Painting a Fox in Acrylics

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3 жыл бұрын

Learn how to paint a fox! This video showcases my painting process from start to finish, and includes some tips and tricks in painting your own red fox! I hope it is helpful, and you find some useful tips and tricks within this video!
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@janetenold4803 23 күн бұрын

Absolutely beautiful, your eyes on the fox are outstanding.

@cassydraws 3 күн бұрын

Thank-you so much! :)

@KayF25 9 ай бұрын

WOW! You’re sooo underrated. This painting is beautiful and the detail is amazing.

@cassydraws 9 ай бұрын

Awww, thank-you kindly. I really appreciate that! :)

@kristafromcanada 3 жыл бұрын

Michael is absolutely right: those eyes!! I loved watching this come together. You are such an inspiration and I love you so much!!! 🥰

@cassydraws 3 жыл бұрын

Mac you are too sweet to me. I am so honoured to have your support. ❤️ LOVE YOU LOTS!

@leannebraden8711 8 ай бұрын

I love foxes. They’re so beautiful. You really captured the colors amazingly. You talked about your frustration in the beginning, but honestly, I could see the potential in your painting, right from the beginning stages. Absolutely gorgeous eyes! “Timid” turned out very pretty ❤

@cassydraws 8 ай бұрын

Thank-you so much for taking the time to leave such a lovely comment. It means a lot! :) Thank-you. ♥ Glad you like it!

@millancia1005 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful painting as always! I also find the eyes the most important part in a portrait. When the eyes are well done, it looks like the animal is alive! 🥰

@cassydraws 3 жыл бұрын

Thankyou so much! ❤️ I completely agree. I find the same thing with the catchlight/reflection too! Until that is done they look so dull.

@firstlast2034 3 ай бұрын

You pulled it off!

@cassydraws 3 ай бұрын

Thank-you! :)

@johnblakleydavies6739 8 ай бұрын

I've been struggling to finish a fox that I started in an art class. Your video is brilliant! It took me so long just to do one ear. Now I can see where I was going wrong. This is the first video of yours I've seen. I loved it. Thank you

@cassydraws 8 ай бұрын

I am so glad to hear that! :) Thank-you so much for the kind words, and taking time to leave some feedback! ♥ I wish you the best of luck on your fox piece! You got this! Cheers!

@mikescca 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work as always! I love the colors of this sweet fox, and those details are stunning. Im a sucker for those eyes and those hair textures ! keep up the great work as always and thank you for giving us these amazing videos and artwork to enjoy time after time

@cassydraws 3 жыл бұрын

Thank-you for always being my cheerleader, & support group. I'm so thankful for you. I love you!

@the_0ctrain 3 жыл бұрын

Omg I loved this bid sooooo much I'm from Twitch so I've seen the eyes before and I love when the catch light hits omg

@cassydraws 3 жыл бұрын

Thank-you so much! I’m really glad you liked it, and thank-you for being a part of our Twitch family, and KZfaq! ❤️ RIGHT?! That is always my favourite part.

@the_0ctrain 3 жыл бұрын

@@cassydraws My username should be HarukoRayes and I asked about commissions in the stream were you started your lynx painting

@the_0ctrain 3 жыл бұрын

@@cassydraws And Np you have such amazing talent you deserve the praise

@DreamfulCanvaspaintwithme 3 жыл бұрын

Really lovely work❤️! It really helped to see the full process and it’s actually giving me the push & courage I needed to try and tackle painting fur. Thanks for sharing! 🤗🤗

@cassydraws 3 жыл бұрын

Thankyou so much for your lovely feedback! ❤️ I’m so glad to hear it helped you. You’ve got this. 💪🏼 I hope it goes well for you!

@mrgesso1578 3 жыл бұрын

Ugh, just so talented. I absolutely love these videos in addition to the streams, just so inspiring to watch. Also, with the transparency of some colors, you can look up the opacity of every pigment online. So when I am buying paint, I generally make sure my main colors are opaque.

@cassydraws 3 жыл бұрын

Thank-you so much. 🥺 That means a lot. I’m glad you like my videos and streams! 🥰 & Thank-you for letting me know! That’s not something I ever considered/thought they’d have - so I’ll have to look them up!

@bettylansford 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. You did a phenomenal job on the fox!

@cassydraws 2 жыл бұрын

Thank-you kindly! :) Glad you like it!

@MarissaHalpin-kn8gr 8 ай бұрын

Wow! amazing how you get such fine lines 😍

@cassydraws 8 ай бұрын

Thank-you so much! ♥

@anitabaccaro9754 3 жыл бұрын

Holaaaa!!!!!! Felicitaciones !!!!!! me gustan todos los trabajos !!!!! muy buenos !!!!! saludos desde Buenos Aires Argentina !!!!!

