Paint Party Friday: The Barn Owl and MiniMal Tutorials by Doro Kaiser

 Hello lovely people and welcome to Paint Party Friday on my blog. Lots of things to share again. Painting and drawing are the things, that keep me sane during the last weeks (together with knitting squares for my sock yarn blanket).

First thing to share is my barn owl. It started out last week as a "10 minute art warm-up" and I thought it would look good in watercolors. So here the first test painting with background and the first layer of color. This is a new experience for me, as I usually finish my drawings in one session.

And here it is all finished. I added two more layers of color and some details with an ink pen. I'm still not good enough to add those details with a paintbrush, but love the effect of the ink pen. This looks a lot lighter than the first photo, as I photographed this one in bright daylight. I have another version of this owl started on thicker watercolor paper. Love how it turned out, but there's a long way to go.

Later this week I came across another fun page with mini painting tutorials for all kinds of flowers and fruit. Since I didn't have my watercolors on hand, I chose to give them a try with my PITT brush pens. The mini tutorials by Doro Kaiser can be found following the link above (the description is in German, but the photos are self-explaining).

And too good not to share here again (after I already shared with Rain's Thursday Art Date) is a challenge I came across this week, too. Draw a circle around a coin ( in the original challenge it was a 2 euro coin with 1"/2.5 cm diameter) and then draw something inside the circle. And only inside the circle. There were so many funny pieces and you can find them under #ichgebeauf. I did three little night scenes and added a bit of color with my watercolor pencils. Love how they turned out!

Happy PPF and enjoy all the beautiful pieces of art!