How to Paint Realistic ANIMALS in WATERCOLOR - Asian Otter (Part 1)

In part one of this video on how to paint realistic animals in watercolor, we will focus on adding the background, and painting the gorgeous eye and nose of the otter. All five parts of this real-time tutorial will be available here on YouTube, this is one of the older lessons from my online school, re-edited for everyone to enjoy here. I will be taking you through every aspect of this painting in easy to follow steps. You can download all the reference materials that you need, here: https://devonartist.co.uk/youtube-dow... Once the parts are released, this link will take you to the playlist featuring this whole tutorial: https://bit.ly/3NYOQcV Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2KsTSS3 to be notified when Part 2 is released, or if you want to watch the entire tutorial, ad-free, then hop on over to my online school:   / thedevonartist   If you would like to learn more about painting eyes, this would be a good video to watch next: https://bit.ly/42AJNVu 🕒 Timestamps 🕒 00:00 How to paint realistic animals in watercolor 00:19 Preparing the outline drawing and paints 06:24 How to paint a background for the otter 12:48 First wash layer on the otter's eye and nose 17:29 Applying soft detail in watercolor to start to build realism to the painting 29:29 Building realistic shapes and forms within the otter's face 35:11 Fine-tuning the detail to look more realistic and lifelike 37:12 Adding texture to the surface of the nose 41:17 Working on the highlight within the eye 47:38 Using opaque white for the eye and nose highlights ▶️ JOIN MY ONLINE SCHOOL: on Patreon:   / thedevonartist   or through Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DevonArtist https://devonartist.co.uk/memberships/ ⭐ 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: Wayne Jones - Mr Sunny Face #PaulHopkinson #TheDevonArtist #WildlifeinWatercolour