Learn How to Paint DEER AND BUTTERFLY with Acrylic - Paint and Sip at Home - Step by Step Tutorial

VIDEO DESCRIPTION This painting tutorial will take you through easy to follow, step-by-step instructions on how to paint this adorable, sweet spring country image of “DEER AND BUTTERFLY”. You'll learn basic painting tips and techniques that will have you painting a realistic wildlife landscape painting of a spring meadow filled with blooming wild white daisies, a precious fawn and stunning monarch butterfly. The curiosity of the young deer and the bold flying insect will capture the viewers attention with the sunshine frenched field and long woodland grass set deep in the quiet forest. With the large doe eyes and beautiful young Bambi spots, this cute fawn will not only bring you joy to look at, but you will also learn some valuable painting techniques. This painting lesson will teach you how to create realistic looking dimension with properly placed highlights and shadows and how to layer fur to give a textured appearance. It will provide you with a solid learning experience and maybe a tender story will emerge along the way. You’ll learn how to draw a simple outline of the animal face and body that will provide a good base to start from with structure and form. You’ll learn to paint atmospheric dimension in the out of focus sky and distant land with the colors blending and transitioning into one another. You’ll also learn how to blend colors directly on the canvas and how to layer different tones of the same color for realistic visual effects. This captivating creation may have you wanting to paint an entire family of little ones running, jumping or playing in the field of flowers, but I suggest you start with just one…lol! Using only 3 brushes and 7 colors we'll create this innocent and beautiful piece of art that will bring joy to any décor. So, let’s get painting and let's get sipping!

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MATERIALS:
Canvas: 16x20 stretched primed canvas
Brushes: 1/2 flat bristle (large), #10 round (medium), #2 round (small)
Acrylic Paint: titanium white, mars black, deep yellow, burnt umber (brown), green oxide, chrome orange, burnt sienna (rust)
Other: chalk, palette, cup of water for washing brushes, paper towel for drying brushes

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STEPS:
1. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Paint the background with white, yellow, green and brown
2. chalk - Draw the outline of the deer
3. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Paint the base coat of deer with rust
4. #10 round brush - Paint 1st layer of nose and ears with black
5. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Paint fur on body with black, brown, rust, yellow and white
6. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Finish ears with brown, tan (made in step #5), yellow, white and rust
7. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Finish the face fur with black, brown, rust, yellow, white and tan
8. #2 round brush - Finish facial features with black, white, brown, tan, rust and yellow
9. #10 round brush - Paint wild grass with black, brown, green, yellow and white
10. #10 round brush - Paint 1st layer of daisies with tan, white and brown
11. #2 round brush - Paint 1st coat of butterfly with orange, yellow and white
12. #10 round brush - Finish daisies with white, yellow, brown and tan
13. #2 round brush - Finish butterfly with black, white, yellow and orange
14. #2 round brush - Sign with black

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