Great painting! Too bad there is not a way to use all the leftover paint. Challange do a quick small painting only using your left over paint! I love the left eye of the cat the most. It is purrfect.
Ha ha ha DL…I feel ya. I often use left over paint in my classes I teach. Just this morning, I grabbed some cerulean blue off an old pallet and put it on my students palette. Ha ha. I hate wasting. I like your idea of doing a challenge using up the paint from another paintings palette….I may just do that!!! Stay tuned !!! Thanks for watching.
My eldest cat passed away last night. Through the tears I've decided to try to memorialize him with oils. I normally stay with landscapes so this will need my first attempt at a portrait. Thank you for the guidance and inspiration.
DXGypsy oooohhh. I am so sorry for your loss. I know that pain. I am glad this video inspired you and I am sure your painting will honor your late cat and that you will find peace and comfort in the painting process. Good luck with the painting and message me if you run into any problems. I am sure you will do great. Again, my condolences. 🙏🏻💕
❤ thank you so much for your sharing how to create realistic paintings! Wish you all the best. I hope God will help to find loving hands and warm houses for all these kittens and cats 🙏🙏🙏
I have worked with strays and ferals. Strays pretty easy to catch, but you can catch ferals in a trap and at least take them to get spyed and neutered (as weoll as treated for worms/fleas). Some places like the spay alliance have programs for free or low cost spay/neuter for ferals
I was involved animal rescue for dogs, but mostly cats. After a few years, I had to reduce the hands on time I spent working to find homes, pull animals from kill shelters, find foster homes, and rehab neglected animals. It was just simply heartbreaking. Thank you for bringing attention to the feral cat problem. So many people are unaware of how quickly cat population grows, and many areas do have organizations to help spay & neuter ferals. Many counties all over the U.S. have TNR programs, where the cats are trapped, fixed, then released back into their environment...and it has made an enormous difference in these areas at reducing populations. I do continue to trap ferals and take them to our local SPCA. They fix them at a very responsible cost, and I release them back where they came from. Maybe you could look into that if you’re still concerned about your backyard kitties❤️ Anyway, I love your painting! I paint with acrylics, but recently started playing with oils. I love it, but I have a long way to go...how in the world do you layer like that??!! Amazing! I think I’ll head over to your Patreon page 😊
Oh Wow Alyce, first thank you for your help with Feral cats. It breaks my heart to see so many animals left out on their own like this. I have also done work with out area no kill shelters, mainly helping with their fundraisers, but I understand all that occurs with these animals and I am always grateful for folks like you who are willing to help. When the cats are captured, vaccinated and neutered....they have their ear tips on one ear snipped off so they are easily identified if captured again as a neutered cat. Thanks to for watching me here on TH-cam and for becoming my newest Patreon patron. I got your email about the video and I will get that fixed for you. Seems I have a copy right issue due to the music I was playing I will Get that fixed soon. Thanks gain so much snd I will see you on Patreon!!!
Tbh i really can t stand to watched the cats running and playing along the side of the busy streets and i just can t stop thinking if they got hit by a car or get kick by a heartless human jeez , anyway nice art ! I love it ! I m gonna try it now ! Wish me luck ! and thanks for the tutorial i really adored the siamese cat !
Thanks for watching Fasya. Yes. All the feral cats make me sad too. The kittens you saw in the beginning of the video were in my back yard. The mother cat had them safe from traffic, but they will always be at risk. People need to be responsible and have their pets spayed and neutered. Good luck with the painting! Can’t wait to hear how you did!!
Hi Priya, I started out in watercolors, switched to acrylic and then landed in Oils. There was a brief adjustment between each media, but I have to say that oils are, by far, my favorite medium. Thanks for watching and I hope my videos help.
I am so glad Wi Yin Li! Thanks so much for watching and I hope you consider becoming a subscriber and better yet, a member of my channel! Happy Painting.
Aaaaa thank you !! I can now paint my father’s cat 🥲 she died just an hour ago and I wanted to paint her for my father thank you so much for guiding me 💕
Ooooohhh. I am so sorry for your father’s loss. I am certainly glad my video will help in memorializing you father’s cat. Good luck with your piece . I am sure your painting will help your dad in his sadness.
