Full Tutorial - How to Paint Cat Eyes and Fur in Pastels

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In this tutorial, I show my process for painting cat eyes and fur in pastels. This was originally one of my Patreon tutorials, which I'm now releasing publicly as a full pastel lesson. I no longer have my Patreon channel, so I've released several lessons free online for those who want to learn how to paint animals and pet portraits with pastels. In this lesson, I paint the fur, eyes, and cat's nose, and show you what I do, step by step. I had several students create amazing realistic work using this video. I hope you enjoy it! I also have a free mini eBook for those who join my newsletter on my website at www.carolerodr... Be sure to click the download box and check your spam folder. Please be sure to comment, like, and subscribe!
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@sergiopatata8230 4 года назад

Dear Carole, this cat is incredible and the black you have painted is so perfect that I thought I saw my old cat, it died 5 years ago. It made me cry ... really. Your generosity is enormous for sharing your talent and teaching people that we do not have your skills, but we want to draw pictures for our loved ones and for ourselves. god bless you really

@CaroleRodrigue 4 года назад

Awe! Sorry about your cat. I’m happy this helped you though and I hope this helps you have great results with your work!

@Roxanne4002 4 года назад

Carole, I just want to say, I think you are an extraordinary person to share your ability of this art without chopping and cutting the video. You are an excellent artist. Please keep showing your talent to us. Beautiful work.

@CaroleRodrigue 4 года назад

My pleasure! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

@momasan2 Год назад

GORGEOUS!!! I just came up on your tutorial and am I ever glad I did! Beautiful and so lifelike! WOW!

@brendatrujillo2666 5 лет назад

Hi, Carole!! Another wonderful tutorial! I’m enjoying each one I watch so much! I particularly love this composition because of the up close and personal nature of it. Love the intimacey. Thank you for sharing your talent and process. I’m learning so much by watching and I’ll be watching many of them iver and over again. Love your work!

@CaroleRodrigue 5 лет назад

Brenda Trujillo Thank you! I’m really happy you’re enjoying my tutorials Brenda. It’s really fun to know people are getting something from them. ☺️

@suezusy 4 года назад

Excellent tutorial! I'm just starting out and I've learned so much from you already

@miriamwagner6156 3 года назад

Thank you very much for the video. I learned a lot and I love your work.

@CaroleRodrigue 3 года назад

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it. ☺️

@joyellis3354 4 года назад

Thankyou Carol fabulous tutorial you are a wonderful teacher just a lovely at learnt a lot

@CaroleRodrigue 4 года назад

I’m so glad you did! Thank you for the kind words. I love it when ppl get something from my videos that they find useful.

@davekennedy52 5 лет назад

Truly incredible!! Such attention to detail, thank you for sharing this, it's very inspirational

@CaroleRodrigue 5 лет назад

You’re very kind Dave! I’m happy you found this inspiring. Happy painting!

@PABragg 4 года назад

Thank you so much for this tutorial. It was just what I needed to breakthrough some areas where I was stuck.

@CaroleRodrigue 4 года назад

I’m glad this helped! Good luck with your art!

@fayvickers985 4 года назад

Such a brilliant tutorial, love it 😍

@CaroleRodrigue 4 года назад

Thank you Fay!

@CaroleRodrigue 4 года назад

Thank you Fay!

@CaroleRodrigue 4 года назад

I’m happy you enjoyed it!

@joellerobert4709 8 месяцев назад

Magnifique merci!

@HelenAdams-s9n 4 месяца назад

Superb 👌

@catherinephillips508 2 года назад

Absolutely brilliant work and I really appreciate the time you take to really explain your techniques for the different areas on the cat.I am finding it really difficult to apply the right amount of directional pressure on the Pastelmat in order to achieve the realistic look of the fur and get disheartened when blotting away too much work already worked whilst trying to change over to other coloured hairs in the same layer!!(if that makes sense).It's hard to know and recognize just how many layers you can get render before being able to apply the final details. 😍

@CaroleRodrigue 2 года назад

I understand what you mean. The best thing I can say is that this will come with more time and practice. Get a very thin bottom layer on, then start building up. I tend to start dark, add mid tones, and light details last, most of the time. Your bottom layer does not need to be perfect. Are you perhaps spending too much time there? Just keep practicing. It’s those errors that will give you “aha” moments eventually, and you will learn more. Look at your subject, squint to determine your darkest colours, start there, then build up your details. I hope this helps!

