How to Paint Cats – 10 Tips – Whiskers, Eyes, Fur, stripes, Free Photos, background ideas & More!
In this video I will share how to set yourself up for a successful cat painting by choosing a good reference photo and planning your composition. I’ll give you some ideas for different kinds of backgrounds that work well for cat paintings, how to paint whiskers, how to paint cat eyes, how to paint cat fur, how to use masking, and more.
**************April 2020 Patreon Special**************
During the month of April I’ll provide free access to my Bengal Cat Tutorial. Visit my Patreon at to follow along!
Here are some supplies and links mentioned in this video –
Looneng Cross-Hinged Art Ruling Pen for applying Mask
Wisp Brushes
Reference Photo Links:
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What Brushes I use…
What I’ve learned in the last few years
My favorite Alvaro Castagnet brush…
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Full Length, Patreon Style Black Cat watercolor painting Tutorial with Traceable, Free to the Public!
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www.rachelsstudio.com/pumpkins
www.rachelsstudio.com/santa
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My favorite supplies(contain affiliate links and I make a small commission when you purchase something):
Paint Puck –
PAPER
140 lb Cold Press Arches Watercolor Paper –
Fluid Cold Press Watercolor Paper – (Cheaper Option for paper) –
PAINT
M Graham Napthol Red –
Winsor & Newton Colors… – Burnt Sienna – Cobalt Blue – Ultramarine Blue – Winsor Violet – Green Gold –
Daniel Smith Colors: -DS Lamp Black – DS Holbein Aureolin – Daniel Smith Permanent Green Light –
Wisp brush set –
Silver black velvet brushes – I bought the set of three with the 3/4 oval.
Asian Sumi Hake Brush Set –
Scrubber Brushes-
Princeton Velvetouch Size 4 Long Round –
Winsor & Newton Masking Fluid –
Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pen in Black
White Gel Pen-
I’ve also been using Holbein Soft Tape from Holbein. I have found if I leave this tape on my paper too long, it leave sticky residue. Otherwise, I LOVE it!
Elmer’s Foam Board -.
Pallette –
Dot or Splat Spray Bottles -Stampendous has one at but I haven’t tried that one yet. You have to scroll down and look for ‘dot bottles’
also has dot spray bottles. I think I like these a LITTLE better than the Tom Lynch ones.
Makeup Organizer I use to store art supplies –
Storage Bench for Art Supplies –
Gel Floor Mat
5 inch Squeegee –
Credit Card sized squeegee –
Samsung Galaxy – I use a Galaxy to film most of my videos!
SanDisk Storage for all my footage!
Epson Surecolor P900 Printer –
Epson Velvet Paper – (paper I use for prints)
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