I do love them Nina. I try to bring awareness and educate about concerns pertaining to wildlife and other animals, including domestics, when ever possible. Thanks so much ...💕
Thanks Abby. It was so good seeing you and Emily today. Sorry I couldn’t visit since I was teaching a class ....we will catch up next week. Muuuuaaahhh 💕
@@SuzanneBarrettJustisArtist I can see the passion in U n Ur amazing work Madam Su....i do love it too...it is now what i do as well....n i do hope i will someday get to the level of satisfaction...n yes Ur amazing videos will b a big help n will continue to watch n learn such Beautiful technique...how wud i b able to share wit U some of my work madam...caz i really love to..
Awe. Jen, thanks. You know this piece was a ball to do. I will include the full length instructional video of this on Patreon as soon as I “work the bugs out”
Wow. Thanks so much..... this one was fun. I loved challenging myself to get it done in a 2.5 hours. Part of the sale of this piece will go to a local pet shelter in my area.
Hi suzanne, actually you can catch the cats, borrow a cage from your local veterinarian and put either tuna or mackerel in a little dish inside as each one goes in you'll catch them one at a time. And you take each one over to the vet. That's how we do it here. Kevin Rea Lancaster California
Hi Susan. I wish I could share my reference but it wasn’t my photo reference. I had permission to use it but not share it. I’m sorry. I try and share my references when I can. So you had a Siamese cat? I think they are gorgeous.
Thanks for watching Marge. Yes. I generally block the entire piece in before I do the eyes. What if I did some incredible eyes but messed up on the rest of proportions? Then I would have to move and change everything. I save the fun detail when all the appropriate blocking in is complete. Does that make sense? Thanks again and happy painting.
Hi Dona Ella, thanks for watching and I used a 1/4 inch Ivory Dagger by Rosemary and co. I will include the link here if you want to get one just like it. www.rosemaryandco.com/oil-brushes/ivory-oils/ivory-daggers?u=5711a7 happy painting and let me know if this helps.
Hi Den and thanks for watching. The paint scraper is called the Wipe Out Tool by Creative Mark. It’s a little rubber tipped tool. I love it. You can get them from Jerry’s Artarama. I leave the the link in the description. Hope that helps .
Hi Suzanne Yeh me too I have four kittens including their mom in my backyard they are healthy I do my best to feed them and they have small house protect them from bad weather Am trying to paint with canvas but am bad at it and what kind of canvas u painting is it flat canvas? it looks smooth
Hi Lovingwithart! Thanks for watching and commenting ! I painted this one on a gessoed smooth Masonite panel. Super smooth. I love painting on a smooth surface ! This one was painted in just a few hours so I used a more direct method of painting. I hope that helps. Thanks again for your support and I hope you subscribe to my Channel
Hola Luna y gracias por vernos y gracias por el encantador comentario sobre mi pintura de gato. Este gato fue pintado al óleo. Rara vez uso pintura acrílica. Gracias de nuevo
@@SuzanneBarrettJustisArtist gracias por responder me gustaría saber que tonos usaste ya que en video pasa muy rápido la traducción y no alcanzo anotar jajaj tengo una gatita siamés y me gustaría pintarla gracias saludos.❤️
So there were no whiskers painted on. They were scarped off. If you are interested ...you can go to my Patreon page...become a patron and watch the full length, fully narrated version of this painting. It will take you feom start to finish Thanks so much for watching
Hi Yod, and thanks for watching. The Dagger Brushes I like are the Rosemary and Co ivory daggers. They have them in 3 sizes and I use all three. In this painting, I used the smaller one. I believe it’s the 1/4 inch. You may also want to check out their sword brushes….like the dagger but with a longer hair. I hope that helps. Happy painting.
Hi John. You can find my biography on my website at www.sbjfineart.com otherwise, I would be glad to answer any question you may have. Thanks for watching and if you liked the video, please subscribe .
Great painting! Too bad there is not a way to use all the leftover paint. Challange do a quick small painting only using your left over paint! I love the left eye of the cat the most. It is purrfect.
Ha ha ha DL…I feel ya. I often use left over paint in my classes I teach. Just this morning, I grabbed some cerulean blue off an old pallet and put it on my students palette. Ha ha. I hate wasting. I like your idea of doing a challenge using up the paint from another paintings palette….I may just do that!!! Stay tuned !!! Thanks for watching.
