Realistic Watercolor Dog Hungarian Vizsla
Love animals and watercolor, but find this type of subject intimidating to paint? Do you really want to paint animals, but have no idea where to start or how to create a strategy to work through? Or maybe you’ve already painted a few animals, but always end up underwhelmed with your results?
If you answered 'yes' to any of these, and you've been painting with watercolor consistently for some time, this course is for you.
✱ What You'll Learn:
- What to pay attention to in reference photos to arrive at better results when painting animals
- How to use masking fluid to protect important highlight shapes in eyes and noses
- My simple but effective technique for painting fur
- How to paint believable dog eyes
- How to layer watercolor while avoiding overworking a painting
- How to use white gouache to paint whiskers
- How to do splattering for visual texture and interest in backgrounds
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Much more!
✱ Supplies you'll need:
- Drawing pencils (Suggested: HB, 2B)
- Tracing paper
- Soft graphite eraser
- Kneaded eraser
- Watercolor paper (Suggested: Cold Press, 140 lbs.)
- Watercolor paint set
- Watercolor brushes (Large, medium, and small)
- Small cheaper multimedia brushes (for masking fluid and white gouache)
- Container of water
- Mixing palette
- Absorbent towel or regular kitchen paper towels
- Masking tape or artist's tape
- Backing board
- Scrap pieces of watercolor paper
- White gouache (Suggested: Permanent White or Titanium White)
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Masking fluid
By the end of this course, you'll have painted a realistic dog portrait using watercolor.
This course includes downloadables:
- Your supply list
- My outline sketch
- A reference photo of a Hungarian Vizsla
- A photo I took after having placed my masking fluid
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A photo of my finished painting which you may use as reference as you're working
Hope you enjoy and get a lot from this course. :)
You can also find Erika here:
When you buy this course, you'll get lifetime access to my Realistic Dog in Watercolor (Hungarian Vizsla) course, which is made up of 10 value-packed classes in which I teach you, step-by-step, how to paint a dog in watercolor. I let you into all of my strategies and techniques. This course also includes downloadable files (my outline sketch, reference photo, etc.). If you have any questions, send me an email: hello@erikalancaster.com and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. :)