Eagle Features step by step
by Tami Durbin
 
Eagle Features Step-By-Step

Palette:
Warm Gray, Transparency, Yellow Orange, Pecan (Yellow Brown), Hair Brown, Dark Brown, Black, Red Grape, Black Grape.

Eyes
First Fire: Paint the pupil Warm Gray and the feathers around the outside of the eye Warm Gray. Paint the iris Transparency. Wipe out the highlight on the pupil and in the lower right area of the iris. Fire .017

Second Fire: Paint the pupil Black using just a touch of Dark Brown mixed in the black. Wipe out the highlight. Paint the iris Pecan (Yellow Brown ) towards the pupil and the outside. Wipe out the highlight at the lower right. Paint around the outside of the iris using Red Grape. Fire .017

Third Fire: Reinforce the Black on the pupil if needed. Wipe out highlights. If needed reinforce the pecan on the iris. Paint over the Red Grape area using Black Grape. Reinforce dark areas of the feathers using Hair brown. Can add a touch of Dark brown if needed. Fire .018

Beak
First Fire: Paint the beak Yellow Orange. Wipe out the highlights. Paint the feathers around the beak Warm Gray. Paint the tongue Warm gray. Fire .017

Second Fire: Paint the beak Pecan (Yellow Brown). Wipe out highlights. Reinforce the Warm Gray color on the feathers around the beak. Paint the mouth area Red Grape and Black Grape. Wipe out highlights. Inside the nostril is Red grape. Fire .017

Third Fire: Reinforce the yellow colors. Reinforce the Black grape and the Red Grape inside the mouth area. Wipe out highlights. Use Black Grape inside the shadow area of the nostril. Fire .018

Feet
First Fire: Paint the feet Yellow Orange. Wipe out the highlights on the feet. Paint the Talons Black grape. Wipe out highlights on the talons. Fire .017

Second Fire: Paint the shadows in with Pecan (Yellow Brown). Reinforce the talons with Black Grape. Wipe out the highlights. Fire .017

Feet: Paint in the shadow area using Hair Brown. Wipe out highlights. If needed, reinforce the talons with Black Grape. Fire .018

Body Feathers
First Fire: Paint the dark body feathers using Hair Brown. Wipe them out with the tip of your brush. Fire .017

Second Fire: Reinforce any dark shadows using Dark Brown.

Third Fire: If needed reinforce the dark shadow areas with Dark Brown. Fire .018

White Feathers:
First Fire: Paint in the white feathers using Warm Gray. Wipe out the highlights.

Second Fire: Light washes of Transparency and Copenhagen distributed.

Third Fire: If needed reinforce Transparency and Copenhagen.

Hope you enjoy painting an eagle.
Tami Durbin