@@SuzanneBarrettJustisArtist am going to start painting and ur videos helps me to paint
Million thanks
@@lovingwithart I’m
So glad to hear it! Happy Painting !!
My eldest cat passed away last night. Through the tears I've decided to try to memorialize him with oils. I normally stay with landscapes so this will need my first attempt at a portrait. Thank you for the guidance and inspiration.
DXGypsy oooohhh. I am so sorry for your loss. I know that pain. I am glad this video inspired you and I am sure your painting will honor your late cat and that you will find peace and comfort in the painting process. Good luck with the painting and message me if you run into any problems. I am sure you will do great. Again, my condolences. 🙏🏻💕
❤ thank you so much for your sharing how to create realistic paintings!
Wish you all the best. I hope God will help to find loving hands and warm houses for all these kittens and cats 🙏🙏🙏
thanks so much! thanks for watching and thank you too, for caring about these kittens and cats.
I have worked with strays and ferals. Strays pretty easy to catch, but you can catch ferals in a trap and at least take them to get spyed and neutered (as weoll as treated for worms/fleas). Some places like the spay alliance have programs for free or low cost spay/neuter for ferals
I was involved animal rescue for dogs, but mostly cats. After a few years, I had to reduce the hands on time I spent working to find homes, pull animals from kill shelters, find foster homes, and rehab neglected animals. It was just simply heartbreaking.
Thank you for bringing attention to the feral cat problem. So many people are unaware of how quickly cat population grows, and many areas do have organizations to help spay & neuter ferals. Many counties all over the U.S. have TNR programs, where the cats are trapped, fixed, then released back into their environment...and it has made an enormous difference in these areas at reducing populations. I do continue to trap ferals and take them to our local SPCA. They fix them at a very responsible cost, and I release them back where they came from. Maybe you could look into that if you’re still concerned about your backyard kitties❤️
Anyway, I love your painting! I paint with acrylics, but recently started playing with oils. I love it, but I have a long way to go...how in the world do you layer like that??!! Amazing! I think I’ll head over to your Patreon page 😊
Oh Wow Alyce, first thank you for your help with Feral cats. It breaks my heart to see so many animals left out on their own like this. I have also done work with out area no kill shelters, mainly helping with their fundraisers, but I understand all that occurs with these animals and I am always grateful for folks like you who are willing to help. When the cats are captured, vaccinated and neutered....they have their ear tips on one ear snipped off so they are easily identified if captured again as a neutered cat.
Thanks to for watching me here on TH-cam and for becoming my newest Patreon patron. I got your email about the video and I will get that fixed for you. Seems I have a copy right issue due to the music I was playing I will
Get that fixed soon. Thanks gain so much snd I will see you on Patreon!!!
Black edges and arm resting are incredible. İ Love the piece
Thank you so much. Cats (big and small) are always fun to paint
Tbh i really can t stand to watched the cats running and playing along the side of the busy streets and i just can t stop thinking if they got hit by a car or get kick by a heartless human jeez , anyway nice art ! I love it ! I m gonna try it now ! Wish me luck ! and thanks for the tutorial i really adored the siamese cat !
Thanks for watching Fasya. Yes. All the feral cats make me sad too. The kittens you saw in the beginning of the video were in my back yard. The mother cat had them safe from traffic, but they will always be at risk. People need to be responsible and have their pets spayed and neutered. Good luck with the painting! Can’t wait to hear how you did!!
She is beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you and thanks so much for watching !
Så jättefin målning😸👍😘
Thanks so much (I think)
This is beautiful, i recently started oil painting, it has its challenges. I appreciate you sharing this.
Hi Priya, I started out in watercolors, switched to acrylic and then landed in Oils. There was a brief adjustment between each media, but I have to say that oils are, by far, my favorite medium. Thanks for watching and I hope my videos help.
I love this video and I learned a lot, thank you so much.
I am so glad Wi Yin Li! Thanks so much for watching and I hope you consider becoming a subscriber and better yet, a member of my channel! Happy Painting.
Aaaaa thank you !! I can now paint my father’s cat 🥲 she died just an hour ago and I wanted to paint her for my father thank you so much for guiding me 💕
Ooooohhh. I am so sorry for your father’s loss. I am certainly glad my video will help in memorializing you father’s cat. Good luck with your piece . I am sure your painting will help your dad in his sadness.
