How to paint a whale using watercolor!

[@JennaRaineyChannel]

What did you think? Did you paint along? Let me know below and let me know any other animals you'd like to see in the future! Happy painting!

[@alyssajeske6529]

You should do an airplane tutorial 🛩

[@1southpaw2]

Great start to animals. Thank you. How about Fish 🐟/koi, big or small cats (tiger, lions & lazy domestic ones 😉) and birds 🐦.

[@wanderingcreativity]

Adorable 🥰

[@debbieorr5244]

i would like to try my hand at a starfish and/or a seahorse, with your art style they would be beautiful.

[@darrenfromla]

Hey Jenna. It would be amazingly helpful I think if you could do a vid on painting the elephant in your Everyday Watercolor book. When I try to get those subtle shadows on the body It isn't working. I've tried all kinds of different pigment amounts but I just cant get it. Any advice?

[@SecretCollage]

I LOVE that Jenna's videos are not speeded up. So I can more accurately assess how long is going to take ME to paint vs a PRO and minus the tricks of editing.

[@rkieranpsyd]

This was particularly helpful in the drawing instructions - as a neurodiverse person who does not have a visual imagination, I love painting, but need help breaking down how to get what I want to create into shapes /onto paper. Thanks so much!

[@Everyoneisanartist776]

It means a lot that you made it really easy to learn how to draw the whale easy. It looked like a mountain to digest but you created an energy that propelled getting to the painting exciting & less stressful. Thank you for everything

[@urban_fox4658]

Girl, I don't care if it's a combination of a Blue Whale and a Humpback Whale or whatever the heck anyone wants it to be. This isn't science class or for The National Audubon Society Guide to Marine Mammals of the World, it's a creative class on painting! Have fun, people! It's beautiful. It's ART! There's a place for realism and all that perfectionism stuff, sure, but @jenna...I think this is GORGEOUS and I can't wait to paint it and many other animals you do tutorials on in the future!

[@joycesnodgrass7068]

Jenna, thank you for this video. I have a granddaughter who loves whales & all ocean life. I will paint this for her 💗

[@JennaRaineyChannel]

Aw that is SO sweet, Joyce!

[@esmeraldamorante4204]

Es espectacular,precioso❤❤ Enhorabuena!!! La mezcla d tonos es perfecta🎉

[@trevorray682]

Love the way Jenny tells you what’s she is doing even when her brush goes off screen, I’m new to watercolour and I’ve learn a lot watching and listening to Jenny I’m so glad I came across Jenny’s channel and I’m looking forward to more sea creatures, thank you for all your hard work creating these video’s.

[@BettinaKim]

Thank you for this wonderful tutorial. Still learning how to do wet on wet. This was great practice.

[@yomamma7982]

Love it!! Watched it through once and will paint along while watching it again! Thank you 🙏

[@JennaRaineyChannel]

Thanks Denise!

[@dorothygladsjo3510]

Ooooo, glad I found ya! I’m a newbie on a small island in Alaska. Love to learn to draw/paint what I see! Love the beautiful colors of this humpback:)

[@amandacraft1118]

I just discovered you, I love the way you explain the wet on wet, and you sound like an adorable couple, thanks I am going to give the whale a go for my friend

[@ts-eu6mp]

I love the ocean and all that goes along with it. It has always been my best place, my safe place, my energizing and relaxation place. My Father's parent's, my Grandparents had a real cottage on a small family beach since forever! It is in Crescent Beach, Florida, near St. Augustine. They had a big home in Palate but when it came summertime, Grandmother would take the 4 boys and one girl (she finally got her daughter!) to the beach for the summer and Grandad would come out on weekends, bring potable water with him, giant gallons upon gallons in the back porch where there was an iron holder just for that. The water was not for drinking or making ice with that came out of the faucet. It was a true cottage made of Cypress shakes, a porch that went on 3 sides and was actually a part of the house. we slept out there, sat in the rocking chairs and watched everything- we were right on the shore-it was on a large dune, so they named it ONADUNE! I've never felt the way that I did there-safe, happy, full of health and slept like a baby to the lullaby of the waves at night. We had so many adventures there, with all the Aunts and Uncles and cousins overlapping with us, and Grandmother's fabulous cooking. The walks we took were legendary and we had adventures such as rescuing a large sea tortoise that got caught inland,-she made it when we helped her.We knew we were always safe from sharks because there were porpoises everywhere-and they could dispatch sharks pronto!Dad was always swimming out "to swim with the porpoises." Ir was a life's ambition and he was such a good swimmer, could hold his forever and always disappeared and then later "got one of us" by surprise-we'd scream in glee. We learned to body surf. I learned all about tides, how to swim out of an undertow, a whirlpool or a strong pull up or down the beach. Beach castles with drippings were works of art. You could always tell our specific umbrella. A bathhouse below a deck connected by sidewalk to the house was a good place to sun or talk and eat sometimes, and the boathouse had a mens, women bathrooms with showers where gigantic spiders loved to hide to scare us half to death. I mean BIG! Hah-hah. There was a bedroom at the end that could hold 4. We had unusual windows all through the house and could make the rounds quickly when the afternoon thunderstorms came. I learned about shells and what they were called, about seining for fish-which my cousin Jane and I wondered over and over "Why are we invited to go singing for fish." We saved a lady's life-her son or grandson was holding her up, unconscious, as the tide came in. Thank goodness we turned left coming out of the cottage that evening. Meant to be. I saved the house and the rest of the family beach houses one day from idiots in a rental, the only one, that thought they could just start a fire in the front yard. It was amazing and powerful as I saw this woman firefighter come crashing through Florida brush as though our lives and property depended on it-AND it did. Thank goodness we had finally put a telephone in. People down the beach thought their house was on fire-which is how bad it was. But all was saved! I am so glad you are doing an ocean series. And as for myself, I'm not even sure I'm all that interested in a world without whales. I could go on-probably rather obviously, but I share your best place idea-although I do love the mountains, having been born in Southern hills and mountains and went in them and hiked, climbed, repelled down the sides of cliffs and spent weekends on one of the many islands that TVA had created a long time ago. Bless you for doing this series! Have fun! Terri

