Black Capped Chickadee's have always been one of my favorite birds. They have the most character and always seem to be energetic little bundles of energy. One of the main reasons I love them is that I feed the local flock by hand. Feeding them never gets old to me. When I was asked to do a commissioned work of a Black Capped I jumped at the chance. With a few composition and colour changes to the the reference I was give and I was off to the races.
In this first part we mix our colours and prime our board. We then learn to use a sponge to create our background text and then block in the bird.
In the second part of this tutorial we will fine tune the shape and form of the head and add detail to both the head and back of the bird.
In this part we finish off the detailing of the primary, secondary and tail feathers of the chickadee. We also add detail to the belly.
