Cow painting video part 1

Cow painting episode 1: If you're interested in how to paint a cow then this series of videos will be worth a look. In this first episode, I use blue acrylic paint to put down some quick lines describing three cows in the Devon countryside. These cows were encountered on a walk along the canal in Exeter, occupying a field next to the Turf Locks pub. Two of the cows are standing in the shelter of a tree while the third lies on the ground basking in the sun. Please remember to subscribe to the channel.

Sheep painting video part 17

Finished painting! In episode 17 of the sheep and lamb painting, the detail on the lamb is finalized including orangey brown areas where the light is catching the wool and the inclusion of some blue / green reflected hues on the side of the head. Following this, further highlights are added to the grass and the tone of the area next to the lamb's nose and mouth is adjusted. Then, I sign the finished painting, photograph it, check that it has uploaded okay to my website and demonstrate how you can zoom in on a part of the painting to check out the brushwork. See the finished image and look at hi-resolutions sections of the image here. You can also purchase prints via the same link.

Sheep painting video part 16

In episode 16 of the sheep painting video, having previously worked on the adult sheep, adding more detail to the face, I now give the lamb's head a similar treatment. The eye is defined, the colour of the skin and wool changed and more detail added to both the head and body. This painting is nearing completion, see it all finished in the next episode! :-)

Sheep painting video part 15

For some reason I was unable to log into the blog for the last few days, but here is part 15 of the sheep painting video series.
In episode 15 of the sheep painting video, I describe the eye of the adult sheep in detail, then use some interactive acrylic to apply a wet-in-wet technique to the face combining blue and white to define the features. This paint is then used to enhance the highlights on the wool. Finally, some warmer colours are added to the ear.

Sheep painting video part 14

In episode 14 of the sheep painting video I add a variety of textures, marks and colours to the foreground grass. This is done using a few different techniques including applying different colours to different parts of a large frayed brush, applying paint to the edge of a palette knife and simply painting directly. These lighter hues contrast against the darker ones applied to same region earlier.

Sheep painting video part 13

In episode 13 of the sheep painting video, I add a softer purple shadow region to the foreground lamb and then re-paint the highlights along the edge of the lamb's back. Following this, a range of colourful shadow areas are added to the grass under and around the left-hand sheep. Into the closing stages of this painting now but there are still a few more episodes to go. Please remember to subscribe to my youtube channel.

Sheep painting video part 12

In episode 12 of the sheep painting video, more detail is added to the lamb this time using warmer colours including orangey browns and ochres. These warmer hues, as well as being appropriate colours for the lamb, also help to create the illusion that the lamb is closer to us than the two adult sheep that are predominantly described with cooler shades.