STEP 8 - FIGURES & ARTIFACTS


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STEP 8 - FIGURES & ARTIFACTS

Last, but certainly not least, is Step 8 - figures, animals and artifacts. These are the details that bring your pictures to life - they can add movement, energy, character and scale.

Many people shy away from these finishing touches for fear of ruining their work at the last hurdle. After watching this section that certainly won't be you!

Introduction
Here's the introduction video for the final step of Watercolor Secrets - adding figures, animals and . . . keep going

Lesson 1 - Proportions
This quick overview of figure proportions will instantly help to make the little people in your wate . . . keep going

Lesson 2 - Simplifying Figures
Take the basics proportions in lesson 1 and simplify them to create quick figures in your paintings. . . . keep going

Lesson 3 - Simple Poses
Here's how to draw (and paint) figures in different poses with a useful tip on how to get distant pe . . . keep going

Lesson 4 - People in Action
What about painting people in action? Here's a look at some more dynamic poses. . . . keep going

Lesson 5 - Figures in a Townscape
In this tutorial we paint a sunlit town square together with numerous people going about their day. . . . keep going

Lesson 6 - Simplifying Animals
This is the first lesson in a series of tutorials on painting animals in your landscapes. In this fi . . . keep going

Lesson 7 - Wild Animals
These tutorials are set out a bit differently to the rest of the course. Below the video player bel . . . keep going

Lesson 8 - Domestic Animals
These tutorials are set out a bit differently to the rest of the course. Below the video player bel . . . keep going

Lesson 9 - Artifacts
These tutorials are set out a bit differently to the rest of the course. Below the video player bel . . . keep going

So What's Next?
You might think you've reached the end of the course, but this is only the end of the beginning! So . . . keep going

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