Ep.57 Painting & Drawing Birds with Tara Kate

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Welcome to the conversation with bird artist and illustrator, Tara Kate.

In the conversation, yes we do talk about birds, but really it’s a conversation about details and realism and setting up an art practice that works for you.

In the conversation you’ll get some ideas for setting up focused practice, how your tools can help you train your eyes to see, and what you might need in a reference especially if you’re interested in realism. Plus we talk feathers and feet and a whole lot more.

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In the episode we discuss:

1:09 How Tara Kate got started painting and drawing birds

1:47 Committing to one thing

3:13 Finding focus

4:28 Tara Kate’s process

5:50 Getting the drawing on the paper

6:53 Permission to go detailed

8:32 Developing skill to see details

11:36 The importance of seeing progress

13:11 The struggle of being an artist

14:22 Challenge of painting and drawing birds

17:17 Why not work from life

18:09 Limitations of photo references

19:45 What she’s thinking about while gathering references

22:57 Prepping the brain

23:47 Tools for drawing

27:04 Importance of using tools

30:18 Feathers

33:05 Choices in sketching

34:38 Getting goals to line up with approach

36:32 Learning the bird

38:34 Where does someone start

40:05 Hard parts of birds

42:15 Ongoing breakthroughs

46:11 The opportunities of challenges

48:26 Learning that mindset


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