Painting animals in watercolour
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Introduction

Materials you will need
Introduction
Final project image
Getting up to speed

Techniques
Hare silhouette
Hare 2 silhouette
Example sheet of basic techniques
Exploring tone

Tone
Swatch
Swatch - B/w
Swatch 2
Exciting effects

Textures
Example sheet of textures and special effects
Growing a wash: Painting feathers

Feathers
Pigeon feather
Example sheet of two colours painted wet up to wet
Painting shapes not things

Shapes
Animals
Eyes

Introduction
Simple
Larger - with no visible pupil
Complex with pupil
Eyes 1.pdf
Eyes 2.pdf
Features - fur, feathers and feet

Features
Final project

Final project - planning
Final project - starting with the eye
Final paining - the second eye, ear and nose
Final project - the background
Final project - final adjustments
Final project - a confession
Donkey image
Donkey image 2
Thumbnail sketch
Colour swatch
First donkey
Second donkey

Eyes

Why the success of the eyes dictates the success of the painting.

6 Lessons