Amazing , I'm going to draw my siamese cat , after you have inspired me .. Keep it up .. 🌹✍️
Yay!!! I’m so glad you were inspired. Thanks so much for watching and let me know how your drawing turns out
What a kind heart you have for animals❤️I love them as well💕your right the eyes are the best part🥰 Beautiful work❣️
I do love them Nina. I try to bring awareness and educate about concerns pertaining to wildlife and other animals, including domestics, when ever possible. Thanks so much ...💕
Love the kitties! the person who commented on the eyes is right, you always paint amazing eyes...what a talent!
Thanks Lynda. The eyes are always the best part.
We Got to see this hanging on your Studio Wall today! We loved it! Just Beautiful!!!!!!
Thanks Abby. It was so good seeing you and Emily today. Sorry I couldn’t visit since I was teaching a class ....we will catch up next week. Muuuuaaahhh 💕
So stunning and life like, Suzanne!
Thanks so much. I love challenging myself in times painting sessions. I was quite please with this one’s outcome. Thanks so much for watching.
U so Awesome in Ur technique Madam Suzanne....thankz for sharing Ur Beautiful work...
Thank you again Donato. I love painting. It’s my life. I’m glad you like my work and thanks again for watching my videos. 😃
@@SuzanneBarrettJustisArtist I can see the passion in U n Ur amazing work Madam Su....i do love it too...it is now what i do as well....n i do hope i will someday get to the level of satisfaction...n yes Ur amazing videos will b a big help n will continue to watch n learn such Beautiful technique...how wud i b able to share wit U some of my work madam...caz i really love to..
@@donatocho2653 thank you again. I would be glad to see your work. I am sure it’s amazing. Thanks again for all your support
Thank you for your sharing! So great to learn from the tutorial video but It is better to show how you mix the colour at the same time.
Thanks Ann. I’m glad you enjoyed the video and even better, if you learned something too!!! I tend to mix my colors on the fly.
Incredibly talented! Thank you so much for this
Thank you so much
Amazing drawing‼︎ Wonderful‼︎ ✏️✨✨
Thanks so much. This was a super fun piece to do....seemed to flow out easily. Thanks so
Much for
Watching.
magnifique peinture! merci beaucoup de France!
Thank you so much Martin. Merci beaucoup 🌞🙏🏻😃
So beautiful.
Thank you so much.
This is fantastic thank you for making this!
Thank you so much for watching. I am glad you found it helpful
This is so perfect in every way=especially the eyes and the front paw. Thank you!
Thank you so much Dave! I am glad you enjoyed the video.
You are so good!!
Awe. Jen, thanks. You know this piece was a ball to do. I will include the full length instructional video of this on Patreon as soon as I “work the bugs out”
Amazing painting, that cat looks awesome!!👍🏼👍🏼😀
Wow. Thanks so much..... this one was fun. I loved challenging myself to get it done in a 2.5 hours. Part of the sale of this piece will go to a local pet shelter in my area.
Suzanne Barrett Justis - Artist wow 2.5 hrs !!! That’s impressive
Maravilhooooosooo 👏👏
Thank you so much and thanks too for subscribing!!!!
Hi suzanne, actually you can catch the cats, borrow a cage from your local veterinarian and put either tuna or mackerel in a little dish inside as each one goes in you'll catch them one at a time. And you take each one over to the vet. That's how we do it here.
Kevin Rea
Lancaster California
Thanks Kevin.
Can you share your inspiration photo? I love your rendering! Looks just like my cat.
Hi Susan. I wish I could share my reference but it wasn’t my photo reference. I had permission to use it but not share it. I’m sorry. I try and share my references when I can. So you had a Siamese cat? I think they are gorgeous.
so cute! Well done, it looks beautiful! :)
Thanks so much Cecilia. Cats are fun ro paint ...I especially enjoy the eyes. Thanks foe checking in 💕
@@SuzanneBarrettJustisArtist Yes, I totally agree. I also love to paint the fluffy fur :)
U started your car the same way I did....I saw a few people saying to do the eyes first . .
