Many of our watercolour tutorials obviously incorporate fur.  However, learning the technique whilst doing the actual painting can be quite a daunting prospect.  This short study gives you a chance to practise all the techniques and learn about layering without the pressure.  I’ve chosen white curly fur for this study, but in the future will hope to work on other colours and types of fur too.  For beginners, this would be a great way to get to grips with the process of laying down layers of wash and detail.

I hope that it will give everyone the confidence to work on furry projects in the future and to have faith that the process will work.  Sometimes it can be disheartening in the middle stages thinking it doesn’t look like much, but then it does all come together at the end.

Whatever you decide to do, let’s get them brushes wet.

Paul 🙂