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bif

(24,344 posts) Sun Dec 6, 2020, 10:42 AM Dec 2020

Looking for tips and suggestions on painting a black cat [View all]

A friend has commissioned me to paint his daughters two cats. One is solid black. He sent me a photo of them and I lightened it up in Photoshop by boosting the shadows & highlights. Pets in general are a relatively new subject for me. Any tips on painting the black cat? I plan on mixing colors to achieve the black instead of using black out of the tube. (I work in acrylics). Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Looking for tips and suggestions on painting a black cat [View all] bif Dec 2020 OP

Wear heavy gloves so you don't get scratched? Girard442 Dec 2020 #1

My first thought before clicking the thread FoxNewsSucks Dec 2020 #3

you need a lot of white to paint a black cat. mopinko Dec 2020 #2

Thanks! bif Dec 2020 #5

I like how the artist of one of my paintings used blues to highlight black hair MLAA Dec 2020 #4

Congratulations on the commission! femmedem Dec 2020 #6

Thanks! bif Dec 2020 #7

Black cats often have other colors in their fur. RockCreek Dec 2020 #8

Good call leighbythesea2 Dec 2020 #9

Lots of great advice here! lunatica Dec 2020 #10

Thanks all for the great tips! bif Dec 2020 #11