How To Paint a Realistic Tiger in Watercolour, Step by Step!

Name: How To Paint a Realistic Tiger in Watercolour, Step by Step!
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A step by step video course from the start to the very finish on how to paint this amazing Tiger Cub in watercolour

Created byPaul Hopkinson

Last updated 9/2024

English

What you'll learn

Learn how to paint this Tiger with 3 hours 54 minutes of professional real time watercolour video tuition.
This video takes you through the whole process of painting this beautiful Tiger in fine detailed watercolour.
Techniques such as wet in wet and how to paint fur!
Dry brush, Fine detail work
Working with realistic eyes.
How to create shape using washes and detailed layering, and much more!

Course content

1 section • 6 lectures • 3h 55m total length

What you will learn plus the outline drawing & reference photo0:59
Come along and let me show you how to paint this amazing Tiger cub in watercolour, step by step. I will help you avoid the mistakes I've made through my own learning process over the past 40+ years of painting! You will be able to paint a very detailed eye and especially fur! Not forgetting how I use watercolour white paint, you can of course use white Gouache instead.
So let's get those brushes wet and get started!
Paul
Part 147:26
Time to make a start on the lovely Tiger Cub
We will begin with the outline drawing and paint the eyes! Let me guide you through the process of creating eyes that have detail, shape, a glossy feel and most of all - life!
Here are the colours and materials you will need for this project:
Paints (watercolours)
Lemon Yellow
Cadmium Orange
Scarlet Lake
Alizarin Crimson
Cerulean Blue
French Ultramarine
Olive Green
Raw Sienna
Yellow Ochre
Burnt Sienna
Burnt Umber
Lamp Black
Opaque White
If you don’t have all of these colours, use something that looks similar.
Brushes
Size 00 (detail brush) Size 1 & 5 watercolour brushes + an old brush for mixing the paint.
Other items Paper towel
Graphite transfer paper
2 water pots Mixing palette– ceramic
Masking tape
Mechanical pencil
Putty rubber
Masking fluid
Paper
Bockingford 300grm NOT size 21cm x 29.7cm
Have fun,
Paul :-)
Part 231:13
In part 2 we will be looking at the first colours added to the nose, mapping out our lines and start planning for the washes!
Part 345:50
In part 3 will will make a start on the body foundation washes. This where will put in place that layers of colour, which will help define shape and colour for the details we will add later, so much a needed process.
Part 452:19
In part 4 we will really get into the first and second layers of details, this is where we can relax into the painting, taking our time to keep a check on the direction and length of our lines. Let's get stuck in!
Part 558:10
Time to get the finishing details onto this lovely tiger cub. We will start by painting the final layer of detail and then adding the watercolour white paint over the top to really bring it to life!
Thank you for following my Tiger tutorial!
Paul

Requirements

Watercolour equipment such as good quality watercolour paper, paints, brushes size 00, 1, 5, white watercolour paint or white gouache.

Description

Learn how to paint this Tiger with just under 4 hours of professional real time watercolour video tuition.

My video tutorial guides you through the entire process of painting this Tiger, you will be able to watch me in real time and listen to my guidance on every aspect. I explain things in an easy to follow non-jargon way, and we work step by step through the entire process together. I will teach you my methods using techniques such as wet in wet, washes, layering, fine detail, painting detailed and realistic eyes and even using watercolour white. The methods and techniques, once learnt, will help with the painting of any animal with fur.

Let's get those brushes wet!
Paul

Who this course is for:

Beginner to Advanced