cat

Here’s my first experimental piece trying to improve my black animal painting skills. I think the sharp edges and textures really help push the feeling of depth and darkness. I learned a lot playing with this piece, and I have a lot of ideas for how to improve.

Here’s a little black kitty portrait for practice.

One of my self improvement goals for this year is to figure out fully black animals. I feel like I’ve actually gotten worse at conveying their darkness as I’ve developed my painting style over the years. This is where we stand now. I have a few ideas for how to improve, and I’m excited to see where I end up.

Despite my recent posts, it’s actually been quite a while since I last painted. I like to do these (mostly) monochromatic pieces when I’m rusty to help my brain warm up. It’s also really refreshing to paint in dark colours every so often, like a little brain reset.

This is a memorial piece for Ninja, an absolutely stunning tux cat.

My first cat was a tux, so I feel especially nostalgic every time I paint one. They’re also all such stunning cats. Can’t beat the black-and-white class. (This might also be something I love about classic border collies.)

As an absolute shocker to everyone, here’s another cat portrait! :0

I’m trying to maximize my cat content this year. ALL THE CATS! How is this different from every other year, you ask? Good question. 🐈

Learn to paint like this through my Skillshare classes.