How to Paint Expressive Cat Portraits
Are you ready to bring your love for cats to life through art? Join the waiting list today and be the first to know when this heartwarming, beginner-friendly course launches!
Here’s What You’ll Learn in the Course:
✍️Foundational drawing and painting exercises to build confidence. Many of these exercises also work perfectly with traditional opaque mediums like gouache or acrylic.
🎨 A simple digital painting process using basic tools like one brush and a single layer, easy to follow and adaptable to any painting software.
📌How I use mood boards and visual catalogs to spark ideas and stay inspired.
🐈⬛ My full step-by-step process for painting expressive cat portraits, from simple sketches to colorful, detailed pieces.
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Hi, I’m Alejandra Caballero,
Hi! I’m Alejandra Caballero, a Mexican artist based in Mexico City.
My journey began in my mother’s tiny art studio, where I spent hours drawing as a kid, surrounded by paints, art supplies, and art books. I truly believe that growing up in that creative environment sparked my passion, and I just never stopped experimenting and making art.
I studied Visual Arts at La Esmeralda, but everything I learned about painting came from studying online, thanks to generous artists who shared their process. That spirit of sharing is what inspires me to teach today.
I specialize in portraits, especially animal and whimsical portraits, using vibrant colors, playful backgrounds, and a mix of realism and bold, expressive strokes. I consider my painting process intuitive and meditative; I like to discover the painting as I go and allow for a lot of play and exploration.
In this course, I will share the exercises that truly helped me improve and show how you can have fun with practices that develop your instincts for color, proportion, and looseness. Then i'll teach you how I create my cat portraits and my signature, more elaborate portraits with full backgrounds, step by step.