@cassydraws 3 жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias por tu bonito mensaje! ❤️ (I had my good friend translate since I can only speak English unfortunately! But thank-you so much!)

@lc3069 3 жыл бұрын

I always start with the eyes, I find the painting staring at me pushes me on to finish it 😂

@cassydraws 3 жыл бұрын

😂 I never considered this! Now I have a whole new perspective... and 6 paintings all staring at me. LOL!

@monikamastalerek567 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely gorgeous!

@cassydraws 3 жыл бұрын

Thank-you so much! 💛

@lynntinsley2358 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! I love your wonderful work!!

@cassydraws 2 жыл бұрын

Thank-you so much! I am so glad you do! :)

@wecreateboutique1289 3 жыл бұрын

Love him! Very well done! I love the eyes 👀

@cassydraws 3 жыл бұрын

Thankyou SO much. ❤️ 🥰

@carolinemoore2489 2 жыл бұрын

I really hope you do more videos you are so good at the voice over and the results are amazing 🤩

@cassydraws 2 жыл бұрын

Thank-you so much. I really appreciate the valuable feedback, and kind words! 🤍 I plan to do a lot more! 🙏

@vickymayhew116 2 жыл бұрын

Those eyes are beautiful!!!

@cassydraws 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, so much! :)

@zr9570 3 жыл бұрын

this looks lovely!!

@cassydraws 3 жыл бұрын

Thankyou so much! ❤️🥰

@LukjanovArt 2 жыл бұрын

I adore the eyes I've just painted thanks to your help! Also for the fur a wisp brush by royal langnickel might be a great alternative 🤗

@cassydraws 2 жыл бұрын

I am so glad to hear that! You’re so welcome - thanks so much for the feedback! 🤍 (I’ll be sure to check that out!)

@reginaldwinsor2759 3 жыл бұрын

I am going to paint a fox for my next project. I've always had a soft spot for those fox. I can see though that there is a lot going on with getting the depth right on the fur. I will study this more closely before I dive into it.

@cassydraws 3 жыл бұрын

I wish you the best of luck with diving into your fox project! :) They are a lot of fun yes, but will take some time to get that fur just right! So many colours and textures. Hope this video helps!

@lakshmisravanthi4303 3 жыл бұрын

So beautiful ❤️

@cassydraws 3 жыл бұрын

Thank-you! ❤️

@VMBrooks 3 жыл бұрын

Love this, well done

@cassydraws 3 жыл бұрын

Thank-you so much! 🥰

@lauriehoifeldt2283 Жыл бұрын

Gorgeous! I'm struggling with foxes right now - cannot get my colors right. Am I missing a listing of the colors you used? That would be SO very helpful! I'm using raw and burnt sienna, orange, van dyke brown, white.....even yellow light - but it's all a mess! If it's listed somewhere I apologize for missing - just point me in the right direction. :) SUPER HELPFUL video!

@cassydraws Жыл бұрын

Hi Laurie! I don't recall if I listed the colours anywhere for this particular piece, however I used: Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow, and Cadmium Red. To date this has to be the trickiest colour combination, so I completely understand! Glad you found this video helpful. Cheers! :)

@loishastings9098 Жыл бұрын

A list of the colours you used would be really helpful. Great painting.

@cassydraws Жыл бұрын

Definitely! I will do my best to implement this moving forward! :) Thanks so much!

@loishastings9098 Жыл бұрын

@@cassydraws thank you x

@lizgilbertkenya 4 ай бұрын

What colors did you use to mix these wonderful oranges, browns, creams and greys?

@cassydraws 4 ай бұрын

The colour palette for the majority of my paintings is: titanium white, mars black, thalo blue, burnt sienna, burnt umber, cadmium red, and cadmium yellow. :) I hope this helps!

@iamenough6218 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful work❤ How long did this piece take to make?

@cassydraws 2 ай бұрын

Thank-you so much! :) My paintings take anywhere from 25-50 hours on average, depending on the size and complexity! This guy was around 30. ♥

@iamenough6218 Ай бұрын

@@cassydrawsDear Cassy, Thank you so much for your reply🙏and sharing your beautiful works! ❤️✨ I wonder if you could make a video on the system you use to get works finished. As I get really frustrated for starting quite a few projects but always seem to have a a difficult time finishing them. I add layers and layers and not satisfied so then put it aside...😔

@GLRDesignsdotcom 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!! :)

@cassydraws 2 жыл бұрын

Thank-you! 🤍

@firstlast2034 3 ай бұрын

I am like that with my Fox and it looks kind of ragged. Hoping I can pull it out.

@cassydraws 3 ай бұрын

I have no doubt you will! :) Keep at it!

