Realistic WATERCOLOR ANIMAL Painting

Realistic watercolor animal painting is all about patience, taking your time, and building up the details gradually in layers. Here on YouTube, I've condensed the process down, from roughly a 4-hour tutorial, and indeed a much longer painting, into a 20-minute video, so you really can watch and see how a painting comes together. If you would like to learn more about painting realistic animals, this would be a good video to watch next: *https://bit.ly/47CY3AV* *SUBSCRIBE* to my YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2KsTSS3 🕒 *Timestamps* 🕒 00:00 Preparing to paint 00:55 The background wash 02:04 The foundation wash on the animal 03:53 Painting the animal's eyes 07:05 Map in the fur directions 07:37 Build layers of fur detail on the horns 09:25 Building the fur layers on the face 10:58 Painting the animal's ears 13:37 Painting the giraffe's spots 15:10 The darkest details 17:28 Adding the white highlights ▶️ *JOIN MY ONLINE SCHOOL:* on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheDevonArtist or through Etsy: https://devonartist.etsy.com/ 🧑🏻‍🎨 *RENT A SINGLE LESSON* https://devonartist.co.uk/video-shop/ ⭐ *FREEBIE CLUB Our *Freebie Club* gives you access to several full-length tutorials and a regular newsletter, alongside tips and tricks videos too: https://www.patreon.com/TheDevonArtist 🎨 *MATERIALS I USE* I am often asked about my painting materials. Everyone has their favourites, but here are some of mine: https://devonartist.co.uk/materials-i-use-or-recommend-for-realistic-watercolour/ ▶️ *SAY HELLO ON SOCIAL MEDIA* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedevonartistpaul Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/thedevonartist/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedevonartist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_devon_artist 🦊 *LOVE WATCHING WILDLIFE* – why not check out our sister channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/InspiredbyWildlife ©️ COPYRIGHTS My videos are copy protected and are fully owned by myself. They are for your use and enjoyment on YouTube, I hope you like them. 📸 With grateful thanks to Alexas_Fotos from Pixabay 🎵 With grateful thanks: Chris Haugen - Fractal of Light & Natural Light, Everet Almond - A Brand New Day and TrackTribe - Bottle Of Something, Longer Distance & Sweethearts #PaulHopkinson #TheDevonArtist #WildlifeinWatercolour