HOW TO PAINT REALISTIC RIVER OTTERS IN OILS - Suzanne Barrett Justis

HOW TO PAINT REALISTIC RIVER OTTERS IN OILS - Suzanne Barrett Justis In the step by step, oil painting tutorial, I will show you how I painted a cuddlesome pair of river otters. Painting realistic wildlife paintings is a lot of fun, and painting river otters is no exception. I will show you how to paint realistic fur, both wet and dry. I will cover how to layer paint to create depth and form in this sweet little otter pair. You will see oil paint color mixing in action as I have the palette in view most of the video and I will call out the color combinations I am using. I will discuss some basic compositional elements that I used to create this painting of river otters on a river bank. I will even show how I painted the water reflection in the stream and the fun you can have using a wipe out tool to paint whiskers !! This fun alla prima wildlife painting was completed in approximately 10 hours. This step by step, easy painting tutorial is suitable for beginner painters as well as