Parrot’s beak

1 To start, draw the beak and eyes following the same techniques and using the same colours described in the Parrot’s Eye and Parrot’s Beak projects but on a slightly smaller scale. Use the same techn

1 With a sharp Black pencil, start by gently outlining the iris and pupil to get the general shape in place. Once you’re happy, you can fill in the pupil using small circular motions to fill the tooth

1 Start by using a sharp Dark Sepia pencil to outline the edges of the nose and define the nostrils and the middle of the nose. In most cases, the nostrils are upside-down teardrop shapes. Use light p

1 Start by putting in the main facial features. Using Dark Sepia and Van Dyck Brown, add outlines for the eyes, nose and mouth (define the pupils and nostrils as well) and once you’re happy, add a sec

1 First, use Burnt Umber to define the eyes. Outline the edges and the pupil and then go over them with Dark Sepia to darken. Add a base layer of Ivory to the iris, making small circular (scumbling) m

1 Before you put any colour down, use the embossing tool to indent the paper. Make sure to use a firm pressure so that you indent the paper enough. Light pressure will not indent deeply enough, and th