hi this is annamoon today we will paint together this rock. i sketched the squirrel with a chalk pen. if you want to practise a rough squirrel drawing you can check the link below to my blog. there is a photo tutorial for you. i used very thin brushes from da vinci (watercolorbrushes) the sizes are 5/0 and 10/0 my primer is white primer from schmincke i also used titanium white my other paints are burnt umber
vermillion red hue carbon black and hansa yellow light let's start as you can see i sketched on the rock with chalk i put on some white primer on my desk i prime my rocks always to get vivid colors. i prime each area seperatly and let small spaces between so i do not lost my sketch lines
i will speed up the priming. it is boring. paint the priming strokes with the direction of the fur i remove the chalk with a soft wet brush there are my four colors and white i start mostly with the eyes. i like it this way so the animal looks not dead :-) i spray some water on my paints, so they do not dry too quickly i let some white free for the light reflections. the front part of the eye i paint a bit lighter i mix a light brown for the lightest fur parts
i start with a bit darker brown always paint the fur in the right direction. the fur will lock more naturaly for the tail i mix a dark reddish brown the space between the tail and the body is in dark shadows i darken the back of the squirrel, because of the shadow from the tail i do not have a special painting process. i paint what i see. i try to paint the darkest or the lightes areas at first it is important to block in a first layer of colours all the details and bits you can add later
on the tail i alternate between dark and light colors i paint the rest of the squirrel. i am looking for dark and light areas. you can easily fix mistakes. only let it dry and paint over i add the shadow with a mix of black, brown and water to make it translucent i sign on the back of the rock. so the painting at the front is pure. i rework the tail. there i miss some dark values. i nearly missed the whiskers if you enjoyed my video please give me thumbs up and subscribe to my channel. bye until next time