How to Paint a Border Collie with Watercolor | Step-by-Step Dog Portrait Tutorial

In this watercolor tutorial, we’ll paint a Border Collie dog portrait step-by-step — perfect for beginners and intermediate artists! 🐕💛
You can follow along to create a portrait of your own pet or make a beautiful handmade gift for a friend who loves dogs.
✨ In this class, you’ll learn:
– How to paint realistic dog fur with watercolor
– Techniques for layering and glazing
– How to mix colors for natural fur tones
– How to capture your pet’s expression and character

🖌️ Materials I Used:
Paper: Arches 100% cotton watercolor paper, 300 gsm, cold-pressed (9×12 in / 23×31 cm)
Brushes:
Fuumuui Round Travel Brushes #12 and #8
Mop Brush #8
Silver Brush Black Velvet #2
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Watercolors:
Payne’s Grey (Van Gogh)
Alizarin Crimson (Daniel Smith / Schmincke)
Cerulean Blue Chromium (Daniel Smith)
Zinc White (Rosa)
Quinacridone Deep Gold (Daniel Smith)

📥 You can download my sketch and reference photo fr…