The Ruby-throated hummingbird is the most wide-spread hummingbird in the United States. We will be painting him visiting a fuchsia flower.
Hummers are very popular. Here are some of my hummingbird paintings.
Enough of my paintings, let's learn how to paint a hummingbird with watercolor!
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This painting is on a ad - 8x10 Aquabord. It is a sturdy, archival surface for watercolor paintings.
You may certainly use ad - watercolor paper.
Do your watercolor paintings with ad - soft brushes made specifically for painting watercolor.
This painting uses a semi-triad color scheme of yellow, red and green.
All of my watercolor paintings are done with tube watercolors.
Draw the hummingbird on paper and transfer it to the painting surface with ad - graphite paper.
If you are good at drawing, you may do the drawing directly onto the painting surface.
Now we get to paint where its name came from, the "Ruby-throated Hummingbird".
Now that you know how to paint a hummingbird, you may want to paint a Ruby-throated Hummingbird or one of the other types of hummers.
See photos of the various types of hummingbirds seen in the United States.
Information about watercolor for beginners. Answers to frequently asked questions about watercolor, paints, colors, what to paint on, how to use watercolor, etc.
It took courage to do this painting because practically every other person I know is a horse owner.
I no longer have a live model to paint from, but I stepped out in faith. Lots of fun!
We went to a cookout at the local feed store. The best thing was watching all the children run and play. I had been working on this oil painting of an equine. And I thought some lucky child will so…
Information about watercolor for beginners. Answers to frequently asked questions about watercolor, paints, colors, what to paint on, how to use watercolor, etc.
It took courage to do this painting because practically every other person I know is a horse owner.
I no longer have a live model to paint from, but I stepped out in faith. Lots of fun!
We went to a cookout at the local feed store. The best thing was watching all the children run and play. I had been working on this oil painting of an equine. And I thought some lucky child will so…