Simple Holiday Card Idea for Beginners and More - Paint a Watercolor Cat for Christmas!

Watch ad-free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/79329 Welcome to the first of our Christmas Critters 2025 Series of Christmas Cards where we’ll be painting animal themed Christmas cards and gift tags together! Over the next few weeks we’re going to be painting lots of little festive critters — perfect for turning into Christmas cards and gift tags for your friends and family. Each video will bring you a different creature with its own bit of Christmas charm, and today we’re starting with a rather curious Christmas cat! So, get your paints ready, make yourself comfortable, and let’s enjoy a few quiet moments of watercolor and Christmas magic together. Download the sketches: The card in this tutorial - https://dianeantone.com/product/christmas-critters-cat-sketch-i/ A matching card or gift tag - https://dianeantone.com/product/christmas-critters-cat-sketch-ii/ Materials: Paul Rubens Artist Watercolor Paint Set,48 colors https://amzn.to/4of4f9X Princeton Aqua Elite Set of 4 brushes https://amzn.to/3Jyq19q Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pens https://amzn.to/3QIcn2N Staedtler Karat Aquarell Watercolor Pencils https://amzn.to/4q73EbE Plastic Palette https://amzn.to/4hv4xqJ Pigma Micron Fineliner https://amzn.to/49lGwQI Signo Uniball Gel Pen Gold, Silver, White https://amzn.to/4npN7wU *Use code DIANE15 for 15% off all Meeden products* **Meeden Paper** 🇺🇸 https://supplies.dianeantone.com/meeden-paper-usa 🇬🇧 https://supplies.dianeantone.com/meeden-paper-uk 🇪🇺 https://supplies.dianeantone.com/meeden-paper-eu 🇦🇺 https://supplies.dianeantone.com/meeden-paper-au ----- Chapters: 00:00 Introduction and materials 02:56 Sketching the card 07:22 Painting the card 16:07 Details in watercolor pencil and pen —— ➡️ DON’T LOVE DRAWING? USE OUR LIBRARY OF 300+ SKETCH DOWNLOADS! https://dianeantone.com/youtube-tutorial-sketches *ALL Sketches have a full-length tutorial here on YouTube!* Get 10 FREE one-click sketch downloads per month: https://dianeantone.com/product/studio-insiders-pass/ There are no recurring charges, just a one-off payment to set up the Pass. **Mid and Top Tier Patrons and Channel Members get this pass FREE - look for the coupon code when you join!** ➡️ *Join Us and Support Us* Join my YouTube Membership: https://youtube.com/dianeantonestudio/join Join my Patreon: https://patreon.com/dianeantonestudio Tip Jar: https://tinyurl.com/dastipjar (PayPal) Join our Newsletter for coupons, freebies, inspiration, news and more: https://dianeantone.com/join-our-newsletter —— ➡️ *Save on Supplies with these PERMANENT Coupon Codes* MEEDEN ART High Quality Affordable Art Supplies and Furniture *Use code DIANE15 for 15% off* US: https://meedenart.com/dianeantonestudio UK: https://uk.meedenart.com?sca_ref=8833740.pkqmzOJ7cSUTK EU: https://eu.meedenart.com?sca_ref=8833093.KEKQBZgUjrla AU: https://au.meedenart.com?sca_ref=8831601.HrWQDzR7Ew8F JACKMAN’S ART MATERIALS Professional Watercolours Handmade in England *Use code DIANE10 for 10% off* https://www.jackmansartmaterials.co.uk/discount/diane10 VIVIVA COLORS Fun & Portable Colorsheets and more Handmade in India *Use code DIANEANTONE for 10% off your first order* https://tinyurl.com/vivivacolors MAB WATERCOLOURS Metallic Paints Handmade in England *Use code DIANE10 for 10% off* https://www.etsy.com/shop/MABWatercolours VHAQUARELL Professional Watercolors Handmade in Germany *Use code DIANE5 for 5% off* Diane Antone x VHAquarell botanical set: https://tinyurl.com/dianeantonexvhaquarell ➡️ *Amazon Storefronts* USA - https://amazon.com/shop/dianeantonestudio Canada - https://amazon.ca/shop/dianeantonestudio UK - https://amazon.co.uk/shop/dianeantonestudio ➡️ *About my brushes* I buy my favorite brushes from Drawell. They are handmade in Japan. Drawell will ship readily to anywhere in the world. The prices on their website are in Japanese currency but if you send Mr Maeyama an email he will give you prices in other currencies. The brushes I use are the Golden Nylon Series 11-2, and I use mostly sizes 7or 9 and 10 and 13. http://www.drawell.co.jp/english/product.html —— ➡️ *Where You’ll Find Us* *Our Online Homes* Website: https://dianeantone.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DianeAntoneStudio Patreon: https://patreon.com/dianeantonestudio Facebook: https://facebook.com/dianeantonestudio Pinterest: https://patreon.com/dianeantonestudio *Our Facebook Communities* Facebook Members Only Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dianeantonestudiomembers Facebook Learn to Paint Watercolor Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnwatercolourpainting Facebook Learn to Paint Mixed Media Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnhowtopaint *Our baby sister channel* Subscribe to @fromthegarden for behind the scenes videos of life on and around our little farm in Brittany, France Diane Antone Studio makes a commission from sales made through the above links.* #dianeantonestudio #watercolor #art