Realistic watercolor animal painting is all about patience, taking your time, and building up the details gradually in layers. Here on YouTube, I've condensed the process down, from roughly a 4-hour tutorial, and indeed a much longer painting, into a 20-minute video, so you really can watch and see how a painting comes together.
If you would like to learn more about painting realistic animals, this would be a good video to watch next: *https://bit.ly/47CY3AV*
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🕒 *Timestamps* 🕒
00:00 Preparing to paint
00:55 The background wash
02:04 The foundation wash on the animal
03:53 Painting the animal's eyes
07:05 Map in the fur directions
07:37 Build layers of fur detail on the horns
09:25 Building the fur layers on the face
10:58 Painting the animal's ears
13:37 Painting the giraffe's spots
15:10 The darkest details
17:28 Adding the white highlights
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