In this video tutorial, I’ll show you how I sketch and paint a Humpback whale, so you can do it too!
You’ll need a watercolour paper at least 300gsm, a pencil or mechanical pencil and an eraser for the sketch. Watercolour paints, watercolour brushes, masking fluid, two water cups, a paper napkin, a pencil, a fine line pen or colour pencils, and a white gel pen for those final details and lines.
(If you don’t have masking fluid, you can skip this step and use a white gel pen or white Posca at the end of the painting.)
I hope you enjoy it!
Steps:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:16 - Sketch
00:02:22 - Masking fluid dots
00:03:10 - First light watercolour layer
00:06:03 - Second darker watercolour layer
00:08:45 - Add details and textures to the skin
00:10:56 - Remove masking fluid
00:11:24 - Make adjustments to the painting
00:12:31 - Add fine lines and white details
00:17:27 - Finished drawing
Here is a list of the materials I use:
Winsor & Newton small watercolour set: amzn.to/3IkQKQP
Winsor & Newton big watercolour set: amzn.to/3twRHRT
Canson watercolour paper: amzn.to/3GrJLEU
Daler Rowney Aquafine watercolour paper: amzn.to/3rib91N
R&L Zen Brush round 5 set: amzn.to/3tnKFPf
R&L Zen Brush flat 5 set: amzn.to/3K7jduW
Faber Castell mechanical pencil: amzn.to/3rlfukX
Faber Castell pencil 6 set: amzn.to/3ns0kZT
Staedtler pencil sharpener: amzn.to/33doW1Q
Milan Eraser: amzn.to/3nr6wl0
Uni Pen Brush Pens: amzn.to/3GipyAA
Uni Pen Fine Liners: amzn.to/3L9pIxG