How to paint realistic long black shiny fur/hair in acrylic - Tutorial

So here I show you how i created the realistic long, black, shiny fur/hair on the chest of this dog using acrylic paint. Many people find black fur to be a challenge but for me, it is the easiest so thought this tutorial would be of use to some people. The main thing is to understand how black fur reflects the light and also the colours that you get in it despite it being black. I show a section on glazing as well as gradually building up the hair texture whilst also working up in values to your final highlights.

Thank you for watching.

You can see the full video of the whole painting here:    • Painting a large Pyrenean Sheepdog mo...  


Art Supplies:
Winsor and newton professional acrylics: https://amzn.to/3ZG8Jtp
Winsor and Newton flow improver: https://amzn.to/3F0nOy1
Liquitex heavy body: https://amzn.to/3JeMDbY
Winsor and Newton cotman brush round : https://amzn.to/3yb8f2T
Winsor and newton cotman Rigger: https://amzn.to/3JcyrQW
Cheap detail brushes: https://amzn.to/3muohSU
Scotch removeable tape: https://amzn.to/3YvuU4M

Unfortunately, Amazon do not seem to have the heavier 640gsm weight of fabriano artistico HP which i use. I buy this from jackson's art here in the UK...

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Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/pacifica/coast
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