fun painting this little guy. Come join me! Colors Used: Raw Umber, Burnt Umber, Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Lemon, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Flake White Canvas Size: 8 X 10 inches Lesson Length: 2 hours