Expressive Animal Portraits in Watercolor
A course by Sarah Stokes , Artist
Bring the animal kingdom to life through captivating artwork by exploring a wide variety of watercolor techniques
Bring the animal kingdom to life through captivating artwork by exploring a wide variety of watercolor techniques
Watercolors give you the opportunity to paint with expressiveness, color, and storytelling. For artist Sarah Stokes, watercolor painting is also a meditative practice. She specializes in wildlife art and has had her work displayed in galleries around the world.
In this course, Sarah takes you through the steps you need to create enchanting portraits of animals that highlight the beauty of the world around us. Follow your intuition and elevate your watercolor skills with a range of different techniques.
This is Sarah’s third Domestika course. In her first two, Artistic Watercolor Techniques for Illustrating Birds and Artistic Charcoal Portraiture: Creating Atmosphere, she explores other subjects and materials you can use to express yourself.
What will you learn in this online course?
31 lessons & 24 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (1.3K)
- 33,565 students
- 31 lessons (7h 44m)
- 24 additional resources (16 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English, Turkish
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Paint an animal of your choice in an interpretive style of watercolor, paying particular attention to tone and structural accuracy.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for anyone with an interest in capturing the animal kingdom in watercolor form or building on their knowledge of watercolor techniques.
Requirements and materials
No previous experience is necessary. This course is for both beginners and experienced painters.
In terms of materials, you will need watercolors, brushes, gel pens, and paper.
Reviews
A course by Sarah Stokes
Sarah Stokes is a self-taught artist from the Midlands region in England, a place where she finds inspiration and creates work that is full of life. From a young age, Sarah has always been her happiest when painting and drawing, using her creativity to build a successful business career before deciding to return to what she loved most.
She has created artwork for bands, restaurants, breweries, and schools, as well as giftware for clients like Enesco. Her work is exhibited in Whitewall Galleries, Clarendon Fine Art, and several independent galleries. Sarah’s prints can also be found worldwide in places like Next, Wayfair, and on Amazon.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Seeing Tone and Exploring How Watercolour Works
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Materials
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Tonal Values
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Gridding
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How to Use Watercolour to Build Tone 1
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How to Use Watercolour to Build Tone 2
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Painting the Horse 1
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Painting the Horse 2
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U3
Working With Colour, Loosening up and Working With Texture and Shadow
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First Approach to Colour 1
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First Approach to Colour 2
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Painting a Loose Colourful Study
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Painting the Fox
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Colour Mixing
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Full Colour Palette
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Masterclass in Texture and Shadow 1
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Masterclass in Texture and Shadow 2
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Masterclass in Texture and Shadow 3
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Masterclass in Texture and Shadow 4
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U4
The Stag
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First Layer 1
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First Layer 2
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Second Layer 1
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Second Layer 2
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Finishing Touches
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U5
Fox With Full Moon Background
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Techniques for Backgrounds
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Painting Background
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Painting the First Layers of the Fox 1
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Painting the First Layers of the Fox 2
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Painting the Second Layer of the Fox and Finishing Touches
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U6
Exploring Colours and Backgrounds and Taking Photographs
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Exploring Fantasy Colors and Loose Backgrounds
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Professional Tips
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FP
Final project
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Expressive Animal Portraits in Watercolor
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Meet expert teachers
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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bellianalia
Excelente
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anabelpdc
Es una gran profesora, haria todos los cursos que impartiera
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celine_moonart
un cours d'une qualité exceptionnel! Je suis autodidacte et en générale j'ai du mal avec les cours qui sont souvent trop technique. Le style plus libre de Sarah Stokes a été comme une fulgurance pour moi. J'ai vraiment évolué de dingue grâce a ce cours.
Je file prendre son cours sur les oiseaux!
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lhurl
Plusexcellent instructor. Explains her thought process behind each painting as well as describing and illustrating her techniques. Each lesson builds on the previous one. Exceptional value.
casallasserrano
Muy buen curso, me encanto¡¡¡
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