When we think of painting, we automatically think of painting with a brush. However there are lots of exciting ways of making marks on paper that don't depend on using a paint brush.

In this section we will explore a few and then put them into practice in a painting of two Guinea Fowl. We will also use masking fluid, so if you haven't used it much before (or not at all), you will learn some of the strengths and weaknesses of its use. Another key skill explored in this section is combining individual reference photos or parts thereof into a final composition. Lots of different photos have been supplied, so if you don't like what I have done, why not combine them into your own unique take on these amazing birds?

So there is a lot going on here and by the end you will have lots of ideas and tools you can use in all your paintings, irrespective of the subject matter.