Soft Focus: Watercolor Blurry Backgrounds for Wildlife (EASY & QUICK)

Want to make your wildlife subjects truly shine with a soft focus, blurry background. What if I told you the key isn't adding more detail, but actually blurring it out? In this video, I'll reveal effortless techniques to create stunning, subtle soft focus backgrounds that allow your animal masterpieces to take centre stage. If you would like to learn more about painting blurry backgrounds, this would be another good video to watch: *https://tinyurl.com/yndah67r* *SUBSCRIBE* to my YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2KsTSS3 🕒 *Timestamps* 🕒 00:00 Watercolor blurry backgrounds 00:30 Why do blurry backgrounds make the subject pop 03:49 Why I paint backgrounds first 04:11 The materials you will need to paint blurry backgrounds 04:44 Replicating backgrounds from a photo 05:41 Preparing the paints 06:52 Tips & tricks for wetting the paper 07:43 Issues that can occur with wetting the paper 09:32 Best way to add the paint to the wet paper 11:17 How to intensify the blurry effect 12:18 Drying the background if you have masked off the subject 13:11 Creating special effects on damp backgrounds 13:56 Evaluating the dried blurry backgrounds & ways forward ▶️ *JOIN MY ONLINE SCHOOL:* Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheDevonArtist 🛍️ *BUY AN ORIGINAL PAINTING* I sell all my original paintings 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 Todd Lahman, Roger Wasley, Mike Nolan, Rick Dunlap, Marcello Rabozzi, Ben Smith, Pete Blanchard, Alexas Fotos & Giæver Myhre 🎵 With grateful thanks: Wayne Jones - Mr Sunny Face #PaulHopkinson #TheDevonArtist #WildlifeinWatercolour