Watercolour tutorial with step by step instructions that are easy to follow for beginners and intermediates. This online lesson takes you from the drawing of the rainbow lorikeet to the finished product.

Download a traceable PDF of the Lorikeet here..

Materials:

watercolour paper, 300 gsm or better (that's 140 lb hot press in North America);

low tack (or painter's) tape; HB pencil and kneadable eraser;

cadmium yellow, cadmium red, cobalt blue, payne's grey (or black), burnt sienna. permanent white (gouache)