Magic Dust: Paint a Bird's Nest

Bird's nests are fun to draw. In this lesson, we are going to learn to paint a bird's nest with chalk pastels. For this project you will need:

  • Paper or sketchbook
  • Chalk pastels in pale yellow, yellow, black, dark brown, orange and dark pink

Bird's Nest: A Pastels Tutorial - Hodgepodge

Oh wow. Gorgeous. That's what we all said when Nana came in with her latest chalk pastel of a bird's nest. Beautiful! We wanted to make one too. So Nana taught us how to weave the colors just like birds do - making layers. Ready your pale yellow, yellow, black, dark brown, orange and dark pink.

Show us a picture of your bird's nest in the comments below.

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