Thanks for watching Marge. Yes. I generally block the entire piece in before I do the eyes. What if I did some incredible eyes but messed up on the rest of proportions? Then I would have to move and change everything. I save the fun detail when all the appropriate blocking in is complete. Does that make sense? Thanks again and happy painting.
Thank you...❤
Thank YOU for watching. 💕
I was hoping you would share what colors you're putting on the face as you go?
😍
Thank you for sharing
What's the size of that dagger brush? Thank you. Awesome job.
Hi Dona Ella, thanks for watching and I used a 1/4 inch Ivory Dagger by Rosemary and co. I will include the link here if you want to get one just like it.
www.rosemaryandco.com/oil-brushes/ivory-oils/ivory-daggers?u=5711a7
happy painting and let me know if this helps.
@@SuzanneBarrettJustisArtist Thank you! I have a Siames and this video helped me a lot because I want to paint her. TY.
Beautiful work. What exactly is that Paint Scraper tool you used? Is that a wooden point? Please advise and thank you!
Hi Den and thanks for watching. The paint scraper is called the Wipe Out Tool by Creative Mark. It’s a little rubber tipped tool. I love it. You can get them from Jerry’s Artarama. I leave the the link in the description. Hope that helps .
@@SuzanneBarrettJustisArtist thank you. Love your work and concern for animals.
@@denmorris8384 and thank YOU!
Hi Suzanne
Yeh me too I have four kittens including their mom in my backyard they are healthy I do my best to feed them and they have small house protect them from bad weather
Am trying to paint with canvas but am bad at it and what kind of canvas u painting is it flat canvas? it looks smooth
Hi Lovingwithart! Thanks for watching and commenting ! I painted this one on a gessoed smooth Masonite panel. Super smooth. I love painting on a smooth surface ! This one was painted in just a few hours so I used a more direct method of painting. I hope that helps. Thanks again for your support and I hope you subscribe to my Channel
Hola amo los felinos está pintado con óleo o acrílico?❤
Hola Luna y gracias por vernos y gracias por el encantador comentario sobre mi pintura de gato. Este gato fue pintado al óleo. Rara vez uso pintura acrílica. Gracias de nuevo
@@SuzanneBarrettJustisArtist gracias por responder me gustaría saber que tonos usaste ya que en video pasa muy rápido la traducción y no alcanzo anotar jajaj tengo una gatita siamés y me gustaría pintarla gracias saludos.❤️
What kind of brush did you use for the individual hairs ?
I generally use a dagger brush. They are awesome for the little short hairs and a sword for longer hairs….like whiskers
Hey, I was wondering that what exactly is the material you use to make the cat's whiskers?
Şehrinur Demirel hi !!! I actually scraped the paint off with a paint scraper.
So there were no whiskers painted on. They were scarped off. If you are interested ...you can go to my Patreon page...become a patron and watch the full length, fully narrated version of this painting. It will take you feom start to finish Thanks so much for watching
I need dager brush too...im i right dager brush?.
Hi Yod, and thanks for watching. The Dagger Brushes I like are the Rosemary and Co ivory daggers. They have them in 3 sizes and I use all three. In this painting, I used the smaller one. I believe it’s the 1/4 inch. You may also want to check out their sword brushes….like the dagger but with a longer hair. I hope that helps. Happy painting.
3:00 OMG how many brushes do you have??
I have TONS of brushes but I also have my favorites. I have been known to complete a whole piece using one good brush.
which exact dagger brush are you using ? i wanna get one like that !
Hi Azura, I use the 1/4 Rosemary Ivory Dagger....from Rosemary and company. Makes great whiskers !! Hope that helps
Paint scrapper..got it
Yes. The paint scraper is amazing !!!! Makes the best whiskers and great for signing names
Patreon link is not working
I am sorry Kathy, I will look into it. I seems to be working on this end.
There are groups out there that maybe able to help you. Or with your permission will trap them on your property for trap/neuter/release program.
Thanks Evelyn, yes, since this video, the feral cat population seems to have leveled out. Thanks so much for watching and for your advice
Hi I'm looking for your Biography.
Hi John. You can find my biography on my website at www.sbjfineart.com otherwise, I would be glad to answer any question you may have. Thanks for watching and if you liked the video, please subscribe .
Sooo beautiful.
Thank you so much !! And thanks for watching. I hope you consider becoming a subscriber !!