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   / rachelsstudio   to follow along!

Here are some supplies and links mentioned in this video -

Looneng Cross-Hinged Art Ruling Pen for applying Mask
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...

Wisp Brushes
https://www.amazon.com/Aqualon-Royal-...


Reference Photo Links:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/RefLib/showg...

  / freerefsforartists  

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Get my FULL SUPPLY LIST with links!
Get a detailed list of what paint is on my pallet.
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Get free tracing downloads and follow along tutorials - new project every month!

Be sure to watch some of my other popular videos, including....

What Brushes I use...
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What I've learned in the last few years
   • What I've learned in the last five ye...  

My favorite Alvaro Castagnet brush...
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Thank you to Christ Haugen for all his wonderful, free music on YouTube. Visit his website at https://chrishaugen.net/
***************Free Stuff***************
Full Length, Patreon Style Black Cat watercolor painting Tutorial with Traceable, Free to the Public!
   • How to Paint a Wet in Wet Loose Black...  

For free downloads, visit these pages, join as a member for free, and then access get access to…
www.rachelsstudio.com/pumpkins
www.rachelsstudio.com/santa
www.rachelsstudio.com/houdini
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https://www.rachelsstudio.com/beginne...

My favorite supplies(contain affiliate links and I make a small commission when you purchase something):

Paint Puck - https://bit.ly/3ktdbcl
PAPER
140 lb Cold Press Arches Watercolor Paper - https://bit.ly/38CA8r8
Fluid Cold Press Watercolor Paper - (Cheaper Option for paper) - https://bit.ly/39wUVwN
PAINT
M Graham Napthol Red - https://bit.ly/3OPm667
Winsor & Newton Colors... - Burnt Sienna - Cobalt Blue - Ultramarine Blue - Winsor Violet - Green Gold - https://bit.ly/3LvzJFb
Daniel Smith Colors: -DS Lamp Black - DS Holbein Aureolin - Daniel Smith Permanent Green Light - https://bit.ly/3y3FqGF
Wisp brush set - https://amzn.to/2MMbw4A
Silver black velvet brushes - I bought the set of three with the 3/4 oval.
https://bit.ly/3F00wHi
Asian Sumi Hake Brush Set - https://bit.ly/3OMIWv3
Scrubber Brushes- https://bit.ly/3rXGt7h
Princeton Velvetouch Size 4 Long Round - https://bit.ly/3s1BWRl
Winsor & Newton Masking Fluid - https://bit.ly/3vWq8Rk
Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pen in Black https://bit.ly/3vtHrKw
White Gel Pen- https://bit.ly/3s4lfol
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! https://bit.ly/3OMGJ2J
Elmer's Foam Board -. https://bit.ly/3F9v0qv
Pallette - https://bit.ly/3F0DGzk
Dot or Splat Spray Bottles -Stampendous has one at https://bit.ly/3MFyWlj but I haven't tried that one yet. https://www.artacademylive.com/monthl... You have to scroll down and look for 'dot bottles'
https://everettswatercolors.com/art_s... 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 - https://amzn.to/3cnam9D
Storage Bench for Art Supplies - https://amzn.to/32IJCdU
Gel Floor Mat https://amzn.to/3wyIF5X
5 inch Squeegee - https://amzn.to/2RjVzEE
Credit Card sized squeegee - https://amzn.to/3uvV88w
Samsung Galaxy - I use a Galaxy to film most of my videos! https://amzn.to/2IBXL5Y
SanDisk Storage for all my footage! https://amzn.to/3tZUYpe
Epson Surecolor P900 Printer - https://amzn.to/2UoSvFs
Epson Velvet Paper - (paper I use for prints) https://amzn.to/2K3eNKV

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