Week SEVEn

SKILL BUILDING: Drawing Fur

This week we are diving deep into drawing furry animals! Drawing fur can seem daunting, difficult, and time-consuming. A few weeks ago, I avoided drawing furry creatures because it seemed like so much work! So I took some time to teach myself how to do it and discovered a demystifying method that I’m sharing with you! I even developed a set of custom fur brushes for Procreate that I’m giving away for FREE. (more on that in a minute!)

I'm thrilled to announce my first-ever Skillshare class!

Skillshare is a fantastic platform that will allow me to bring you more in-depth lessons where I can really explore a topic and teach fun new skills! The platform allows me to break the lessons down into bite-sized chunks, deliver additional resources like .Procreate files, and you can also discuss, ask questions, and share your work from the tutorials directly on the lesson page.

There are a lot of amazing features that make it a great place to learn. I’ve poured a ton of love and energy into this class, and I can’t wait to share it with you. I’m so excited to be joining the Skillshare fam!

If you are new to Skillshare, you can get two weeks free on me.

Want more good news?

Introducing a brand-new Bardot Brush set: Fur & Fluff!

Want better news? It’s completely FREE.

This set has a total of 17 brushes that will allow you to create 5 unique fur textures, and it includes two tools for making shapes and shadows. I created these brushes specifically to make the fur drawing process MUCH easier and super fun!

February's Theme:

animals

Week 7: Furry Animals

For week six, we have a handful of furry and fluffy animals that will help you sharpen (or maybe fluff-ify) your fur drawing skills. Remember the process you learned last week about breaking down the animal’s body into basic shapes. Alternatively, you can spend each prompt creating a texture study of how to depict that animal’s fur. As always, you can interpret the prompt however you’d like! I cannot wait to see your furry animals!

The Prompts

Week 7 | Feb 8-14

furry animals

Mon: fox
Tue: sloth
Wed: gorilla
Thu: otter
Fri: llama
Sat: hedgehog
Sun: duckling

This piece was drawn using brushes from my new FREE Fur & Fluff brush set for Procreate.

You can access each week’s prompts, with links to reference photos, at makingarteveryday.com

This Week's Tutorial

Live Tutorial! DATE at TIME PST

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The best place to catch the live stream is on the Bardot Brush YouTube Channel. Don’t forget: You can watch or re-watch the previous livestreams on my tutorials page on Bardot Brush!

How to Draw Fur in Procreate using Custom and Built-In Brushes

Have you ever wanted to draw a furry animal but quickly gave up when you thought about drawing ALL THOSE HAIRS? I don’t blame you. But I’m here to help you see that drawing fur does not have to be difficult or time-consuming. In this class, I’ll show you how using specialized brushes can speed up the process of drawing fur immensely. In just a few minutes, you’ll be able to create a furry illustration that looks like it took you forever.

This Month's Progress Tracker

You can always download the current month’s Progress Tracker at bardotbrush.com/progress

(its a .Procreate file, so you can keep track of your progress right in Procreate!)

You’ll find instructions about how to use the Tracker at the link above. I even made you a star stamp brush for you to use! It’s my Procreate version of a gold star sticker.

Share and Connect with other MAE Artists

Making Art Everyday // Bardot Brush Facebook Group

We’ve got a Facebook group just for participants of Making Art Everyday and all things Bardot Brush! Come join our group of supportive artists of all skill levels, share your work, ask questions, and be a part of the community!

Making Art Everyday is brought to you by me, Lisa Bardot!

I’m the owner of Bardot Brush, one of the leading brush makers for Procreate. If you’d like to support me, please check out my premium brush sets that inspire creativity at bardotbrush.com.