[@Coco-ts6kv]

Thank you for sharing. I love following along your tutorials

[@alvirosy]

The beauty of this painting is obvious. Now can we address how her partner accompanying her there through all the painting process (well, apart from that he's the cameraman 😄) and they have such a warm talk? Not all people got a partner that is interested in what we're doing and can spare some time for it. :) I can feel the loveliness only by watching this video. Thank you, Jenna! This vid made my day! 😊💙

[@JennaRaineyChannel]

Daw ❤️❤️❤️ sweet message, thank you!

[@alvirosy]

@@JennaRaineyChannel Naah you deserve it 🥰🌸

[@karrinatysdal1265]

I absolutely loved this tutorial. Thank you so much! 💙

[@JennaRaineyChannel]

I'm so glad! 💕

[@PatriciaGodboutArt]

Nice job Jenna, I worked on commercial fish boats all thru college in the summer. The landscapes and marine mammals inspired me to paint the stuff I saw on the westcoast of Vancouver island and all the way to Alaska. I admire your displine and work ethic. All the university stuff is pretty much gone but the scenes on the coast and remote islands I saw are something I will never forget. Thank you so much for all your help, you are so generous with your skills and knowledge, thank you so much for sharing. I look forward to all your stuff. Also I enjoy your weirdo sense of humour, and may god bless all the weirdos,

[@kathryncurry2662]

Love the real-time video so we can see everything and follow along or paint afterwards. Thank you!

[@priscillareads]

This is so freaking gorgeous and OMG A NEW BOOK YAYYYY!!!!

[@JennaRaineyChannel]

❤️❤️

[@GuilHelmus]

Missed this one completely.... One of your better tutorials and lovely to see your style on animals. Would love to see you do a betta fish some day with lots of blooming.

[@amirghodousi9848]

beautiful! i like it, thanks for that..!

[@carmenfischermeringuemoon]

Thanks for the great video. The sketching instruction was so helpful and so was the watercolor steps. It was relaxing to paint along. I was so pleased how my little whale turned out and proud that I was able to sketch him out too and not use an existing drawing that I transfer. Also, you and John are so cute and made me LOL a time or two. 💙

[@sabrinat2896]

Is the book you mentioned at the beginning already available? I can't find it. Thanks for your inspiration!

[@acerituraj4153]

Love the video and the art in video. Wet on wet techniques that we see on this channel are in a league of its own. I like how you started with sketch and mentioned details about sketching as well. One of the most favorite part was how things were simplified into small pieces to get an amazing sketch done at the end. Artwork was excellent and loved how colors blend into each other. Also camera work was excellent as always to capture the making of this amazing artwork perfectly making it excellent tutorial as well as an satisfying video to watch at the end of an stressful day. Great work Jenna and John :D

[@JennaRaineyChannel]

Ace always coming through with the most thoughtful complimentary comments! Thanks so much! We appreciate you.

[@priscillareads]

Yes, the sketching part was super helpful!

[@kelizabethg1]

Love it! I’m going to paint it tomorrow😍

[@maryamm6768]

That was great 🎉 thank you ❤

[@ritaflannery8561]

I love the blues too! Love the ocean theme. I would love to see owls fir other animal ideas.

[@debbieorr5244]

thank you for this video, i truly enjoyed following along and painting this whale. i just began painting a few months ago, you have inspired me and present great instruction. i have learned so much watching your tutorials, you have fun, don't speed through the information and are a good instructor. THANKS.

