Paint This With Jerry Yarnell

The Perfect Perch, Part 4

In the final episode of this series, Jerry shows his viewers how to block in the hawk with the #2 chisel-edge brush using quick strokes. Then uses #4 round sable brush to add the hawk's beak and uses same brush for highlights on bird. Then with script brush Jerry adds more bright weeds to foreground and explains how very important these weeds are to this particular painting in terms of composition. Finally, Jerry shows how add cap highlights to tops of hay bales and then to use scumbling lines to add final touches to the hay bales.