In her Free preview, Jane Kim works with feather groups in a Lark Sparrow's face to teach you how to use this technique to draw or paint any birds (photo by Paul Konrad).

Would you like to learn how to draw or paint birds, or improve your bird art or field note illustrations? In her online Bird Academy course, How to Paint Birds, acclaimed artist Jane Kim points out that the first step to illustrating birds realistically is to learn how their feathers are arranged. Bird feathers grow in groups that move together as the bird moves. Now there is a Free preview video for you to learn more about finding and drawing feather groups as a primer, and you can continue into the full course from the Bird Academy at the Cornell Lab, entitled: How to Paint Birds with Jane Kim.

In her Free preview, Jane works with feather groups in a Lark Sparrow's face to teach you how to use this technique to draw or paint any birds you want you wish to illustrate. In this self-paced art course, Jane breaks down her process into achievable steps that show you how to look at a bird through the eyes of an artist. You, too, can create realistic bird drawings and paintings during the full course’s 12 hours of video instruction, plus additional practice exercises and handy tips to help you become confident as a bird artist.

To learn more about the Bird Academy, the bird art course, and the Free preview of How to Paint Birds with Jane Kim, see Free Preview of How to Paint Birds with Jane Kim | Bird Academy • The Cornell Lab (allaboutbirds.org)