Welcome to the Sound of Wings Learning Center.

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Sound of Wings Studio offers a series of workbooks on learning both gouache and scratchboard techniques.  Many of the images on this site were done with these two mediums.

The workbooks cover a wide selection of subjects from the natural world.

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The scratchboard workbook covers cats, dogs, birds and flowers while the gouache workbooks cover botanical illustration, birds, animals, butterflies and moths and toads and turtles.

All the workbooks are detail oriented.

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All the workbooks are geared toward depicting every little detail of its subjects, either with tiny little brushes to paint with gouache or a very sharp blade for scratchboard.

Easy to follow step by step directions

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The demonstrations make it simple to learn the various techniques like blending and layering.

These workbooks can help you on your artistic journey

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So find a quiet place and get ready to explore all the fascination of creating realistic illustrations.

Learning Scratchboard Workbook

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Botanical Illustration in Gouache

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Botanical Illustration -- The Four Seasons

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Painting Birds in Gouache

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More Painting Birds in Gouache

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Painting Animals in Gouache

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Painting Garden Animals in Gouache

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Painting Butterflies & Moths in Gouache

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Painting Toads & Turtles in Gouache

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Composing a Natural Science Illustration

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