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bif

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11. Thanks all for the great tips!

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Sun Dec 6, 2020, 09:12 PM

Dec 2020

One of the only downsides to this is I'm working from a photograph that was supplied to me. But using Photoshop, I've managed to bring out some of the subtleties of his fur. Onward ho!

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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