[@tinacloud5888]

You are a wonderful artist thank you for sharing.

[@AB_juls]

Great watercolor tutorial aside I am so glad to finally hear someone who has a fear of whales as well. I never actually interacted with a whale in my life but one thought of them freaks me out. My friends and family say I'm just extra weird and shake their heads when I say I have a whale phobia, so I'm glad to know I'm not alone in this lol

[@PetraSundberg]

Your videos are great!

[@anousjka5295]

Ah, LOVED this one Jenna and John, thanks so much - fun to play with my favourite colours and do another animal! Pleased with the result, love you guys xxx

[@marysamabernathy5601]

You are amazing! I am learning soooo much! Thank you!

[@breighbell]

Whale enthusiast here, that looks to be a humpback :)

[@candiceh2944]

Thank you for this tutorial! Loved painting this whale and using all the blues I had with your suggestions on how to accent it in the end. The wet on wet techniques worked great and it was great you helped outline the drawing at the beginning because I cannot draw. Well I thought I couldn’t and it turned out great! I love love your channel!

[@sandrolamoratta2008]

Hey Jenna, I painted this whale and really enjoyed it. I also like the color style you have chosen for the whale and also for the beach. I would love to see some tutorials for yellyfish, cockles or other mussels. Love the Sea topic. Thanks a lot for your work. Monika

[@JennaRaineyChannel]

Glad you enjoyed this and love the suggestions! Thanks!

[@wanderingcreativity]

Thanks friend

[@mackenziegallace8750]

Loved this! I painted my own humpback a couple weeks ago for the first time so I was excited to watch how you did it. I painted along and found it so helpful to see all your techniques. Currently waiting on mine to dry to add the details. Thanks for all you both do!

[@peitaramos4798]

I painted my Big Blue today and it was a lot of work, but also a lot if fun. My sketch was a bit of a different shape to yours so I had to adapt at times. I think it came out okay though. Luckily I had some larger legion stonehenge paper because my whale ended up being a big guy. Thank you Jenna for helping me have a successful watercolour experience with your excellent video. ❤❤❤

[@ritahayes6407]

Love it, after animals could we do faces and anatomy.

[@cherylpenner6360]

Fabulous tutorial 💕 thank you!

[@CatherineSummerfield]

WONDERFUL..THANK YOU !!! LOVE AND PEACE TO YOU,, IGNORE THE NEGATIVE NUMBSKULLS !!!

[@wandar472]

Absolutely stunning!👏👏👏

[@marionrush]

OMG this is so beautiful!! can't wait to try that

[@PatriciaGodboutArt]

Btw, would you like to try sea otters, river otters, black sided pacific coast dolphins or perhaps the the most popular orcas, Herons are lovely birds as are the bald eagles which are so prolific on our coast, Otters are extremely cute and playful until one almost bit my dogs leg off but everybody is just trying to get by, this guy obviously had a bad day. Any way cheers to you for sharing your lovely art with us, thanking you again.

[@trishs.4326]

I Love your Videos 😊

[@lorigordon1970]

Love it. Thank you for sharing

[@JennaRaineyChannel]

Glad you love it!

[@butacrafts]

My first sea creature watercolor painting viewing experience! The choice of music as you painted near the mouth seems so intentional...the suspense! Lol. Btw, all I thought of was Pinocchio when you talked about your fear Hehe..

[@BarBaraWhorleyCrawfordESS]

It’s a Humpback Whale. I had to look them up. Beautiful

[@traekas7228]

That’s a Humpback 🐋 Whale, Jenna. Also, can you make some videos on the subject of copying the Masters’ Paintings? Using watercolors for “Water Lillies”, instead of acrylics? “The Scream”, Starry Night”, “The Big Wave” (by a Japanese Artist?)? Would that even be doable??

[@watercolourartincapetown2919]

My little cousin also said whale! although he was in the pool, so i guess small kids love aquatic animals... makes playing in old water more fun googled it lol The pectoral fins on a Humpback whale are located just past the eye and in front of the halfway mark on the mammals' body. They are the longest fins found on any species of cetacean and can be about one-third of the animal's body size. That's about 5m (16.4ft) on average! Research on humpback whales indicated that the presence of these tubercles on the leading edge of whale fins reduced stall and increased lift, while reducing noise in the post-stall regime. Hmm so i guess this whale really has the ability to launch out of the water now that you went crazy on all the white gouache 😆

[@trishs.4326]

Barnacles on the whales 🌝👍

[@darrenfromla]

Hey Jenna. It would be amazingly helpful I think if you could do a vid on painting the elephant in your Everyday Watercolor book. When I try to get those subtle shadows on the body It isn't working. I've tried all kinds of different pigment amounts but I just cant get it. Any advice?