@karenjoyce2932 3 года назад

Fabulous tutorial thank you

@CaroleRodrigue 3 года назад

Thanks!

@sodonnell2933 4 года назад

Hey, beautiful work.i mean BEAUTIFUL! I dabble in pastels but am a watercolourist. I'm trying to train my brain to flip from light to dark to dark to light. It is so backwards to me, but your tutorials are so helpful. Thanks so much, looking forward to learning more from your spectacular video tutorials.

@CaroleRodrigue 4 года назад

Susan O'Donnell Awe! Thank you so much for the kind words. Ironically, I’m learning watercolours right now and completely understand the brain flip, lol. Enjoy your pastels! I hope to have more videos coming soon once I can clear up some commissions and other art jobs. ☺️

@georgewelch2366 4 года назад

Really enjoy your work, Carole. Would love to see a portrait of an Orange Tabby. I have one and the color selection is quite challenging.

@CaroleRodrigue 4 года назад

I’m glad you enjoyed it! Orange cats can be tricky. I do have this full length tutorial here for you. 😊 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3eHQLYnd1kk.html

@deejay2838 4 года назад

Love your tutorials...your work is just amazing ! I just invested in some pastels and paper and Thank you for sharing your great wisdom !!💗🙏

@CaroleRodrigue 4 года назад

It’s my pleasure! I’m so glad you enjoy my tutorials. Have fun with your new pastels!

@deejay2838 4 года назад

@@CaroleRodrigue I hope to...I never used them before. Thanks!

@jefftischler7422 4 года назад

Another great one. Even though I will be working in oil, your pastels impress me.

@CaroleRodrigue 4 года назад

That’s very kind Jeff. I’m hope you have fun with the oils!

@darleneladnier9320 Год назад

You do beautiful work I wish you had a patron I would join it!

@clintoncoetzee4524 4 года назад

Ridiculously good, I am busy with cheetah and needed to see what I am doing wrong, it seems like my pencils not getting the desired effect. It could be my paper not allowing me to layer as much. But looking at you drawing it seems I should just keep going. Thank you for this video.

@CaroleRodrigue 4 года назад

Thank you. I’m happy you got something from this. 😀 Good luck with you cheetah!

@rachellestrella 5 лет назад

Está precioso. Me encanta

@CaroleRodrigue 5 лет назад

rachellestrella Gracias!

@suefortin6811 3 года назад

Great job

@CaroleRodrigue 3 года назад

Thanks!

@doreenlorenzo2501 4 года назад

Magnificent!

@CaroleRodrigue 4 года назад

Thank you so kindly!

@artbyconniedawn9680 5 лет назад

Really enjoying all your tutorials your explanations as you work are invaluable. Absolutely stunning artwork. I have currently been trying to master colour pencil, Polychromos to be specific. I have used solvent to blend the pencils to gain a painterly effect. However I do find colour pencils have some limitations and one important factor is the difficulty of laying light colours over the dark which is often a challenge. It is for this reason I have been looking at more pastel tutorials and found yourself. Have you ever used colour pencils and if so, do you find pastels more forgiving than the coloured pencils?

@CaroleRodrigue 5 лет назад

Art By Connie Dawn Why thank you Connie! I appreciate that. As for color pencils, yes I have worked with them. They’re a completely different beast from pastels. Pastels are much more forgiving and easier to layer with as long as you’re using a good toothy paper. I love working with pastelmat or Uart sanded paper, 400 grit.

@katskinnerart1708 4 года назад

Pastels are SO much more forgiving than coloured pencils. I used to work in coloured pencils, and tried out pastel just for fun. It took one project for me to never go back to coloured pencils. They are insanely fast compared to coloured pencils, and so so forgiving. Use a good paper - I also love Pastelmat for its very fine grain. It takes quite a number of layers. You can layer lights on darks pretty well, but there are limitations (you won’t get a pure white on top of a very dark color for example). Also with pastels, if you use a kneaded eraser you can remove pastels to a decent degree (dab don’t rub).