@maeitedelarossa2931 2 жыл бұрын

I love do see you paint

@cassydraws 2 жыл бұрын

Thank-you so much!

@LMpainting 2 жыл бұрын

Hey just found your channel, fantastic work really is good! I just started painting again after a break. I decided to paint my bulldog she's kinda the same colour as this fox, how did you manage to create the orange/ginger? Keep up the great work

@cassydraws 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Luke! Thank-you for the kind words, and feedback. It means a lot! Welcome back to the world of painting, I hope your bulldog painting goes well. The colour of the fox was a combination of: yellow, red, burnt sienna, white, and in some areas adding burnt umber (brown) to the mix. Depending on the level of shadow or light, I would adjust with brown or white. It is the most difficult colour to mix for me personally, so it took a lot of adjusting and farting around. LOL! I hope this helps.

@LMpainting 2 жыл бұрын

@@cassydraws thanks for replying, I'll give that a shot tonight. I tried recently and it went from looking like Tigger from Winnie the pooh to a brown/black mess Lol

@Sm1le4Me1 3 жыл бұрын

I love foxes

@cassydraws 3 жыл бұрын

Me too! They’re so beautiful. ❤️

@davidandrew3006 3 жыл бұрын

It looks even more realistic than the actual photo.

@cassydraws 3 жыл бұрын

This is a huge compliment! Thankyou. 🥺

@gurpreetsingh918 2 жыл бұрын

Very beautiful 😍 artwork. How much time it took you to complete ??

@cassydraws 2 жыл бұрын

Thank-you kindly! My paintings take roughly 25-50 hours to complete depending on the size.

@gurpreetsingh918 2 жыл бұрын

@@cassydraws can I use grumbacher academy paint for artist quality work?? I hope they are not student grade paint right??

@easytechra3901 2 жыл бұрын

good work.. keep it up and stay connected with us Thanks

@cassydraws 2 жыл бұрын

Thank-you so much! I definitely will. :) Cheers!

@JoshForeman 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Good luck on your KZfaq endevor! I'll sub to help ya out! And thanks for letting me share my work when I raid your streams! :)

@cassydraws 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Josh! Thank-you so much for coming over to my KZfaq. I really appreciate your support, and always bringing your community to see me! ❤️

@XxItsRuexX 2 ай бұрын

Did you paint this entirely in one sitting or did you break it up? If you broke it up how did you find motivation to come back to it?

@cassydraws 2 ай бұрын

Most of my paintings I will take breaks in-between sessions. Sometimes the breaks are a day or so, others months. I wish I had a good answer for that - other than time, patience, and sometimes the desire to just "get it done" depending on what it is. I've had paintings sit for 6 months before I worked on it again and that happens. I try to just go with my creative flow rather than forcing a painting and becoming burnt out. I hope this helps!

@s.9719 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing job! Could you provide us the reference picture, please? 🦊

@cassydraws 3 жыл бұрын

Thank-you so much! I definitely will dig it up, when I get to my computer. 😚 It is from Wildlife Reference Photos for Artists.

@s.9719 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! ☺️🙏

@cassydraws 3 жыл бұрын

@@s.9719 Here is the reference photo, and the website that I purchase them from. wildlifereferencephotos.com/media.details.php?mediaID=38889 I hope this helps! :)

@RobinJayneArtTickles Жыл бұрын

Cassy I have a question. I am getting ready to begin a pet portrait of a dog who in life had large, pink tumors emerging from the lower lids. I am torn whether or not to include the tumors in the painting, or even a suggestion that they were there as that is how the dog looked in life, but the customer is leaving the decision up to me and doesn't care one way or the other. I'm interested to hear how you would address this issue. Thanks so much!

@cassydraws Жыл бұрын

Hi Robin! :) That certainly is a very tough question, but I am honoured you asked me. Honestly, I love to paint my pet portraits how the client would see their fur-family everyday, scars and bumps included - unless otherwise requested of course. To me that is who they were/are and the most authentic. However, I can understand how this may be traumatic for some folks especially is the pet is deceased and may have been a traumatic passing. I would double check with your client, and show them sketches of with or without and get their approval. I would hate for you to do all of this work, and for them to decide afterwards they wanted/would like it the other way. :) Just my two cents. I hope this helps. Keep me updated!

@RobinJayneArtTickles Жыл бұрын

@@cassydraws I asked the client again and received the same answer..."it's up to you". I opted to paint normal eyes because the painting is small and the tumors were so large they obstructed the features in the eye that give the painting life. I'm justifying this in my head as "there are no tumors in heaven" lol I have finished it and she loves it. Had the anomaly been a scar or bump I definitely would have painted it. I really appreciate your opinion. It was important to me to hear.