In this tutorial I’m going to show you the easy way to paint white fur! White fur can be tricky to paint but when you break it down into steps it becomes much less daunting.
The video below shows you the process that I use to paint white fur and I explain each step to make it as clear and helpful as possible. If you want to watch the full length tutorial in real time, then you can sign up to my Patreon and you will get instant access to all of my full length art tutorials!
TIME TO PAINT!
To paint this white fur you will need:
- Acrylic paint (white, blue, brown, black, grey)
- Large pointed paintbrush
- Canvas
- Water
Step 1:
Cover the canvas in a coat of mid-grey paint. Then add a little blue and brown to the paint to make it a shade darker and use this paint to map out the shadows. This will be the darker areas beneath the clumps of fur.
Step 2:
Once you have added your shadows, use white paint to paint in the lighter areas of the fur. This will be the tops of the clumps of fur, where the light is hitting it.
Step 3:
Increase the contrast by darkening the darker areas of the shadows, right underneath the clumps of fur. Mix a shade of grey that is slightly darker than the shadows then paint directly under the fur.
Step 4:
If you feel like the fur needs softening a bit, just use the same shade of grey that you painted the background with and gently brush the paintbrush over certain areas of the canvas to blend it together. Try not to overdo it though!
Step 5:
Finally, add some fur details by watering down some white paint and flicking the paintbrush back and forth to get the finer fur lines.
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