![]() ![]() ![]() If you’d like to get a closer look at the brushes I use, check out my article with tips for beginners here These brushes look like they’ve been stuck in a light socket but they’re perfect for creating natural looking fur! With one gentle little flick, you can get a whole bunch of individual hairs. Paint Brushes – You can buy fancy brushes to paint fur, like a rake brush, but I like to use my old beat up angle brushes that have bristles all splayed out.The longer you make your brush strokes, the longer the fur will look Length – The length of the fur will be determined by your brush strokes.The more realistically you want to paint a cat, the more layers you’ll need to do Your highlights are where you’ll really be able to see the details in the cat fur so be aware that you’ll be creating many layers of highlights.With black, try mixing in some warm brown for the highlight and a cool brown for the shadow For example, maybe you want to use unbleached titanium (or any warm cream color) for white highlights and try mixing a blue with your white to create a cool shadow color. When you’re choosing your undertone colors, take a look at your paints and see if you can find a warm tone and a cool tone. Highlights and shadows – Highlights are lighter, of course, but they’re usually also warmer in tone.Mixing your own colors creates more depth and life to your painting It’s never one color straight out of the tube. This is going to give you a clue to what paint colors you’ll be using. Or, if you paint a cat that has black fur, you may see subtle hints of dark brown. Depending on how much light is in your photo, you may notice that white fur looks more cream-colored in spots. Undertone – Take a close look at the cat fur in your reference photo.If you were to paint a cat just plain black, it would look very flat and I don’t think you’d be very happy. This is why shadows and highlights are so important. You just have to keep in mind that, even though cat fur looks a certain color to the eye, it has many different shades within it. Painting cat fur looks complicated but is actually pretty easy to do. You can use pretty much any photo editing software to do this I find it much easier to see the subtle differences in light and shadow, especially in the cat fur, if the entire photo is in different shades of grey. ![]() Greyscale – When I paint a cat portrait, I always edit the reference photo and print a copy in greyscale.Keep in mind, if you paint a cat in full, you’ll want to think about what else to add to the painting so your cat doesn’t look like it’s just floating on the canvas If you want to make the main focus all about the cat’s body, choose a full body photo. If you really want to focus on the cat’s face, choose a close-up photo. Pose – This is going to be dependent on what you want the focus of your painting to be.Look for photos that have a clearly defined light source Lighting – it’s very difficult to paint a cat from a photo that is over or underexposed.It’s no fun trying to paint details of an animal from a 4×6 photo when the cat isn’t front and center Size – Try to get a large photo or at least one where the cat fills most of the image.If you’re trying to paint a cat realistically, you have to be able to see all of the fine details Clarity – You want to look for nice clean edges around the body, any patterns within the cat fur, the ears, the eyes, and the nose.So, to make things easier for you, I’ve listed what I look for in an image when I’m painting a cat portrait. You’re in the right place. I’ll make this easy for you.Your reference photo is going to be really important so choose wisely! There’s nothing worse than trying to recreate every small detail but the photo is blurry, overexposed, or underexposed. People will wonder how you managed to put this party together and still look THAT fabulous! (low stress = a happy host!) b efore you start shopping, though, check one thing off your list by clicking the “Let’s Do This” button below. (SO YOU DON’T NEED TO SPEND MORE TIME SEARCHING!)īesides, you have other stuff to figure out, right? The cake, the decor, the favors, the gifts. I have all 5-star YELP reviews, I’m affordable, I’m fun, and I love what I do! In short, I’m trying to tell you that I’m the face painter you’re looking for. (I’D LIKE TO THINK I’M IN THE SECOND LIST) Here is what you DO want in your party entertainer: Here is what you DON’T want in your party entertainer: I DO care about giving great service and helping you create a memorable and fun party! There is really no such thing as “the best” because it’s art, right? ![]()
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