Paint a Realistic Cat in Watercolor: Inspiring Tutorial

What you'll learn

Main watercolor techniques and practical exercises to apply them
Color mixing rules, pigment theory
Color scheme creation for your particular painting
Discovering best pigments and alternatives for this cat artwork
Basics of sketching a cat with a pen
Watercolor painting using main techniques: wet-on-dry, wet-on-wet, layering
You will learn how to paint a REALISTIC cat, not an illustration or cartoon

Requirements

Watercolor paper of high quality (cellulose paper "Canson" or any 100% cotton paper brand)
Watercolor set (in pans or tubes), student or professional quality
Brushes: round small size (#1), round middle size (#4), round big size (#8)
Palette for mixing paint, soft pencli (B, HB), white gel pen, cup of water, tissues, additional watercolor paper for practicing and color tests

Description

Do you love pets? In this course you will learn basic watercolor techniques while painting a cute cat!

Here you will feel comfortable of each step you make because each step ois explained and demonstrated. Here you will know what you will get in the end! It is not a fantasy "do whatever" class, it is an actionable course where you will learn the real techniques and create realistic art.

This class expects people of Intermediate level to participate, but it is great for all levelssince I explain every step I take, demonstrate the proccess and introduce all basic techniques. No matter your level, you will have all tools needed to paint this adorable ginger cat with me!

WHAT YOU WILL GET

Detailed explanation of all art supplies I've used in this course + useful suggestions and alternatives

Carefully planed-out preparation for the class

Demonstration of sketching process

Explanation of all colors used in the class + Each paint I used is mentioned & written down

Break down of the color scheme for the painting

Step by step demonstration of the painting process with explanation of each move. Cat portrait is broken down into blocks: first layers, second layers, eyes/nose/mouth, body, background, details.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

How to sketch a portrait of a cat on your chosen paper format

How to prepare the color scheme for your particular artwork

Rules of color mixing: primary & complementary colors, tones & density

How to use wet-on-wet technique on cellulose paper

How to use layering technique

How to fix mistakes and accidents on time

How to paint realistic eyes: tones, shadows, highlights

How to recreate fluffy effect of cat's fur

This class will lead you through the whole proccess of painting a realistic cat from scratch to a final result in real-time. No speeding up the video, no covering up mistakes - you will see the all of it!

Here you will combine different watercolor techniques: layering, wet-on-wet, dry-on-dry, loose style and great detailing.

Who this course is for:

People who love watercolor and want to improve their technical skills
Intermediate level students comfotable with the medium
Beginner level students who want to challenge themselves (all techniques are explained)