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    Minka and Toby – Electus Parrots

    Apr 14, 2016 4 minutes
    By Ann Mitchell

    MATERIALS

    • Crescent Watercolour Board.
    • Winsor & Newton watercolours: Cobalt Blue; Cadmium Orange; Sap Green; Permanent Green Light; Hookers Green Dark; Phthalo Blue; Burnt Sienna; Van Dyke Brown; Paynes Grey.
    • Winsor & Newton Gouache: Alizarin Crimson; Scarlet Lake; Permanent Red; Lemon Yellow; Ultramarine Blue; Cool Grey Number 2; Warm Grey Number 1; Ivory Black; Permanent White.
    • Brushes: Roymac Golden Sable Numbers 1, 5 and 6; Sceptre Gold Synthetic Sable Number 4; rigger brushes Numbers 00 and 1.

    STEP ONE

    I like to get as much information on my subject as I can before putting pencil to paper. I have a relative who owns a very tame pair of Electus Parrots (Minka and Toby) and I was able to take

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