[@elliewithg]

Same.. I love whales and the ocean but im scared of deep ocean..especially if I don't see anything below it. I love all your paintings. 💙

[@ysaichama6051]

Amazing! 😍😍 Thank you for teaching how to sketch. 🙏❤ I always find difficulties on it. Would you like to make video on painting Orcha? Thank you so much. 🙏

[@rlarson8470]

Nice

[@shelbytejera1680]

I think, based on the little textures and the lines on its underside, it’s a humpback whale 🐋

[@mildrumphoto]

Loved this video, Jenna. The sketching was SO helpful! I painted along yesterday and again today. I'm a beginner and learning so much from you. A couple questions. I am using the same exact paints as you (well, Lamp Black instead of Mars Black, but all Winsor and Newton). My colors don't seem as deep and vibrant as yours. Could it be the paper? I am using Canson XL which I think is more student grade. There are other issues as well but I won't barrage you with questions. :-)

[@angelicapoleggi4283]

stupendous! what size is the sheet?❤

[@YvonneAnkerman]

Txs for the video. This looks like a Humpbacked whale and not a Blue whale ( which is the biggest in the world ) The throat grooves that expand, are called Baleen, which is used to scoop up huge mouthfuls of food, shrimp etc

[@daretodraw4165]

Awesome! ❤️

[@joycekowbelharvey4816]

Hi can’t wait to try painting this guy. This guy is called a blue whale.

[@daliaobregon9444]

Love the whale! Thank you so much! Have you ever painted a mermaid (part animal😊)?

[@tabassumansari30]

Love your video...plzz make some on human anatomy too

[@irenemcnamara9699]

My grandchildren are going to visit this weekend. I hope we can paint this whale. I might have trouble with drawing the picture. I dont understand how you got the underlying drawing in.

[@lauraenuco7219]

looks like a blue whale to me....glad you are painting him blue...LOL!

[@JennaRaineyChannel]

Haha, I think you're right. 😉

[@PatriciaGodboutArt]

It is a humpback, they swim up by my home in the spring

[@thatdoggy4]

impressive. Did you guys hear the guy talking?

[@karenmcguinness5036]

@JennaRaineyChannel It's a humpback whale 💙🐋💙

[@chlomillard6497]

Lovely whale. What paints do you use?

[@clarewarp1384]

She’s said in other videos the paint she uses is winsor Newton professional and Stonehenge paper.

[@chlomillard6497]

@@clarewarp1384 thank you!

[@clarewarp1384]

@@chlomillard6497 no problem :)

[@kreiseline.69]

I miss the announced new ocean watercolor book.

[@jokeith1722]

it looks more like a Humpback whale then a Blue whale. The bumps are found more on the Humpback. The Blue whale is about two times bigger then the Humpback and is the largest mammal.

[@ginakelly11]

👏🏼

[@ritaflannery8561]

It’s a Blue Whale 😊

[@watercolourartincapetown2919]

Hmm i think it is a humpback whale,🤷‍♀️it has the knobby bumpy texture and the fins are a little longer than the blue whale, but i could be wrong. I think the Great White Shark is more likely to swallow me than a whale lol, but i think that idea of being swallowed must be from a movie or cartoon. hmmm i just cant remember who?! Free willy used to be one of my favourite movies, of course as a kid you don't realize that an Orca could be dangerous. ps. just a few followers away from 100k 🧁️🎨🎉🎈

[@ronniefurbs]

Thank you but the music is distracting. The whale is beautiful.

[@ronniefurbs]

Duck Duck Go search engine.

[@joanpringle-canning2834]

💙🤗💙🤗💙🤗

[@Sundies_Art]

I love the ocean, but I just don't like getting out in the water too deep, it freaks me out, but doesn't have anything to do with a whale, just the force and amount of water makes me nervous. I love love love whales though and all water creatures, even sharks at a distance.

[@OmegoDeLindo]

Is it blue? Yes Is it a whale? Yes So it IS a blue whale

[@sharialaw1410]

It’s more of a humpback than a blue whale. Blue whales are longer in proportion to the thickest part of their body and have shorter flippers.

[@lmlafromboys]

please please puuhhhleeese paint an Octopus! Have you seen the Netflix movie documentary of the guy who befriends an Octopus and she happens to be a sweety! they become friends and at one point you see her surprising? scaring? playing with a group of fish that hang around her in her home! This guy who is the narrator and documentarian, got her playing with this school of fish! Thats what I want to paint or see someone else paint!

[@liko2772]

Fifth

[@JennaRaineyChannel]

Woo-hoo!

[@liko2772]

@@JennaRaineyChannel wow you replied to my comment

[@trishs.4326]

It’s a humpback whale hun

[@rwilby41]

Humpback

[@aparnachatterjee893]

ব্লু

[@shannonbee8296]

New word for a chin.... Mouth belly 🐳😀