[VIDEO] How to paint a cat in loose watercolour

Have you seen my new class available, that has been added to the library? I’m so excited to share it with you all

In this latest class I am working from photo of a gorgeous ginger cat, Zeb; which really shows off his personality and of course, his lovely vibrant ginger orangeycolour; which is fabulous to capture in loose watercolour.

We’ll be applying painterly brush strokes and using a combination of wet-in-wet and wet-on- dry techniques, we will want to pay particular attention to Zebs’ bright eyes, his distinctive colour and fluffy texture, and the markings to his head.

We will also include a complementing purple background in the layering process which will enhance his golden hues and help balance the tones within our painting. We’ll also want to observe the shape and patterns with watery mixes.

This is a great tutorial if you’d like to have practice before applying the same techniques to your own pet portraits. I’ll show you what to look for within your painting reference, and how to capture personality and form with your paint brushes.

So, come and join me in my studio at Jennifer Rose Gallery from the comfort of your own home where I will guide you through every step to paint this  loose watercolour picture of Zeb.

What you’ll need:

Always remember, If you don’t have the equipment and paints I have, you can really creative an use what you do have.

Download the PDF photo of Zeb to refer to within the class area.

• • HB Pencil (To outline your picture of Zeb).
  • Paper: 300gsm Arches (140lb) cold pressed watercolour paper
  • My sheet size is: 38x76cm (22x30inch) Fairly Large)
  • Brushes: Jennifer Rose sizes, 10/0, 3/0 and 0 Mop brush. Link here: https://www.rosemaryandco.com/jennifer-rose-mop.
  • Kitchen towel (to dab off any excess water) and to create shapes
  • Water in a pot
  • A scrap of paper to practice your colours with by your side.

  Windsor & Newton Paints:

  • Winsor Lemon
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Yellow Ochre
  • Alizarin Crimson
  • Burnt Umber
  • Olive Green
  • Permanent Rose
  • Rose of Ultramarine – optional
  • Lamp Black
  • Payne’s Grey
  • Cobalt Blue – optional
  • Chinese White

I hope you’ll this new class as exciting as I do. I’d love to hear from you, to see how you got on, so please leave me a comment.

You can tag me on Instagram and Facebook, or email me personally at jenniferrose.gallery to see how you got on. I always love hearing from you.

Love

Jennifer Rose xx