After you’ve painted the shadows, moisten the brush with water to blend the black tone into the yellow tone.
Once your yellow watercolor has dried, use a black tone to add shading to the cat’s chin, back, tail, and legs. Notice that I’ve painted over everything except the eyes! 2. Variations in color will add to the artistic appeal of the piece! Here’s a closeup of my cat illustration at this point.
Place both pieces of paper over your light source, and trace away! (For more information on how to use a light box, see this article.)ĭon’t worry if your watercolor tones aren’t uniform. You’ll want to paint over everything except the eyes! It’s easy to make a pencil outline with the aid of a light box or a bright window! Just print off a picture like this one, then put it behind your watercolor paper. Once you’ve drawn the pencil outline, use a dark yellow watercolor to paint inside the outline. If freehand drawing isn’t your forte, you can print off a picture of a cat, then use a light box or a bright window to trace an outline. You may notice that today’s photos are a bit different from those that you normally see on the blog because I took them so long ago!įirst, sketch a pencil outline of a cat onto 140 lb. However, I recently noticed that the guest post pictures no longer show up on the Inkstruck site! It really is a neat tutorial, perfect for any artistic cat lover, so I decided to rewrite the post here on TPK. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.This Watercolor Henna Cat Illustration Tutorial is actually a bit of a throwback! I took the photos for it five years ago as part of a guest post for Inkstruck Studio. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. We welcome your comments and suggestions. To report an incident please complete and submit this form.
The addition of PPD dyes the skin quicker and makes the tattoo look more like a permanent tattoo. The unsafe black henna paste produces a black design because para-phenylenediamine (PPD), a toxic chemical which is exempt from approval by the FDA and is included in small amounts in black hair dye, has been added to the paste. The black henna tattoos are applied using the stencil method.
Black henna tattoos, unlike natural brown or reddish brown tattoos, are not always safe and are known to have produced from minor to serious adverse health effects in children and adults. In recent years, "black henna tattoos" have become popular, particular in beach resort communities. A little known fact is that the only approved use for henna by the Food and Drug Administration is in hair dye, not in products intended for direct application to the skin. The end tattoo design is either brown or reddish brown in color. The tracing may be done using a dispensing applicator bottle or a brush. However, some henna tattoos are achieved by tracing over a design stencil that has been applied to the skin.
Many natural henna artists prefer to use a free hand design. Natural henna tattoos are temporary and they are not applied with a needle, as are permanent tattoos. The product used to apply natural henna tattoos is a dye paste made from dried and ground leaves of a henna plant mixed with water and a natural dye fixative. The application is usually for ceremonial purposes, such as a wedding, and natural henna tattoos are not known to produce any unfavorable health problems.
Natural henna tattoos have been applied to human skin for hundreds of years.