I was hanging out in my art room over the weekend working on some projects, and my mind drifted, or procrastinated, and I ended up creating some fun kitty cat artwork for the cat’s playroom!
Yep, if you’re new here, I have seven felines, and they have their own playroom in our basement.
I’ve been planning to add some color to the kitty cat playroom for a while, and these mixed-media art pieces did the trick.
In this post, I’ll show you how I got started on the project, in case you want to try your own, and then I’ll show you how my kitty art turned out.
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FIRST STEPS TO MAKING CAT ART
First, I collected photos of each one of my cats and printed them in black and white using my home printer and standard printer paper.
NOTE: I used my photo editing program to remove the image background to save printer ink.
Next, I used a scissors to cut out the kitty body shapes.
After I cut out all the bodies, I needed something to apply them to.
I had a few options, but I went with some scrap pieces of hardboard panel that I painted white.
You could also use wood panels or canvas panels.
I painted one panel per cat, so seven total.
Once the panels dried, I used Mod Podge to glue each kitty to a panel.
That’s the first step to get started.
Next, the imagination happens.
I used acrylic paints, paint pens, glitter, and faux jewels for the finishing touches.
I’ll leave a supply list at the end of this post.
I also sprayed each panel with varnish to give them a shiny finish.
My cat’s Macho Man and May-May had a few extra touches, with tassels and pom-pom ribbon along the bottom edge.
HERE’S HOW THEY TURNED OUT
All of the paintings were hung in the kitty playroom, and I hand-painted paw prints around them for an extra touch.
I love them and think they are really cute.
I may even have to make a few more.
What do you think?
Do you see an art project in your future?
Happy Creating!
XOXO
Emily
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