@artbyconniedawn9680 4 года назад

@@katskinnerart1708 thank you for your advice.

@karenrichardson6767 4 года назад

Thank you! This is so helpful.

@CaroleRodrigue 4 года назад

I’m so happy this helped! Good luck with your art!

@Telelikeitis 2 года назад

I'm an animal portrait artist, and I'm wanting to try some pastel portraits. Can you suggest what paper and pencils I should use to get realistic detail? I would greatly appreciate it.

@alicerobinson4489 4 года назад

one word (perfect)

@CaroleRodrigue 4 года назад

That’s very kind! Thank you!

@marjoleinschut8296 3 года назад

Hi This is great artwork! where can I find the referencephoto? I don't see an attachment :(

@davekennedy52 4 года назад

After painting in oils for the last 15 years, I bought my first pastel pencils yesterday, just a few to start with. It's not as easy as I thought it would be. Still trying to work out which base colours to use. Seems to be 3 or 4 layers of different colours before I get to the highlight colour. Your videos are very helpful, thank you! Sharpening these pencils is a nightmare, just can't get that perfect point!

@CaroleRodrigue 4 года назад

Yes, sharpening isn’t always easy. I don’t worry about keeping a very fine point all the time since there’s usually a sharp edge even on a blunt pencil. Keep your initial layers thin to allow subsequent layers. As for which base layer to start with, that comes with time and practice. Often, starting with a mid tone is easy unless you know the darker tone will be better. The more you experiment, the more you’ll learn. It becomes intuitive after a while. Best of luck and have fun! 😃

@davekennedy52 4 года назад

Thank you Carole for the advice. Sandpaper seems to work for me. I sanded a pastel stick into a chisel shape and got a razor sharp edge. Works for a pencil as well. Yes, you're right, I'll learn by my mistakes. unfortunately I think I've started on the most difficult - it's a white cat. Used grey base layers but it gives a cold white look so changed to browns. Thanks for your very helpful videos. It's actually your fault that I started with pastels:)))

@CaroleRodrigue 4 года назад

davekennedy52 Yes, whites are tricky. Your underlayer can be various colours depending on what your painting. Sometimes a cool underpainting is required, sometimes warm. Reflected light can be various colours too. And if you end up not liking pastels, don't blame me. 😉

@davekennedy52 4 года назад

@@CaroleRodrigue Haha, no I won't, thanks Carole, looking forward to your next fur painting

@fredrickabetts5812 Год назад

Do you work flat on a table . I love your work thank you so much for you generous tips

@CaroleRodrigue Год назад

My pleasure, and I’m only painting flat to record, otherwise I use an easel.

@richardsharp9605 3 года назад

Excellent, love the eyes. Only just started to lean painting (at my advanced age lol). Want to paint our cat who passed a few months ago as a pressie to my wife. He was predominately black with some white. Couple of questions if I may. Would you suggest pastels or oil would be easier, and do you have a video of how to paint a black cat in pastel ? Many thanks loving your work here. Richard.

@CaroleRodrigue 3 года назад

Pastels are easier than oils and much quicker. And I do have a black fur in pastel video. ☺️

@thegodofblunder 3 года назад

Will a toned paper work well for pastels.

@CaroleRodrigue 3 года назад

Only if it’s a pastel paper. You want to be sure that your paper has tooth or texture, so it can handle layers and hold the pastel.

@CaroleRodrigue 3 года назад

Only if it’s a pastel paper. You want to be sure that your paper has tooth or texture, so it can handle layers and hold the pastel.

@cindysorensen9385 5 лет назад

Thank you so much!!

@CaroleRodrigue 5 лет назад

Cindy Sorensen It’s my pleasure! ☺️

@marionwigzell7334 4 года назад

Beautiful work (-: Marion

@CaroleRodrigue 4 года назад

Thanks Manon!

