I agree with you on the lamp black. I use that a lot.

Love this, great technique ❤ 💪

@rachelsstudiodotcom

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Oooohhhh....I so loved and enjoyed this, Rachel....love it!...XOXO HUGZ

@rachelsstudiodotcom

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Best thing I’ve heard all day……’yay me for having a go’ That’s half my problem some days, getting stuck in the mind set of I can’t do it so don’t try. Thanks for a great video xx

@rachelsstudiodotcom

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and keep painting!

What a pretty kitty!!

@izzyjones7108

Жыл бұрын

The eyes are so lifelike and the whiskers are great

@rachelsstudiodotcom

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

it's so nice tutorial!!

@rachelsstudiodotcom

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

Maravilhoso!

@rachelsstudiodotcom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rejane!

Очень красиво! Котик прекрасный! Обожаю акварельные работы! Спасибо за творчество!

@rachelsstudiodotcom

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

🖤😂 the Dirty Dancing reference 😂🖤 I also know your little fur baby is over the rainbow bridge. I missed this video somehow, but I just want to say I know how much it sucks. I had to put down my last little fur baby back in September. After his sister passed away (she was an attention...you know the word haha), him and I got even closer and both of them were my mental support buddies. This came out beautiful and now I have to try to paint my two babies in this ink. Thank you for sharing this technique! It's stunning! 🖤

@rachelsstudiodotcom

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much and I'm so sorry for your loss too - it's so hard to lose our best little friends!

My cat also has the name Sadie and looks so much like your kitty! She is almost 19yrs and I want to immortalize her... 💞💖. I have a beautiful photo I'd like to turn into a watercolor. I will try some of your techniques with Sumi!

Hi Rachel! I love this and it turned out so great!! I love all of your experiments and your lovely fun personality! I’m on a mission with this furring as well. I just love love love it 😍 although I’m not as brave as you or Bdorka yet lol 😂

@rachelsstudiodotcom

3 жыл бұрын

It just takes a lot of practice!

@pippa.artstudio6072

3 жыл бұрын

@@rachelsstudiodotcom yes I have a lot of blob paintings so far! 😂 I mean, blobs with eyes 👀 so they are still cute.

Thanks great tutorial. I had a long haired black cat, in summer he looked very brown. In winter he used to impersonate Russian hats!

@rachelsstudiodotcom

7 ай бұрын

I bet he was beautiful!

Rachel , come to San Antonio and stay with me! We'll have watercolor bootcamp!!

@rachelsstudiodotcom

3 жыл бұрын

I've hear amazing things about San Antonio!

Thank you so much for this long tutorial. I too have been experimenting with my cat paintings. Still haven't gotten one I like. Curses! As for Sadie, I guess a girl can only take the lime-light for a short time before she becomes snippy. lol. I used to dip my cat's paws into watercolor paper and have him walk across w/c paper. I cleaned his paws off afterwards of course.

@rachelsstudiodotcom

3 жыл бұрын

Haha - cute to have your cat become a technique in your artistic process : )

I just love your technique. Would I be able to work with 300 lb. paper? I am worried with lighter paper, the buckling will cause problems

@rachelsstudiodotcom

3 жыл бұрын

I've never done this technique on 300 lb, but I would guess it would work!

Omg! That’s a Chantilly Tiffany cat. They are very rare. I have one her name is Fifi. We love her very much.

@rachelsstudiodotcom

2 жыл бұрын

Oh I've never heard of that! Interesting! I always knew Sadie was special but now you've given me proof : )

@RoxiDLiteRoxiDlite

2 жыл бұрын

@@rachelsstudiodotcom Yes definitely look up her breed. They are very rare. We just lost our lovable Fifi Litterbottom to kidney failure and Im just devastated. Does Sadie make cute little chirps and trills instead of meows? Does she have minimal shedding to no shedding? If so you most likely have a Chantilly-Tiffany.

@rachelsstudiodotcom

2 жыл бұрын

@@RoxiDLiteRoxiDlite Aw I'm so sorry to hear about Fifi! Sadie doesn't have any of those characteristics - I found her in a park as a very young kitten so I doubt she has any special breeding to speak of. Just don't tell her that.

Going well! Ink is so hard...

He's so cute! What are you using for a scrubber?

@rachelsstudiodotcom

3 жыл бұрын

Royal and Langnickel make scrubbers. I like their small stiff one.

This photo of Sadie is so close to the photo I am about to begin painting, I just about couldn't believe it. My cat also has a lot of brown through out her fur, like I see of your cat in your video's, and I want to capture that, but am very unsure of what colors to use. Any tips please?

