HEDGEHOG PAINTING TIPS (10 Realistic Wildlife Art Tips)

Painting a realistic Hedgehog is certainly challenging, I hope these 10 tips will help you achieve success. The thoughts of painting a Hedgehog with all those spines was actually quite daunting. But, in the end, the desire to add one to my portfolio of tutorials overcame my initial hesitation. When I started to break the project down, I began to realise that it wasn't such a high hurdle to jump. I won't deny that working on the spines took a long time, and was very repetitive. However, if you are prepared for this, take plenty of breaks, or indeed have another project on the go, you will be fine. After all, each spike you paint is always one less left to complete the painting! If you would like to see a bit more of this little prickly fellow, I have a video here on YouTube in which I share how I painted the background. You can find it here: https://bit.ly/3GJAQzE SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2KsTSS3 🕒 Timestamps 🕒 00:00 Hedgehog Painting Tips 00:08 Don't try to draw all the Hedgehog's spines 00:34 Think about elements you may need to omit from the painting 01:00 Look carefully at the Hedgehog's eye, it has quite a distinct shape 02:17 Bring your painting to life by adding shine to the little wet nose 03:28 Blend the nose into the fur 04:18 Be mindful of the outer edges of your Hedgehog 04:47 Look for subtle differences within the fur, these create realism 05:56 Be prepared for painting each spine individually... 07:48 Add extra spines within the gaps to create another dimension to the painting 08:40 Bridge the gap between the fur and the spines at the end of the painting ▶️ JOIN MY ONLINE SCHOOL: Via my Website: https://devonartist.co.uk/memberships/ on Patreon:   / thedevonartist   or through Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DevonArtist ⭐ WEBSITE FREEBIES from my Devon Artist website: https://devonartist.co.uk/ ** Complete real-time video tutorials: https://devonartist.co.uk/free-member... ** PDF Sparrow tutorial & Watercolour Basics Guide - just by signing up to my newsletter 🎨 MATERIALS I USE I am often asked about my painting materials. Everyone has their favourites, but here are some of mine: https://devonartist.co.uk/materials-i... ▶️ SAY HELLO ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook:   / thedevonartistpaul   Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/thedevona... Twitter:   / thedevonartist   Instagram:   / the_devon_artist   Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/DevonArtist 🦊 LOVE WATCHING WILDLIFE – why not check out our sister channel:    / inspiredbywildlife   ©️ COPYRIGHTS My videos are copy protected and are fully owned by myself. They are for your use and enjoyment on YouTube, I hope you like them. 📸 With grateful thanks to Alexas_Fotos from Pixabay 🎵 With grateful thanks: Wayne Jones - Mr Sunny Face #PaulHopkinson #TheDevonArtist #WildlifeinWatercolour