watercolour seal

4 February 2025

Such a wonderful content pose. I couldn't resist painting this bliss ;-)

I really enjoy sketching animals. It's so much about observation, right from the pencil drawing through to the brush strokes. And in a sketch, rather than a painting, we're after capturing the character and pose with a minimal of fuss and detail.

In this lesson we play with the light against shadow, creating form with both hard and soft edges. We also look carefully at all the colours in that silky fur, so that the seal looks natural - it's not just one, single grey or brown.

You can find the full video tutorial on Patreon or Renee's Studio.

Happy painting!

Thanks to James Rathmell on Unsplash for the reference photo.

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