I always struggle using red pigments. In this video I demonstrate a way I made it easier for myself when I painted a Cardinal in watercolor.

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The reference photo I used was taken by Patrice Bouchard and I downloaded it from Unsplash.

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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:41 Red pigments give me trouble!
2:00 The colours I used
2:14 The paper I used
2:27 The reference photo
2:46 Painting demonstration: Washing in the head
6:07 Painting demonstration: Washing in the body
8:36 Painting demonstration: Washing in the tail feathers
9:24 Painting demonstration: Adding detail to the head
14:06 Painting demonstration: Adding detail to the tail
14:55 Painting demonstration: Painting the branch
17:44 The finished painting
17:54 Outro Merry Christmas!
18:18 Bloopers

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