Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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If you’re an animal lover who also loves to paint whimsical watercolors you’re in the right place! Because today I’m going to share my secrets for painting cute, adorable beginner friendly cats that take only minutes to create. My simple step-by-step tutorial will walk you through the process to guarantee success and we’re going to have great fun along the way!

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Materials:

Uni-Ball Signo White Pen: amzn.to/4bAspFE

Edding 1800 fine liner amzn.to/4h6akS7

Paul Rubens Watercolor Paint Set Artist Grade, 24 Vivid Floral Colors with Portable Metal Box
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Princeton Aqua Elite, Series 4850, Synthetic Kolinsky Watercolor Paint Brush,Round, 8
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Princeton Aqua Elite, Series 4850, Synthetic Kolinsky Watercolor Paint Brush,Round, 3
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Meeden Cold Press 100% cotton block go.meedenart.com/4fONIEE
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Kuretake Starry Colors: amzn.to/3QZIk8e

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Daniel Smith Primatek amzn.to/4i031vN (used Hematite)


Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:31 Materials
02:30 Drawing the cats
10:54 Painting the cats
24:38 Embellishing the cats

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