Learn to Paint Animals with this Step-by-Step Tutorial Art Class
Hi, I am wildlife artist James Corwin. Welcome to this painting class. I will take you step by step through the completion of this horse painting. We will start with simple lines and shapes and then moving into easy color mixing and layering. I will demonstrate each step on the canvas and then give you time to complete each step before moving on to the next.
What you’ll learn
- Learn how to paint a beautiful horse from start to finish, step by step, using acrylic paint..
- You will learn how to accurately draw animals using simple lines and shapes..
- Learn to mix colors using the primary colors and different shades and hues to build value and form..
- Learn painting techniques to build layers that create visual texture and realism in your subject..
Course Content
- Spirit Horse Painting Step by Step Art Tutorial Introduction –> 1 lecture • 2min.
- Spirit Horse Painting Step by Step Art Tutorial – Placing the Grid –> 1 lecture • 3min.
- Begin Drawing Horse Head –> 1 lecture • 5min.
- Drawing the Horse Mouth –> 1 lecture • 4min.
- Drawing a Horse Eye –> 1 lecture • 1min.
- Drawing the Horse Ears and Hair –> 1 lecture • 5min.
- Painting in the First Layer of Paint –> 1 lecture • 6min.
- Painting the Horse Hair –> 1 lecture • 4min.
- Adding Off-White to the Horse –> 1 lecture • 4min.
- Painting the Feather and Streaks of Hair –> 1 lecture • 3min.
- Adding Contrast to the Horse –> 1 lecture • 4min.
- Shading the Horse to Add Depth –> 1 lecture • 5min.
- Adding the Eye Lid and Painting the Nose –> 1 lecture • 2min.
- Painting in the Background –> 1 lecture • 9min.
- Adding a New Layer of Color to the Horse –> 1 lecture • 4min.
- Painting Highlights to the Feather and Hair –> 1 lecture • 5min.
- Detailing the Nose and Eyes –> 1 lecture • 4min.
- Detailing the Feather –> 1 lecture • 2min.
- Painting the Hand Print –> 1 lecture • 4min.
- Spirit Horse Painting Step by Step Art Tutorial – Closing Remarks –> 1 lecture • 1min.
Requirements
Hi, I am wildlife artist James Corwin. Welcome to this painting class. I will take you step by step through the completion of this horse painting. We will start with simple lines and shapes and then moving into easy color mixing and layering. I will demonstrate each step on the canvas and then give you time to complete each step before moving on to the next.
This course is great for all skill levels, even if you have never painted before!
This class takes about 2 hours to complete. I will tell you when to pause the video after each step to make it easy to follow along.
Here are the supplies you will need for this tutorial video.
11×14 canvas
Acrylic Paint in these colors (Titanium White, Ivory Black, Ultramarine Blue, Raw Umber, Cadmium Red, and Cadmium Yellow.).
3 Brushes (Large flat, medium flat and small pointed tip brush).
A cup of water for rinsing the brushes.
A white paper plate for a palette.
A paper towel for cleaning.
Ask any questions or let me know if there are areas you are struggling with, I am happy to help. Also, share your paintings with me, I would love to see!