Excellent video!! This topic is searched a lot too so I have a feeling that overtime this might be one of your best videos, but don’t quote me on that 😊😅. I love how you are teaching and explaining. It’s clear and comprehensive, but not overwhelming. I often forget to put a light wash down over the white canvas and that is simply because I’m sooo excited to start a new piece and want to get painting and skip that step 🫣☺️🤔.
Thank-you Mimi! ♥ I always am so thankful for your comments, and taking the time to write them and provide feedback! It definitely is helpful as I continue to grow as an Educator. And yes, I am the same way! It can be so exciting to just jump into a new piece that we forget to do the basics haha! :)
The hardest part for me with painting is the color mixing i can paint really well but getting the perfect exact matching color of ur reference photo is always the biggest challenge
Thank-you so much! I do have a few pet portrait videos available on my channel, (I believe I have a section dedicated to just house pets!) as well as videos on my Patreon! ♥ I hope this helps.
@@cassydraws I am! We bought a house and are building a farm. My life is such a far cry better than it was a few years ago <3. I hope you are doing well also!! BIGGER HUGS!!!
I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge- good video. Just a suggestion. I would find it helpful if you paused to show the brushes you are talking about and if you are talking about a brush stroke technique, if you would slow the video speed down to demo it once or twice as you are talking about it before you resume the time lapse. I’m an acrylic painter and am always wanting to learn more and improve my own practice.
Thank-you so much for the kind words and feedback! ♥ I definitely appreciate you taking the time to do so, and will be sure to implement this in the future! Thank-you so much! :)
Haaaou, merci pour ces explications, c'est magnifique. Beaucoup de mal à peindre une fourrure parce que je m'entête à le faire sans aide, je vais essayer de suivre cette vidéo et les autres de votre chaîne pour m'apprendre vraiment car ce que vous faites est trop beau et tellement réaliste, merci encore pour votre générosité et partage. Si je bloque et est besoin d'aide, je n'hésiterais pas à venir vers vous.
Merci beaucoup pour vos aimables paroles. Je vous souhaite bonne chance dans votre parcours de peinture et n'oubliez pas d'être patient avec vous-même ! Profitez du processus et de tous ses hauts et bas, et oui, assurez-vous de demander de l'aide ! Je suis toujours à un message. J'espère que Google Translate a traduit cela correctement ! :)
Thanks again for an excellent video Cassy. Black fur is definitely not black. As you pointed out, there’s so many different hues. I just love your finished product. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Incredible, as always. I could watch you paint for hours. But, I have to say.... your step by step analysis and process explanations are the best I've ever seen. I've also seen a change and growth in your art over the past year. I'm wonderfully impressed with the improvements in my own art because I watch your videos. Thank you for all your efforts and time dedicated to helping fellow artists!
Cynthia, thank-you so much for this message. It truly means a lot and has brought a smile to my face! It is very relieving to hear about my analysis and explanation - I always hope I am making sense and explaining my process correctly during the voiceovers, so it is super helpful to hear! Thank-you as always for your support and being so kind. I am so thrilled to hear you have seen improvement in your work as well - this gives me great motivation to keep going! Congratulations and keep up the great work! All the best to you. Thank-you! ♥
Hey Cassy - a lovely demo and explanation for painting 'black' fur. Happy painting and yes folk give yourself a break when you're learning! Happy Painting - Paul😃😃
Paul, thank-you so much for the kind words and taking the time to leave a comment. I really appreciate the feedback as always! Happy Painting to you as well! :)
Thank-you so much! ♥ Yes we do! It can be so difficult to slow down and just appreciate all of our hard work and progress. We just have to make being patient a habit and treat to ourselves. :) All the best!
