What you'll learn

You will learn how to create watercolor mixed media animal portraits

You will learn about the materials we will be using: mixed media paper, ink, colored pencils, watercolors and more

You will practice mark making

You will pick up tips along the way, such as where to find images and how to bring your animals "to life"

Requirements

No pre-requisites needed, just a love of learning new techniques and being open to new ideas!

Description

I love animals! And I love making art featuring animals. Since becoming a professional artist I've made hundreds of animals in a variety of media. I never get tired of the subject and in fact, my stylized watercolor mixed media animals are my favorites!In this course, we'll go through three animal portraits from start to finish: a rabbit, a toad and a long haired cat. We'll draw, use watercolors, ink markers and colored pencils. I have also provided narrated time lapse movies of three more animals: a lion, a giraffe and a hamster. Not only that, but there are three practice lessons for you as well.There is also a video full of other animals as well. I'd encourage you to pause frequently during this video so you can really study the painting and hatchmarks in each. You'll see that there is no right or wrong. The same techniques that are used on the long hair cat can be used on the short fur of a horse.I provide a video with ideas that are alternatives to free hand drawing if that makes you nervous. There are also lessons about flattening your art, framing, and materials we'll be using. So if you want a fresh take on animal portraits, let's get started! :)

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome!

Lecture 2 Materials

Lecture 3 Alternatives to Free-Hand Drawing

Section 2: Rabbit

Lecture 4 Practice: Hatchmarks

Lecture 5 Draw a Rabbit

Lecture 6 Paint a Rabbit - Part 1

Lecture 7 Paint a Rabbit - Part 2

Lecture 8 Ink a Rabbit

Lecture 9 Colored Pencils on a Rabbit

Lecture 10 White Details on a Rabbit

Section 3: Toad

Lecture 11 Practice: Outlining Watercolor Marks

Lecture 12 Draw a Toad

Lecture 13 Paint a Toad - Part 1

Lecture 14 Paint a Toad - Part 2

Lecture 15 Inking a Toad

Lecture 16 Colored Pencils on a Toad

Section 4: Cat

Lecture 17 Practice: Using a Nib and Pen White

Lecture 18 Draw a Cat

Lecture 19 Paint a Cat - Part 1

Lecture 20 Paint a Cat - Part 2

Lecture 21 Background

Lecture 22 Ink a Cat

Lecture 23 Colored Pencils on a Cat - Part 1

Lecture 24 Colored Pencils on a Cat - Part 2

Lecture 25 White Details on a Cat

Section 5: More

Lecture 26 Another Example: Lion

Lecture 27 Another Example: Giraffe

Lecture 28 Another Example: Hamster

Lecture 29 More Examples - Other Animals

Lecture 30 Get it Flat

Lecture 31 Framing Your Art

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