@rachelsstudiodotcom

3 жыл бұрын

Burnt Sienna mixed with ultramarine blue. More blue to get black, more sienna to get brown

Rachel, have you tried water soluble black ink? I'm curious how it would compare to the sumi ink.

@rachelsstudiodotcom

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! I need to add that to the list of things to try.

I have been wanting to create a real time video of my paintings and I have just been using my phone to film But I don’t have enough storage to complete a painting. What do you use to record yours?

@rachelsstudiodotcom

3 жыл бұрын

I use my Samsung Galaxy S8 and I bought extra storage for it. I also buy amzn.to/3tZUYpe and I have to buy about 2-3 of those a year because of all the footage I have and I never want to lose any of it!

Rachel, hi. Question. Do you paint using a photograph as model? Or do you paint from a live model?

@rachelsstudiodotcom

2 жыл бұрын

I always paint from a photo.

Hello Rachel. What is the masking fluid used to paint whickers?

@rachelsstudiodotcom

10 ай бұрын

I use WInsor & Newton removable masking

Okay, since your Sadies is my Alex’s twin, I observed a couple things...it looks like you’ve changed her eyes from green to gold, and her whiskers from black to white! I’ve never been able to paint my guy correctly, but wondered what your thinking was on these two choices?

@rachelsstudiodotcom

3 жыл бұрын

Those are really good questions! I didn't even think about it, and in this painting her whiskers are white against her black fur and black against the white background, so I did that so the viewer can see them. I think I was afraid bright green eyes would call too much attention to her eyes and I wanted them to be quieter and not steal the show as much.

What is fluid watercolor paper? Is it different of cold press or hot press watercolor paper? I loved your paintings, you're very talent.

@rachelsstudiodotcom

2 жыл бұрын

Fluid is a brand of paper I get on Amazon. I get the cold press.

@luizacastro9992

2 жыл бұрын

@@rachelsstudiodotcom ahhh thanks. =)

You can click on the 3 dots upper right also and speed up our slow it down

@rachelsstudiodotcom

2 жыл бұрын

Good tip!

Seeing all the paintings of Sadie scattered about at the beginning was hugely reassuring. It points out the need to persist in the face of frustration, and that even experts don't get it "right" on the first, or even fifth attempt. In my frugal mind l hate "wasting" paper. Question: would this work without the ink, substituting just watercolour? TIA.

@rachelsstudiodotcom

Жыл бұрын

Yes I have to practice these wet in wet techniques a lot! But yes, I've painted in this style using Daniel Smith Lamp Black too

@Bearwithme560

Жыл бұрын

@@rachelsstudiodotcom One thing l discovered is that before scrapping abject failures, l learn a lot if l try to redeem them by experimenting with lifting and various other techniques, to the point that a few were actually passable (to the untutored eye anyway, lol). And because my expectations are so low, l can have fun. I've also noticed that my first attempts when l wasn't even trying are better than the subsequent earnest attempts, which is annoying. Thanks, and subscribed :)

@rachelsstudiodotcom

Жыл бұрын

@@Bearwithme560 I just made that point at length in my latest black bunny tutorial - failed paintings give you the opportunity to go wild with experimentation!

@Bearwithme560

Жыл бұрын

What serendipity! I checked out your bunny painting and was lead to your cat's eye video, and eyes in general which is precisely what l've been struggling with for weeks. Also your "permission" to trace: "you can always learn to draw while painting, but you can't learn to paint while drawing". I feel like l found a missing puzzle piece... or an easter egg.

Did you dip your brush and soap? Is that what I heard you say?

@rachelsstudiodotcom

10 ай бұрын

Yes, scrub in soap to protect your brush bristles

Soap is the masking fluid?

@rachelsstudiodotcom

2 жыл бұрын

No, I soap up my brush and that protects my bristles when I dip it in masking.

I am trying to paint a cat that has light tawny whiskers. What is your strategy for this? Her ears also have long tufts of these light tawny hairs too. It's so much a part of her personality I'd hate to use white.

@rachelsstudiodotcom

Жыл бұрын

You could mix a tiny bit of burnt sienna into white gouache

@carolinewithers1647

Жыл бұрын

Would you do this color first or last? Mask the area then go back in and paint it?

@rachelsstudiodotcom

Жыл бұрын

@@carolinewithers1647 I would not both mask the whiskers and use gouache. If you use the gouache, use it as the last finishing detail

@carolinewithers1647

Жыл бұрын

@@rachelsstudiodotcom Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my question!!

Do you show how to do a white cat?

@rachelsstudiodotcom

7 ай бұрын

I have a tutorial on a white cat on my Patreon