Large Birds in watercolors

I never got around to showing you my Large Birds watercolor paintings till now. These birds and some decoration drawings in gold are what my patterndesign Large Birds are made of. Heres the birds with a wip-image attacted. Heron, Flamingo, Black stork, Crane, Heron no 2

Large Birds Spoonflower challenge

Maybe you've noticed I am often drawing birds ;) there is such a wonderful variation in the world of birds. 

But for this next Spoonflower challenge, you must submit Large Birds. I go with herons, cranes, storks and flamingos in my pattern along with golden elements, to support Spoonflowers briefing of luxus: "Let your favorite feathered species flock onto your walls as you design a habitat of birds perfect for luxurious home decor." 

The pastel green background was my favorite from the different colors I tried out. "Large Birds" patterndesign.

Birdies on Etsy

Bird-lovers, you can find these bird watercolor paintings as digital download prints in my Etsy Shop (link left side). Express your love of wildlife birds. Easy and quick downloads for you to print.

Need a gift in a hurry ? Blank space on your wall ? no worries

White Storks is a romantic, beautiful watercolor painting of a Stork couple in their nest.

Pelican is a detailed, illustrative and lovely watercolorpainting.

White Storks - wip finished

Here is a couple of more wip-shots, and the final picture.

I had trouble using my (3 different) masking fluids for the nest. They were all more or less dried out - one bottle never opened before :( - it is an issue with masking fluid. I also have a pen - I managed to work a little bit with that.... Anyway that way I got some of the light straws in the nest.

I spend quite some time refining the background in Photoshop. The values between the storks white backs and the background was very close, giving me a hard time. Finally got the job done with a uniform background...

The painting is just a bit more thight than I had planned, but still I like it.

Do you think it has a romantic/sweetness feel about it ?


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Her er et par fotos mere og det færdige billede.

Jeg havde problemer med at bruge mine (3 forskellige) masking fluids til reden. De var alle mere eller mindre tørret ud - den ene flaske var endda ikke åbnet tidligere :( - et træls issue med masking fluid. Jeg har også en pen - og fik den til at virke lidt. ... Anyway, på den måde fik jeg de lyse strå frem i reden.

Jeg brugte en hel el tid på at definere baggrunden i Photoshop. Tonerne mellem de hvide storkerygge og baggrunden var tætte og gav mig et hårdt job. Men fik lavet en ny og ensartet bagrund...

Maleriet er en smule mere stramt end jeg havde planlagt, men jeg kan nu godt lide det alligevel.

Synes du billedet har en romantisk/sødme over sig ?

White Storks - wip

I have started painting a pair of White Storks, aiming for a loose and romantic look. I want this to be an illustration for cards etc.

I started drawing in my sketchbook, looking on stork images on my tablet.

I then freehand draw - with a few helping lines - the drawing onto my larger watercolor paper. This is Fabriano Artistico HP. 

The sketch is not that accurate, so I look at my tablet for certaing details.

After finishing the drawing, I start off with layers of watercolors, choosing mainly the most transparent hues.

I want the graphite too show through in the final piece, but not too much. 

I find this style - light crisp graphite strokes and loose watercolors - a very attractive style, fitting well for the more romantic look vs a more realistic and tight style (but I also like that style :)).

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Jeg er begyndt at male et Hvidt storke-par, jeg går efter et romantisk look. Det vil egne sig fint til kort-illustration etc.

Jeg startede med en tegning i min skitsebog, imens jeg så på storkebilleder på min tablet.

Så tegnede jeg frihånd - pånær et par hjælpelinjer - tegningen på mit større akvarelpapir. Dette er Fabriano Artistico HP.

Skitsen er ikke specielt akkurat, så jeg ser på min tablet for visse detaljer.

Efter tegningen er færdig, er jeg begyndt at male lag af akvarel, jeg vælger de mest transperante farver.

I kan godt lide at blyantstregerne kan ses på det færdige resultat, men ikke alt for overvældende.

Denne stil - lyse, sprøde blyantsstreger og "loose" (i mangel af et dansk udtryk der dækker meningen) akvarel - finder jeg meget attraktiv, og vil passe fint til det mere romantiske look vs en mere realistisk og stram akvarelstil (men jeg kan også lide den stil :))

The Elements: Water renewed

I made this illustration earlier this year, but now I have made a few corrections, so I like this much better.

My intention was to make an illustration of the 4 elements, but as I was not really happy with it, I did not continue. 

I might continue in 2020.

Fun birdies

Fun time Birdies in progress. Loose watercolors.