@katskinnerart1708 4 года назад

Hi Carole! Maybe I missed where you mentioned it in the video... what brand pencils and sticks are you using? I’m guessing Caran D’Ache pencils...

@CaroleRodrigue 4 года назад

Yes, I use mostly Caran d’Ache and some Carbothello Stabilo. I also use Rembrandt sticks.

@gingerjepson1267 4 года назад

Love your work!! Are you working flat on a table or upright on an easel? I am in awe!

@CaroleRodrigue 4 года назад

Thanks! Yes, I’m working flat only for recording purposes, otherwise the camera has to be on an angle. I normally work on an easel when not recording.

@manonlarivee2515 5 лет назад

Bonjour! Vous peinturez vraiment de belles oeuvres! Vous avez un très beau talent! Juste dommage qu'on ne puisse pas vous lire en français sur votre site web! Bravo pour vos oeuvres!

@CaroleRodrigue 5 лет назад

manon larivee Merci Manon! C'est dommage, mais il faudrait faire trop de traduction. Je doit passé plus de temps dans le studio! 😉

@karenjoyce2932 3 года назад

What is the paper you are leaning on ...is it baking paper? Thanks 😀

@CaroleRodrigue 3 года назад

That is glassine to prevent body oils from transferring on the paper.

@brendamaas4293 3 года назад

Can you tell me how long this piece took you to do in real time, please.

@Canisketch 2 года назад

Amazing...I also draw and film

@tildaahdel 2 года назад

Are the sticks soft or dry?

@CaroleRodrigue 2 года назад

These are soft pastel sticks.

@joanramsay4313 4 года назад

brilliant thank you so much can you do some horses please

@CaroleRodrigue 4 года назад

My pleasure! I do plan on doing a horse as soon as I get a chance. Commissions have been keeping me busy. ☺️

@lorijones9579 4 года назад

I use "frogtape" to tape down my papers of all kinds, and it works very well.

@CaroleRodrigue 4 года назад

Since this was made I’ve started using washi tape. ☺️

@lorijones9579 4 года назад

@@CaroleRodrigue I'll try that when my frogtape runs out.

@unboundbytiffany Год назад

Both painters tape and frog tape are not acid free nor ph neutral. If you're ever going to sell or gift your work etc. Please please don't use either of those on them. It will eventually deteriorate your paper and destroy your art. Everything leaves residue behind whether you can see it or not and there have been actual paintings where blue painters tape has been used, even scotch tape etc. And removed after done, and a few years in there's holes literally 'burnt' through the paper where it was taped. It's really sad when I hear this advice given my artists. Use a ph neutral, artist grade tape on your work if you want to sell or gift it. Please trust me on that. ❤️

@lorijones9579 Год назад

@@unboundbytiffany I don't sell my work, and I've only given a few pieces as gifts. But I have paintings that I did nearly a decade ago using frog tape that are totally fine, not even a tiny bit of damage on the edges of the paper. I'll take your word for it that ph-neutral artist-grade tape is better, and now that I know this, I'll use it from now on, but let's not be over dramatic.

@unboundbytiffany Год назад

@Lori Jones it's not dramatic, it's common sense. If you were selling your work, you don't need customer's coming back years later upset as hell they spent a good amount of money on something deteriorating. Us artists spend a quite of bit time talking about lightfastness in our actual mediums but never everything else that touches our work. Have a good day!!

@desireeh1967 2 года назад

How do you fix a misstake with pastel?

@CaroleRodrigue 2 года назад

That would depend on the mistake. Sorry, but I need more details to answer this.

@desireeh1967 2 года назад

@@CaroleRodrigue like when i Made a wrong outline or fill in with the wrong color?

@CaroleRodrigue 2 года назад

First, that depends on the paper you used. If it’s pastelmat, you can roll a kneadable eraser to remove your outline as much as possible. As for the color, you can try wiping off carefully with a paper towel and just cover with the right color. Pastels are forgivable that way. There are some erasers that take off pastels too. Paper towels would be my main option.

@uniqueartbybernadette Год назад

Hello. I couldn't see what you were doing on the beginning part (above the eye.I think you have your camera set too close. Rest of it was great and certainly helpful. Thankyou