Painting a Sparrow in Photoshop
This speed art video follows a sparrow being painted in Adobe Photoshop with basic brushes. There is no voiceover; it is a process video, so the value is in watching how the bird is built from a rough shape into a finished painting.
The artwork
A little sparrow perches on a thin branch, seen in profile, with soft brown and grey feathers, a pale breast, a dark eye and a short beak. The background is a blurred wash of warm greens and browns that pushes the bird forward, and the feather detail is suggested with short brush strokes rather than drawn hair by hair.
What to look for
The painting moves from a flat silhouette to broad shading to the final feather marks and highlights. Notice how the soft, out-of-focus background and the sharp highlights on the eye and beak give the small bird a sense of depth and life.
This is a speed art video, not a step-by-step tutorial. It shows the process to inspire and give ideas. For guided lessons, see the step-by-step tutorials linked below.
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