How to Paint Realistic FUR Easily

Not sure how to paint realistic fur on your favorite animals? Today we’re going to be learning how to paint realistic fur with oil paint easily in this tutorial.

I work with oil paint but you can make this work with acrylics too.
(Using a slow-drying medium will be a huge help!)

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[DanielleTrudeauStudios]

Thanks for watching! Wondering how to paint a certain animal? Leave me a comment with the next tutorial you want to see!

[megangarcia]

Just a thought, maybe for the next video, have a reference photo on one side for the person watching to follow along what you’re seeing. 😍 great tut though!! Thank you!

[nattzart]

This is probably one of the best fur tutorials I have ever watched. Thanks for sharing your techniques, hopefully now I can try finish my dog portrait.

[everythingisalie]

As easy and informative as this video is it’s still difficult to get my head around this technique. So there’s no solution other than practise practise practise. Thankyou for though

[maggievida]

WOW!!! Thank you so much, Danielle, for such an INSPIRING tutorial with so many educational 'basics' tips that I really need!!! I watched someone else's video just prior and he was discussing the 'glazing technique' in greater detail which helped me with your video. Otherwise I might have thought you were using a special type of paint (that's how much of a beginner I am)! I'll be watching more of your videos ... you make it all look so darned easy but of course, it takes years and years to get to your level!

[ericbussart]

I'm working on a large mural with a dog in the front, never painted a dog before and it was not going well. This was incredibly helpful, thank you

[StaceyHerewegrowagain]

Absolutely beautiful. I love how the wolf fur turned out. I'm starting my first wolf painting and this is really helpful. Next is painting a portrait of my frenchies lol. Thanks for sharing

[spocpodcast]

Oh man, now I want to paint over my entire project and start over. But then again I may be able to save it with your tutorial. Thank you for taking the time to do this!

[GDOLCEVITA]

Thanks for the tutorial! I have always been frustrated because I started by painting the fur first and it would always look so muddy and one dimensional, but now that I realize that you should start with the base color, it all came together.

[greymojo]

Fantastic! This will help me with my polarbears...

[meghanworkman]

This was so helpful! I want to paint a portrait of my long-haired grey cat and was feeling a bit overwhelmed with how to go about it. Your video helped me understand the process so much better, and now I feel more confident at giving it a try. Thank you!

[thisthattheotherthing]

Excellent! Thank you for breaking it down and explaining the steps. Much appreciated!

[aquamarine]

wow, ,, you explained so very Well!!! Thank You!!

[LEE-kqtq]

TY. I'm a visual learner and this was really helpful to a beginner such as myself.

[dezkarcy]

I'm trying to paint Chewbacca, and your tutorials are a HUGE Help!!!! THanks!

[Raveena]

Absolutely beautiful....even in this small piece of fur, you can get the full glory of what the entire animal would look like. I'm here because I want to paint my dogs, a sort of magnum opus work with very limited abilities. One can dream. 🙂

[davekennedy]

Thanks again, just what I need right now. Can't wait to get past the "ugly" stage though

[carmenyoung]

This was such a great video. Exactly the instruction I needed. Would love to see a video on painting very short fine hair such as the nose of a tiger with short strokes where the fur is very thin. This I find is the hardest area to do

[joannschoenleber]

Best fur tutorial ever!! Thanks 🙏 Danielle

[mindbodyyou]

This is beautiful - such fun watching it all come together from a blob to the 'real live thing'.
Thank you for the video. I will explore more. Want to do my Tibetan Mastiff and create some for those in sheltered housing not allowed to have a second dog.