Owl Painting Step by Step - Free Painting Pattern and Directions

 

The picture above is not exactly like the one that we

are painting here.

 

Just another variation of what you could do with these.

 

First of all...

Feel free to use this pattern in any way you choose.

You can paint these and sell them. 

You can post them on the internet.

You can pin them to pinterest.

The only request that I make is to not take the

directions as your own and publish them

anywhere else.

 

Hey people,

it's a free painting pattern!

The least that you could do is just link back here

when you use it!

I love to see that people are using the pattern

and directions!

So, here we go.

This is the line drawing.

As you will see,

I forgot the beak on the large owl.  

 

It is just an upside down teardrop.

 

 

Start by basecoating all the areas in.

Don't worry about the feet or the branch right now

 

Large Owl

Wings - Midnight Blue

Belly - Hauser Light Green

Head - Light Avocado

Crown - Terra Cotta

Beak - Antique Gold

 

Eyes on Both - Grey Sky

 

Small Owl

 

Belly - Terra Cotta

Wings - Turquoise Blue

Crown/Beak - Green Tea

 

Simple, so far, right?

 

 

 

Shading and Highlighting

 

Large Owl

 

Wings and Tail - Highlight Turquoise Blue

Belly - Shade with Hauser Light Green plus Midnight

Highlight with Green Tea

Head- Highlight with Green Tea

Crown - Highlight with Terra Cotta + Antique Gold

 

Small Owl

 

Belly - Shade with Terra Cotta + Chocolate

Highlight with Terra Cotta + Antique Gold

Sides and Wings - Shade with Blue Haze

Highlight with Light Turquoise + White

Crown/Beak - Shade with Hauser Light Green

Highlight with White

Eyes.

 

Base coat again with Grey Sky to even up the edges.

Shade with Grey Sky + Black

Highlight with White.

 

I use a round brush for these.

(As a sidenote, these pictures got way out of order.
My camera is clear on the other side of the house,
not a problem, normally, but everything is way harder on
these crutches, so bear with me....
I tried to do this on the Blogger App from my phone.
One of us, the App or me, might have some bugs that
need worked out)



 

One set of eyes is Terra Cotta,

highlighted with Antique Gold.

The other set is Light Avocado

highlighted with Green Tea.

 

 

 

Add the black centers and a couple of little white

highlights and

they have a personality.

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The branch is painted next.

I used a round brush for this also.

Paint with Light Cinnamon,

shade with Black

and highlight here and there

with

Terra Cotta and Antique Gold.

 

 

The beaks and feet are painted with

Antique Gold

highlighted

with

Antique Gold and White

and shaded with Terra Cotta.

 

On some of them,

I sideloaded feathers on the belly area

with the highlight color.

 

Make a thin mixture of Black and Light Cinnamon

and outline/clean up where areas meet.

 

This does not need to be a complete, cartoony outline,

just here and there.

 

Add the leaves,

some linework and you are

finished! 

 

 

 

I hope that you find these helpful.

I always like to see pictures of what you have done!

 

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