Expressive Animal Portraits in Watercolor
Painting the First Layers of the Fox 2
A course by Sarah Stokes , Artist
About the video: Painting the First Layers of the Fox 2
Overview
“Now, I will be painting wet into wet and wet onto dry to build up tones on the fox. As in other exercises, you need to respect the direction of the fur if you want to get more realistic paintings. ”
In this video lesson Sarah Stokes addresses the topic: Painting the First Layers of the Fox 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Expressive Animal Portraits in Watercolor. Bring the animal kingdom to life through captivating artwork by exploring a wide variety of watercolor techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“So now we're going to paint the rest of the fox. And you can see how the eye in those has helped to establish some of those darks And so it will make everything else a little bit easier now. It also brings it to life a bit as well. So I've changed the water and I've got some clean tissue as well. So what I'm going to do is I'm just going to put water. Clear water on the whole of this fox. I've also looked at this photograph and I want to warm it up with those colours that we used last time. So, My fox is going to have more of a yellowy, orangey feel to it. So we're going to be using the lig...”
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Course summary for: Expressive Animal Portraits in Watercolor
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Areas
Naturalistic Illustration, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

Sarah Stokes
A course by Sarah Stokes
Sarah Stokes is a self-taught artist from the Midlands region in England, a place where she finds inspiration and creates work that is full of life. From a young age, Sarah has always been her happiest when painting and drawing, using her creativity to build a successful business career before deciding to return to what she loved most.
She has created artwork for bands, restaurants, breweries, and schools, as well as giftware for clients like Enesco. Her work is exhibited in Whitewall Galleries, Clarendon Fine Art, and several independent galleries. Sarah’s prints can also be found worldwide in places like Next, Wayfair, and on Amazon.
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