Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The ocean is a challenging subject because of how light refracts and distorts underwater, but Devin Elle Kurtz has some tips to make it easy. She shows her process for painting a top-down scene of a shark scattering a school of fish.

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
01:09 - Rough Sketch
02:59 - Adding Color
15:09 - Fish Brush
20:50 - Water Ripples
28:08 - Rendering
34:08 - Outro


CREDITS:
Artist | Instructor - Devin Elle Kurtz (devinellekurtz.com/)
Producer - Stan Prokopenko (http://stanprokopenko.com), Sean Ramsey (http://peoplewhodrawstuff.com), Charlie Nicholson (instagram.com/shloogorgh/)
Production Assistance - Charlie Nicholson, Patrick Bosworth (https://patrickdavidbosworth.com), Stephen Clark (https://peppermintgentleman.com),
Editing - Charlie Nicholson
Publishing - John Birchall, Alex Otis

Music Used with Permission
Intro - The Freak Fandango Orchestra

Additional music by Epidemic Sound

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