Painting Realistic Fur with Kelly Baskin
Princeton Brushes & Arches PaperAbout This Experience
Ready to bring fur to life in your oil paintings?
Join Kelly for a demo exploring how to capture the soft, scruffy, and everything-in-between animal fur textures with confidence and control. We’ll break down essential techniques for painting both short—and long-haired fur using a variety of brush shapes and strokes. The warm-up session will focus on colour mixing and the importance of colour temperature.
Whether you’re painting pets or wildlife, you’ll leave with practical skills in brush handling, layering, and colour strategy to make your fur paintings feel natural, dimensional, and expressive.
This session is ideal for intermediate oil painters or adventurous beginners who want to improve their animal painting skills.
Materials
Oil Paint: Titanium White, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Ultramarine Blue, Alizarin Crimson, Raw Umber, Ivory Black
Princeton Velvetouch Series 3950 Brushes: Liner 10/0, Wash 3/4”, Angle Shader 1/2”, Fan Brush 4, Dagger Striper 1/4”, Filbert Grainer 3/8”
Princeton Velvetouch Mini Series 3950 Brushes: Tight Spot Mini 3/0
Princeton Select Deerfoot: 1/4”
Arches Oil Paper: 9”x12”
Opus Essential Paper Palette Pad 9" x 12"
Gamblin Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirit
Paper Towels or Rags
Opus Virtual Demo Common Q&A - Click HERE
This event is for Opus Members — thank you for being part of the creative community!
About Your Host
Kelly Baskin is a Professional Artist based out of Toronto, ON. Baskin graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a minor in Art History from Queen’s University. She is currently working as the Fine Art Educator and Professional Artist for a FILA Group- Dixon Ticonderoga ART ULC, representing some of the world's leading Fine Art brands, including Canson, Strathmore, Arches, Saunders, Bockingford, Daler-Rowney, Princeton and Maimeri.
Website: kellybaskin.studio
Instagram: @artbykellybaskin
