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Jane Kim paints a bird on the Wall of Birds at the Cornell Lab

7 Essential Techniques for Painting Birds - by Jane Kim
Birds are inspiring, and painting them can help you see them in new ways. But with all those feathers and interesting colors, painting realistic birds can be tricky. 
 

Award-winning artist Jane Kim has painted thousands of birds, and now she's sharing what she's learned along the way. 

 

"People ask me all the time—How do you paint such lifelike birds? I’ve trained myself to understand how birds, in all their feathered glory, are put together. I’ve also developed these seven essential techniques that get me from the fear of the blank page to a finished painting" said Kim.

 

Now you can try her 7 Essential Techniques for Painting Birds in this free PDF guide!

 

Check out the Free Preview of the self-paced, online course How to Paint Birds with Jane Kim and discover some of what this course has in store for you. Learn the feather groups on a bird's head, make the perfect color mix, watch Jane bring a Barn Swallow's wing to life, and more!
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