Here is a free worksheet on how to paint a picture of a seagull on the beach.
It is a simple picture and almost like a portrait. It is fun and not at all difficult.
I have wanted to create this worksheet for a long time. A few years ago, I was at the beach with my wife, and there was a seagull on the sand for a moment. For some reason, that image stayed with me. I finally found the time to make this worksheet. I hope it is a rewarding project for you.
A WORD ABOUT PRINTING THE WORKSHEET
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| Free How To Paint A Picture of A Seagul On the Beach Worksheet, and Lesson |
Below is a link to a PDF file that may work better on some systems.
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SUPPLY LIST
You can use any watercolor paint. I prefer my small Windsor Newton paint set; it has a nice selection of colors. I also use Grumbacher Paints in the tubes. You can easily find these at any craft store like Lobby Hobby or Michaels. (Look for coupons online.) You can collect lots of paintbrushes, but it is better at the start to keep it simple with a few small, medium, and medium-large brushes and a combination of flats as well as rounded paintbrushes. For these art lessons, I use Strathmore series 300 Watercolor paper. It is economical and available at Michaels and Hobby Lobby and online.
PRINTABLE PROJECT NOTES.
Trace the design on 140 LB watercolor paper. This is a heavy paper and won't buckle as easily. If you can't see through it then try holding it against the window with the light shining through.
THE SKY
Wet the area and use a mix of pale blue for the lower sky and use dark blue for the sky near the top, let the two hues blend.
TO START THE SEA
Use light blue for the far sea, near the horizon, and dark blue for the sea nearest the view, go back and forth with your brush and leave some areas white.
CLOUDS
Wet the areas for the clouds with clear water, Make a watery mix of yellow and a watery mix of orange and use the tip of your brush to drop color into the clouds. But keep it pale so it is just a hint of color. If you get too much color use a tissue to blot it out. DO NOT add the stormy dark color now- let it dry first.
SAND
Use a yellow-brown and a wet watery brush. Apply the paint with a back and forth stroke. Mix darker brown yellow and add a few streaks the add some red-brown and add a few more streaks, this gives the sand interest. After it drys use the tip of your brush and add more colors to give texture.
After the clouds, dry add depth and drama with some dark areas. Mix a pale blue and a VERY LITTLE black. Use the tip of your brush to "DRAW" Some stormy areas. If it is too dark use tissue to blot it out.
Mix some dark blue and with the tip of your brush draw lines going back and forth for the sea nearest the viewer. Do not add much darkness to the areas near the horizon since the distance looks hazy. Draw dark areas under the curve of the wave and the splash of the wave. Draw a dark wiggly line under the foam of the retreating waves.
There are many kinds of seagulls and they look alike but different, so do not worry if yours is not perfect there is one somewhere that looks just like it.
The wing is gray and the tail is black. There are shadows on its underside that give it the look of roundness, but be careful not to overdo the shadows. Use a very light blue for the shadows.
You can always use a kleenex to lift the color out if it is too much.
The beak is yellow and the legs are orange. But other seagulls have a black beak and black, brown, or red legs.
Sign and date your work an inch from the bottom so there is room for a frame.
I hope you create a masterpiece!
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