How to Paint a Cardinal in Snow with Acrylics | Paint and Sip at Home | Step by Step tutorial

VIDEO DESCRIPTION
This painting tutorial will take you through easy to follow, step-by-step instructions on how to create this brightly colored red Snowy Cardinal sitting on a branch in a winter snow storm with soft neutral background colors and realistic textured branches. Using only 3 brushes and 6 colors we'll create a realistic painting of this lovely bird that seems to be spiritually connected to so many, brings a sense of calm when spotted in the wild, and provides pops of color on a cold winter day in an otherwise muted landscape. So let's get painting and let's get sipping!

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MATERIALS:
Canvas: 16x20 stretched primed canvas
Brushes: #14 filbert, #12 round synthetic, #0 round synthetic
Acrylic Paint: fire red, titanium white, burnt umber, mars black, green oxide, deep yellow
Other: palette, cup of water for washing brushes, paper towel for drying brushes

STEPS:
1. #14 filbert brush - Paint background with white, brown, black and white
2. #12 round brush - Paint branches with brown and white
3. #12 round brush - Paint base coat of bird with red
4. #0 round brush - Paint the legs with brown, black and white
5. #0 round brush - Paint the mask with black
6. #12 round brush - Paint the feathers with black, brown, red, yellow and white
7. #0 round brush - Finish the face with black, white, red and yellow
8. #12 round brush - Paint the snow with white
9. #0 round brush - Signature with black

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