You will learn how to choose the right bird for painting in a vertical format. This includes understanding how to work with space, properly plan and build a composition. You will discover how to depict the heron's silhouette proportionally and sketch it out. Additionally, you’ll learn how to correctly wet the paper and playfully apply a background wash. You will paint the first layer of the watercolor background using a color gradient technique.

You will begin working with multilayer watercolor techniques. Learn to enhance the initial wash by incorporating additional elements. Sketch willow branches and understand how to paint them realistically. You will develop the greenery and harmoniously integrate the willow into the overall background. Gain an understanding of how to work with multiple planes, fix unsatisfactory areas, and correct mistakes without muddiness. You’ll paint reflections in the water, outline a tree, and add texture to it.

You will learn how to highlight the heron and position it in the foreground. Integrate the heron into the background seamlessly, avoiding outlines and focusing on color transitions. Add texture to the heron, carefully detailing the bird's feathers while preserving its volume and shape. Understand how to work with tone to convey the bird realistically. Finish the details and complete the tree.

You will create a picturesque base layer and work on composition and spatial planning. Outline the center of the composition, maintaining proper proportions. Sketch with light lines suitable for watercolor to ensure the pencil marks do not affect the final painting. Create an airy background around the bird with colorful gradients. Integrate the goldfinch into the background, mastering soft color transitions to preserve the fluffiness of the feathers. Outline the flowers.

You will see how to paint a multilayered watercolor avoiding muddiness. Learn how to wet the paper without disturbing the background. Paint the goldfinch using smooth color transitions. Add depth and lightness where necessary. Master the technique of leaving white feathers without using white paint to convey fluffiness through color. Complete the bird by enhancing details and rendering feathers while maintaining volume and realism. Learn to blend the white feathers with the colorful parts of the bird.

You will work on multi-planar composition, harmoniously highlighting the foreground. Paint a detailed background, integrating details into the composition so they complement the bird rather than compete with it. Learn to add details and work on darkening the background. Practice correcting mistakes and placing accents. Master the art of conveying air and depth in the scene.

You will paint a robin in a gray-pink composition with flowers. Work on an interesting perspective by outlining the bird and ensuring its proportions are accurate. Sketch the branches and apply the first layer of the background from top to bottom, carefully leaving out the bird. Learn how to blend a variety of colors, creating a gradient with smooth transitions. Integrate the bird into the scene and add flower petals to the painted background.

You will paint the robin, starting with a layering technique to transition from light to dark. Create soft transitions between colors, adding volume to the bird by working with the interplay of light and shadow in the background. Focus on the bird’s details, painting the feathers to maintain realistic volume and airiness. Bring the bird to the foreground, enhancing its colors for brightness and saturation

Refine the background by darkening it and enhancing its saturation, avoiding muddiness and spots. Highlight the bird and flowers by adjusting the background colors. Paint a branch, adding texture and definition. Detail the robin’s legs and create a natural shadow cast by the bird. Work on the distant background and the flowers in the foreground, ensuring they complement the overall composition without overshadowing the robin. Establish harmony within the composition, uniting all the main elements. Finalize the flowers with detailed touches and complete the painting.