Create Watercolor Paintings of Your Favorite Animals
Have you ever wanted to turn your favorite animal or nature photography into a watercolor painting, but found that art wasn’t quite your forte? Unfortunately, not all of us were blessed with the artistic gene, but that doesn’t have to stop you from creating your own watercolor works of art!
Thankfully, our range of watercolor effects, available in the Photo Editor, are just what you need to create easy watercolor paintings of animals or nature scenes. All it takes is your favorite animal photo and a few minutes of your time. We’ll show you how!
Why Should You Create an Animal Watercolor Painting?
Before we show you how BeFunky’s Watercolor Generator works, let’s first look at the many reasons why animal watercolor portraits have become hugely popular in recent years.
Firstly, watercolor paintings have a timeless and classic appeal. The medium creates artworks that feel whimsical and unique, both of which are qualities that go hand-in-hand with nature and wildlife photography.
Watercolors are also known for their ability to create transparent layers that allow light to pass through, giving the painting a luminous quality. This can be particularly effective in capturing the delicate textures and colors of animal fur, feathers, and skin. The medium produces vibrant colors as well as subtle shades, making it possible to depict the dynamic range of colors found in an animal’s coat, eyes, and even their natural habitats.
Finally, the fluid nature of watercolor allows for smooth blending and soft edges, which can help animal portraits look more true-to-life.
How to Create Watercolor Animals Using BeFunky’s Watercolor Generator
Ready to create your own watercolor animal art? Head to the Watercolor effects category and open your animal photo.
Step 1: Select a Watercolor Effect
There are numerous watercolor styles to choose from within our Watercolor Generator – whether you want soft and dreamy or bold and detailed. Simply click each effect to see how it transforms your animal photography into watercolor art.
You’ll also notice when you click on an effect, three options appear. Settings allows you to alter the effect further, Cancel removes the selected effect, and Apply applies the effect as-is. You can also adjust the strength of the effect using the slider.
Step 2: Adjust the Effect
To further adjust your Watercolor effect, click Settings. For this tutorial, we’ve selected the Watercolor GFX Effect. You can alter multiple aspects of this effect, such as Fidelity, Sharpness, and Variation. These elements will differ depending on what Watercolor effect you choose for your animal portrait.
You can also isolate your chosen watercolor effect to just the background or subject of your animal photo, if you choose. To do this, click on the Select tab and select just Foreground or Background underneath Apply To.
When you’ve finished making your adjustments, click Apply.
Step 3: Save Your Animal Watercolor Painting
Once your watercolor animal painting is complete, it’s time to save it. Click Save at the top of the screen, then choose your desired save location.
We recommend saving your new animal watercolor drawing as a PDF file in Print Quality so it remains the highest quality for printing and displaying.
Animal to Watercolor: Before and After
It’s hard to imagine this transformation took place within just a few clicks! With BeFunky’s watercolor effects, however, transforming an animal photo into watercolor art is quick and easy - whether you’re adding the effect to a photo of a rabbit, dog, cat, horse, or any other wildlife you choose. Just think of it as your go-to Watercolor Generator!
Animal Watercolor Inspiration
Looking for some extra inspiration to help you create your own watercolor art? We’ve rounded up our favorite ideas for turning animal photography into watercolor paintings you’ll want to frame and display.
Pet Portraits
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Woodland Animals
Why not transform your wildlife photography into works of watercolor art? Preserve your favorite memories with nature – and create something unique while you're at it.
Farmyard Friends
Are you lucky enough to have some farmyard friends? Even if you don't, you can still have art featuring farm animals in your home. Having one of these photos on the wall will definitely introduce a nice farmhouse aesthetic to your space!
Reimagine Your Favorite Animals in Watercolor
Thanks to our wide range of watercolor effects, turning animal photography into watercolors is simple and fun. All it takes is a few minutes of your time and BeFunky’s Watercolor effects. Soon, you'll have colorful watercolor paintings of animals, landscapes, and nature ready to print, frame, and display!
