Silhouette reference
Silhouette reference
Painting horses in watercolour
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Introduction
Horse introduction
Materials required
3
Warm up exercise - silhouette
Horse silhouette
2
Materials required
Background example
Silhouette reference
Silhouette exercise
Silhouette duo example
Silhouette purple example
Silhouette alternative colours example
Warm up exercise - moving pigment
Horse - moving pigment
2
Materials required
Horses head silhouette reference
Profiles example
Moving paint tools - example sheet
An equine portrait - planning
Planning
Horse reference photo
2
Eye reference
Thumbnail
Horse alternative reference
2
An equine portrait - starting with the eye
Portrait - starting with the eye
Materials required
The eye starts to emerge
The rest of the face
An equine portrait - mane and body
Mane and body
Mane using cling film
Working back into the mane
An equine portrait - background
Portrait background
Painting the background
1
Painting around the nose
An equine portrait - second layer
Adjustments in the second layer
2
Colour sanding on the nose
Working on the mane
An equine portrait - finishing touches
Finishing up
1
Close up of sgraffito
The final painting
5
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Painting horses in watercolour
Buy now
Learn more
Introduction
Horse introduction
Materials required
3
Warm up exercise - silhouette
Horse silhouette
2
Materials required
Background example
Silhouette reference
Silhouette exercise
Silhouette duo example
Silhouette purple example
Silhouette alternative colours example
Warm up exercise - moving pigment
Horse - moving pigment
2
Materials required
Horses head silhouette reference
Profiles example
Moving paint tools - example sheet
An equine portrait - planning
Planning
Horse reference photo
2
Eye reference
Thumbnail
Horse alternative reference
2
An equine portrait - starting with the eye
Portrait - starting with the eye
Materials required
The eye starts to emerge
The rest of the face
An equine portrait - mane and body
Mane and body
Mane using cling film
Working back into the mane
An equine portrait - background
Portrait background
Painting the background
1
Painting around the nose
An equine portrait - second layer
Adjustments in the second layer
2
Colour sanding on the nose
Working on the mane
An equine portrait - finishing touches
Finishing up
1
Close up of sgraffito
The final painting
5