@@cassydraws I will surely watch it a few more times! Right now I'm painting a horse but I would like to paint a german shepherd or maybe a wolf or something :)
@@cassydraws it's a small 30x40cm painting. The horse is trying to scratch its leg with its mouth :D You can see a whole body of the horse. I need more glazing on it... It's my second time ever painting a horse. tbh I prefer more close shots on a bigger canvas... Seems way easier to add details. Especially that I have quite shaky hands :D
Hi everyone! Thank-you so much for watching and visiting the comments. I'd love to hear your thoughts and what you'd like to see next on the channel! Let me know! ♥
This is such a great breakdown! I think painting all black or all white subjects helps to train your eye to pick out subtle tones and color shifts! Question: is your wrist brace one of those compression ones? How do you like it? I am starting to have wrist pain, but the old school braces with the metal are so obtrusive. Thanks 😊
Thank-you so much for saying that. I am so glad, happy, and relieved to hear it! You always hope you're making sense when creating these tutorials so this is excellent feedback! ♥ I couldn't agree more! After painting this jaguar, colour just seemed to pop off the canvas and became much more noticeable. Maybe I should tackle a white fur subject next! As for my wrist brace - yes! It is a compression sleeve I purchased from WS6. (On Amazon) I can honestly say it has changed my life and allowed me to work much more comfortably and longer in both painting and computer work. I absolutely despised the braces with metal/plastic inserts and found this to be the key to my relief! I definitely recommend getting one, it has been a game changer! Any more questions, please let me know. I'm happy to help! Cheers.
@cassydraws you do a great job explaining! I would love to see you do a white fur subject - personally, I think white feather/fur subjects are trickier to render. Thanks for answering my question and have a beautiful day 😄
This is indeed a nice format for a tutorial type video without a voice over. Saves some time editing I think 🤔. I might try this out in the future to see if my viewers appreciate it. Gorgeous painting btw 😊💜🩵. I love doing landscapes, just haven’t in a while.
I'm so glad you like it! :) Yes it absolutely does save time editing, and on days where my voiceovers just aren't going my way, this is a great alternative! Definitely try it and let me know how it goes. ♥
I really like the positioning of this tiger. I tried doing it, but mine ended looking like a puppy, i didnt get the position right nor the mussle long enough. i'm gong to try again. I wish you had a traceable. for you: wonderful work. ps I'm going to try your paints
Thank-you so much for watching, and for trying this tutorial! ♥ I hope you find it helpful. I'm sorry about not having a traceable! Unfortunately this reference photo is purchased from a reference website, that does not allow me to distribute it to my viewers, and only allows for my personal use. I'm sorry! Also, I hope you love the paints! Let me know how you like them. :)
@@cassydraws it’s okay there wasn’t a traceable, I did do a grid drawing that was pretty good. I wrote and told you today I tried it again. I love it. I did it on a 5 inch by 5 inch canvas which made it a little hard to get that fur, but it turned out pretty good. I’ll try to send a pic and you can critique it for me. Tomorrow
Thank-you so much! ♥ So glad you like it. Yes, I definitely recommend it! It seems to freshen things up for me, and keeps painting/composition interesting. I'd love to see your work on a funky canvas!
Might not be entirely related to this awesome lion painting, gorgeous job by the way 💜👍🏻, but when you sketch out your subject, how do you prevent the sketch from getting smudged? As for Timelapse videos…some people love them, others don’t. Really depends on your audience. It’s great ASMR.
I truthfully don't do much to protect my sketches, which always is a cause for nerves when I start my paintings! I just pray and hope for the best. LOL! I use a heavier graphite like a 4B, so that there is a lot of graphite on my canvas that is much darker than a regular HB, or H pencil. So when I go over the sketch with my wash it may lift some of the pencil but not all of it. I hope this helps! I'm sorry it's not much of a magical explanation. LOL! ♥ Yes, I agree with that! Some folks really enjoy them, and others not so much!
@@cassydraws Thanks so much for answering my question. I have asked other artists and often don't get a reply. I think it's sad when channels grow bigger, that the actual artist isn't hanging out in the comments. A pet peeve of mine. I might try a heavier graphite, thnx for that. And here is my game plan for the future...once my current channel is well up and running (fingers crossed) I'll start a second channel with either just timelapse videos (faceless and voiceless) or a different option: more show and tell type of videos (still faceless and voiceless) like you already see on RU-vid (like Chloe Art or Serena Art). I'd adjust my type of paintings for the latter option and might go with landscapes as those are typically a lot faster and easier for me to paint. Definitely a lot less editing involved ;).
