HOW TO PAINT KOI FISH WITH MOVEMENT IN OILS - Suzanne Barrett Justis

HOW TO PAINT KOI FISH WITH MOVEMENT IN OILS - Suzanne Barrett Justis

Learn how to paint koi fish with movement in oils in this time lapse oil painting tutorial by Master Wildlife Artist Suzanne Barrett Justis. Inspired by photos her friend took at the Imperial Palace in Japan, this tutorial will show you how to capture motion and create a stunning fine art piece of vibrant Koi fish. Learn how to paint dynamic koi fish in this time-lapse tutorial by Suzanne Barrett Justis. Watch as she captures the beauty of koi fish swimming in dark water and pick up some fine art tips along the way!

Suzanne will take you from start to finish, starting with a wash of color that is wiped off to create the composition. You will learn how to layer the fish in the depth of the water...creating soft edges and manipulating transparent and opaque colors in the time lapsed oil painting tutorial. Suzanne will go over the color palette used, the brushes used and the substrate used for this koil painting. She will also show you the technique and application of painting. This Koi painting tutorial is for beginners as well as advanced painters. If you want to see the best wildlife art tutorials, subscribe to Suzanne's channel for all the best painting tutorials.

chapters
00:00 Intro, substrate, reference and palette of colors used
04:05 Gamsol and Indian Yellow wash, wipe off fish and then loosely adding background water
05:28 Starting in painting the koi
08:56 Details in shine of water
11:32 Close up of painting back of fish against other fish
12:50 Adding detail to fish
14:20 Going over completed painting with discussion
15:56 Final Words

If you are interested in the substrates that Suzanne uses for many of her paintings,
check out Blank Inspiration, Here is the link to their site
https://blankinspiration.com/?srsltid...

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I generally use Rosemary and Company paint brushes and will include the link here for your consideration
https://www.rosemaryandco.com?u=5711a7

The little miniature short handled brushes I used to do the fine FINE details was the Workbench Warrior Set from Rosemary and Co. I love these brushes.
https://www.rosemaryandco.com/workben...

I often use the Creative Mark Wipe Out Tool....I love these things. Here's the link so you can get one ( or 10 ) of them too.
https://www.jerrysartarama.com/amazin...

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