Keeping Secrets has a new look!
Here’s the original version:
Can you spot the differences? Learn all about the changes in July!
ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #69:
I started with a drawing of the nuthatch creeping down a branch and used clear contact paper to save white paper in the shape of the nuthatch’s silhouette; next I painted some general textures. After that layer dried, I peeled off the contact paper and cut out the shapes of the branches and the bird. To establish the position of key features, I did a little stippling with my .005 Micron pen. After wetting the paper, I came in with slightly drier paint, using a wet-in-wet technique to imitate the texture of feathers. After it dried, I added more stippling for details.
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