Bob Cat Watercolour Painting Tutorial

Bob Cat Watercolour Painting Tutorial

The Bob Cat Painting eyes and furNorth Americas most common wild cat, the Bob Cat ( or Red Lynx as it is also know) is a stealthy survivor.  In this tutorial we'll be looking at how to paint complex and detailed eyes and also how to paint animal fur without actually...

Wolf Watercolour Painting Tutorial

Wolf Watercolour Painting Tutorial

The Wolf Working wet on wet with a limited pallet A symbol of power strength and tenaccity thoughout the world the wolf is as playful as it is dangerous.   A deep and intense stare painted in detail with loose and expressevice brush marks made wet-in-wet capturing the...

The Parrot

The Parrot

The Parrot Simple pallet, easy  This vibrant, wings open parrot is perfect for brightening up these dark winter nights and who could resist a colourful bird in this type of pose.  We get to do some drybrush/dry on wet to create our wings and use splashing to add...

Gorilla Watercolour Painting Tutorial

Gorilla Watercolour Painting Tutorial

The Gorilla – Painting Fur and Detailed Eyes. Still endangered the mountain Gorilla is formidable but deeply caring, protective and gentle creature and we are trying to capture that here…

Pug watercolour painting tutorial

Pug watercolour painting tutorial

The Pug. Limited pallet with lots of layering and texture This crazy looking pug is using just two colours, ok we add a tiny bit of blue too just to cool a small area but it really is using just two colours…

Pelican Watercolour Painting Tutorial

Pelican Watercolour Painting Tutorial

The PELICAN. Texture and splashing are the key to success creating this stunning pelican.This week were taking some inspiration from Jackson Pollock, we're using lots of splashing and even using our hand to spread paint in places to create a really textured feeling...

Kingfisher watercolour painting tutorial

Kingfisher watercolour painting tutorial

The KingfisherDry Brushing and Spashing for TextureDry brushing and expressive brush marks form the feathers of this Kingfisher. A small amount of detail work on the eye and beak are all that is is r…

Fox watercolour painting tutorial

Fox watercolour painting tutorial

The FoxWorking wet on wet with a limited palletThe Iconic British Fox.  Starting with detailed eyes and then working outwards using loose expressive brush strokes and lots of splashing.  Gather your equipment - If you need help with equipment take a look at the...

Squirrel Watercolour Painting Tutorial

Squirrel Watercolour Painting Tutorial

The adorable Red squirrel, with its big bush tail and food storage fetish, constantly busy preparing for leaner times. This is a great painting for fixing things that just don’t feel right as i won’t let a nut get the better of me…

Stag watercolour painting tutorial

Stag watercolour painting tutorial

The StagWorking wet on wet with a limited pallet Lots of splashing and a limited pallet of 2 colours the composition  and direct stare of the stag directly engage the viewer.  Everything in the painting connect your eyess with his. Gather your equipment - If you need...

Lion watercolour painting tutorial

Lion watercolour painting tutorial

The Lion  Detailed Eyes and Expressive Fur The majestic icon of Africa, the lion is such and evocative animal and is synonymous with raw power and primal animal instinct.  There's lots of dry brushing, splashing, wet-in-wet.      Gather your equipment - If you need...