How to Paint a Pelican in Watercolour

How to paint a Pelican in watercolour, is the subject of my latest watercolour tutorial, and my latest is how to paint birds in watercolours.
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I am trying to bring you a new video art tutorial, split between my two channels and two loves, watercolour and oils. So each channel gets a new tutorial every fortnight Friday at 3 pm GMT.
My full list of colours set out below is in sequence as they appear in my palette. There are way too many and will be edited down over time to a core set.
PALETTE
Sepia
Burnt Umber
Indian Red
Burnt Sienna
Raw Sienna
Yellow Ochre
Neutral Tint
Indigo
French Ultramarine Blue
Cobalt Blue
Phthalo Blue ( Windsor Blue)
Ultramarine Violet
Phithalo Green ( Windsor Green)
Cobalt Turquoise Teal
Magenta
Organic Vermillion
Trans Pyrrol Orange
Cadmium Yellow Deep.
Indian Yellow
Aureolin
The palette box is a cheaper version of a Holbein offering a 20-slot palette. If honest I have way more colours than if ever use. I often only use a few of these and a version of this palette with fewer slots would be better for most.
My brushes are mainly Rosemary and Co, Sable, and Synthetics.
My watercolour palette is as follows:
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On my Patreon page, you will find the full versions of videos along with other full-time narrated tutorials for you to enjoy. I am using a limited palette as shown in the film.
I am trying to bring you a new video art tutorial, split between my two channels and two loves, watercolour and oils. So each channels gets a new tutorial every fortnight Friday at 3 pm GMT. If you are making your own version of this painting, please do so and I'd be happy to look at it and comment. Please do remember that your version is to learn from and therefore not for resale, based on my, demonstration and source photo... Thank you for respecting that

[@Hevkk1]

I am so inspired by this. Thank you

[@bonnieg4076]

A beautiful bird, my favorite subject. Your "thinking-out-loud" process when mixing colors is always most helpful to me.

[@paulappswildlifeart]

Never thought of it like that Bonnie, but pleased it works, cheers P

[@steventhomas7292]

A delicate touch in beauty 😍

[@paulappswildlifeart]

Thank you so much Steven very kind of you, cheers P

[@lora9664]

Love the purplish color in the beak.

[@paulappswildlifeart]

Thanks Lora, keeping colour injects the light, cheers P

[@marionbik2022]

I love this pelican… and the background is perfect. Thanks again 🎨✨

[@paulappswildlifeart]

So pleased you enjoyed it Marion, cheers P

[@colleenmcchesney1482]

I really love how this Pelican portrait looks. It’s refreshing to see how a professional artist makes a mistake like that and shows us intermediate artists how to figure out how to fix/correct mistakes like that. I wouldn’t have even thought there was a mistake if I had only seen the final results of the painting. You made this subject look like a very simple & easy thing to paint. I am going to give this one a try for sure. Thanks for sharing this wonderful video with us! My youngest son noticed the second purple & brown smaller looking bird when you see the eye, purple part of the bill, & brown face patch flying up towards the sunny top of the head. Pretty cool!!

[@paulappswildlifeart]

that is so neat Colleen, and so glad that you enjoyed it. the references are free to download from my Patreon. good luck with it, cheers P

[@jt5081]

The Pelican looked so prehistoric in the early stages, but as it built up, it became to my eye more life like. Very well done. Thanks for your efforts

[@paulappswildlifeart]

Thank you John that is very kind of you, cheers P

[@rogerebert5122]

Once again thank you for your guidance regarding transparent colors. My work now has enticing clarity. It's given me the crisp nocturnals I've been looking for. 🇺🇸

[@paulappswildlifeart]

Roger I am so pleased to hear that, thank you P

[@rossalyntownsend9535]

Really enjoyed this one back grounds are my weak points, you make it look easy 😊

[@paulappswildlifeart]

Hi Rossalyn, well they are not so easy as all need to be considered, cheers P

[@marilynbeeby6435]

Great painting Paul, thanks for sharing your knowledge and your mistakes, they are informative too 😊

[@paulappswildlifeart]

That is very and thnk you so much, cheers P

[@annkarin5732]

Love this painting. Thank you so very much for sharing. I learn so much from your video. Ann from Norway

[@paulappswildlifeart]

Hi Ann and my thanks to you, so glad they help cheers P

[@rhiannonwolfe5727]

Beautiful

[@paulappswildlifeart]

Thank you so much P

[@carolwade8627]

Hi Paul
I am one of your patrons in Patreon. I am unable to find the reference photo for the pelican. Is it off pixabay or a similar site, Thanks