HOW TO PAINT REALISTIC WILDLIFE -river otters- Suzanne Barrett Justis

HOW TO PAINT REALISTIC WILDLIFE-river otters-Suzanne Barrett Justis

Learn how to paint realistic wildlife, specifically river otters, in oils with International Master wildlife artist Suzanne Barrett Justis. This wildlife painting tutorial will teach you how to create stunning wildlife artwork that captures the beauty of nature. Perfect for artists looking to learn to paint animals in a realistic style! Suzanne will go over the color palette used, the brushes used as well as the technique and application of painting. She will go over how to paint fur, both wet and dry fur. This wildlife 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 to otters and palette used to paint them
02:46 blocking in the otters
03:40 Painting the background and water
06:34 Painting the rock they stand on
09:30 Painting detail in the fur using sword brush
18:00 More detail painting on second otter
20:00 Painting the last details into the fur
20:25 The finished painting

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The work of wildlife photographer, Jay Huron, can be seen on his Instagram page
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the only non Rosemary brush used was the Princeton Velvetouch long round #10
here is the link for that brush
https://www.jerrysartarama.com/prince...

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

If you are looking for a good set of brushes that are Suzanne's personal favorites, check out her wish list of brushes at
https://www.rosemaryandco.com/wishlis...

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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