The Cardinals were spotted in my yard Christmas day! 3 at one time!! That's extremely rare. I was so inspired by their beauty, I wanted to paint one.
I just received my new set of DecoArt Premium Acrylic paints. They have a satin finish. I won't even have to spray the canvas when complete.
The paint is creamy and thick.
The background started with gesso. While it was still wet, I added some watered down Phthalo blue, grey, sienna and white. Allow the background to dry really well before stenciling your letters.
I sketched the cardinal in with a scribe-all pencil. Using Naphtali red, burnt umber, black, white and orange, I painted the bird. I used a DecoArt 3/8 angle brush. The brush strokes have to go in the direction of the feathers so you can get the correct look.
