Watercolor Textures: How to Paint Fluff, Fuzz, and Fur

Class Description:

Painting hair and fur can feel overwhelming or frustrating sometimes, which can hinder your ability to depict our mammalian friends.

Learn how to create lifelike fur, focusing on layering, texture application, and contrast. This class is perfect for artists looking to generally push their skills even further or focus on painting watercolor animals.

What You Will Learn:

Techniques for layering watercolor to achieve fur texture
Methods for creating depth and dimension in fur
Different hand shapes
Color blending strategies for fur tones
Tips for maintaining control and spontaneity in watercolor painting

Supplies You'll Need:

Watercolor paper (preferably 140lb cold press)
Watercolor paints
Watercolor brushes (including smaller detail brushes & a fan brush)
Palette for mixing colors
Two jars of water
Paper towels or a rag for blotting and drying brushes
Pencil
Kneaded eraser
Opt. Heat tool or hair dryer

About Instructor

Shelby Abrahamsen (Foxsy)

Shelby is the co-founder of Foxsy and the creator at Little Coffee Fox. She is a professional watercolorist, letterer, and artist with a passion for teaching others to reintroduce creativity back into their lives. Shelby lives in Chicago, IL with her husband Jon and her pets Summer, Basil, and Korra.

191 Classes

+5 enrolled

Class Pass includes:

✓Lifetime Access To Class

Foxsy Membership includes:

✓Live Class Access To This Class & All Foxsy Live Classes
✓Access to full 200+ Class Library, The Watercolor Academy, & The Modern Lettering Academy
✓Project feedback from Foxsy Pros & Unlimited Support

Ratings and Reviews

4.7

Avg. Rating

3 Ratings

What's your experience? We'd love to know!

LindaH

Posted 1 year ago

Live Class Review

I watched the Replay this am Shelby was Very Detailed in all her Examples I learned so much about Painting Various Types of Hair What were some Good Brushes to use to paint it I Really Enjoyed this Class