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You are here: Home / Kitty Wisdom / Caturday Art: The Watercolor Edition

Caturday Art: The Watercolor Edition

February 22, 2014 By: Sparkle Cat39 Comments

We are in computer hell over here! My human’s new MacBook Pro developed issues that currently make it unusable, and she is temporarily stuck with her old, funky MacBook with the old version of Photoshop. So she did something quick with an older photo of me:

She should put this on her office wall!

Really, it was quick! What she did was Google, “How to make a photo look like a watercolor painting in Photoshop CS5” — and she found this video! The tutorial is a little over a minute long, uses several layers and no real fancy stuff. But it is a pretty cool effect for something so quick, and more custom than just one photo filter or something from a phone app. She used a stock vector frame and she was done!

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  1. Amelia Hughes says

    February 25, 2014 at 7:23 am

    Not the MacBook Pro! We hope it gets fixed fast. That is a beautiful watercolor edit Sparkle!

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  2. Penelope says

    February 24, 2014 at 6:39 pm

    Amazing! What a gorgeous picture! Wes loves quick and gorgeous too!
    Kisses
    nellie

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  3. Basil says

    February 24, 2014 at 2:06 am

    I’m so impressed that that’s a quick fix! My typist is not that talented and would not produce something even half as good!!

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  4. Savannah's Paw Tracks says

    February 23, 2014 at 3:59 pm

    *swoon* oh Sparkle…I dream that one day…my staff will be able to do something so gorgeous for me…sigh

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  5. The Poupounette Gang says

    February 23, 2014 at 8:36 am

    You are of course gorgeous whatever the medium, Sparkle! We’re sorry to hear about the MacBook.

    Purrs,
    The Chans

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  6. Sweet Purrfections says

    February 22, 2014 at 9:14 pm

    That really is nice. I need to start watching videos to learn more about PhotoShop.

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  7. Katnip Lounge says

    February 22, 2014 at 7:53 pm

    Who says you can’t do a one-minute makeover?

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  8. WillOaks Studio says

    February 22, 2014 at 6:59 pm

    Sparkle makes a lovely watercolor painting!! I love all sorts of animal art, but especially cats and birds (not together)–and her portrait is just perfect!

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  9. Cathy Keisha says

    February 22, 2014 at 5:44 pm

    That looks amazing! I hope your human’s computer gets fixed.

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  10. The Island Cats says

    February 22, 2014 at 4:39 pm

    Wow, that is so cool for something done so quick. 🙂

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  11. Spitty the Kitty says

    February 22, 2014 at 4:18 pm

    Well, of course, Sparkle darling, she has **you** as a subject which gives her an advantage from the get-go, right? I’ve decided to let the whole Valentine dealio be–I don’t care HOW many XOXOs you sent to HOW many other kitties. You sent one to ME and that’s what matters, right?

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  12. Clooney says

    February 22, 2014 at 1:43 pm

    Beautiful effect, really love it. Good luck with your computer!

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  13. Angie at Catladyland says

    February 22, 2014 at 1:20 pm

    That looks really cool! I’m going to have to play around with something like that!

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  14. Sue Brandes says

    February 22, 2014 at 12:56 pm

    That’s really cool. Really looks like a watercolor. Very pretty. Have a great day!

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  15. Mark's Mews says

    February 22, 2014 at 12:22 pm

    We love the painted look! We are having problems with Photoshop Elements right now. It updated and we cant figure out how ta make anything yet. We gotta make TBT sit down an figure it out.

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  16. Angel Ginger Jasper says

    February 22, 2014 at 11:22 am

    I think its beautiful x

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  17. Layla Morgan Wilde (Cat Wisdom 101) says

    February 22, 2014 at 10:46 am

    Tell me you didn’t buy a computer while Merc was in retrograde. Hopefully all will be pretty as this picture soon.

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    • Sparkle says

      February 22, 2014 at 3:13 pm

      She bought it at the end of last year, well before Mercury Retrograde… and it kind of burns her that she needs to get it fixed during Mercury Retrograde!

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  18. Maxwell, Faraday & Allie says

    February 22, 2014 at 10:42 am

    We do love that watercolor effect – and we agree, it’s much better than the stock filter!

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  19. Flynn says

    February 22, 2014 at 10:42 am

    It might have been quick but your portrait looks lovely Sparkle.

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  20. Sherri-Ellen T-D says

    February 22, 2014 at 10:36 am

    😀 Absolutely stunning watercolor of you Sparkle!
    Love Sherri-Ellen & Nylablue too xoxoxo

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  21. Famous SpokesGoat Pricilla says

    February 22, 2014 at 10:15 am

    You look beautiful as a watercolor Sparkle

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  22. Athena says

    February 22, 2014 at 8:49 am

    Looks beautiful!

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  23. Georgia and Julie says

    February 22, 2014 at 8:31 am

    Looks great!
    You look good in any medium Sparkle 🙂
    Purrs Georgia and Julie,
    Treasure,JJ
    and Angels Tiger and Tillie

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  24. Grace says

    February 22, 2014 at 8:12 am

    That is marvelous! (Sorry about the computer problems…)

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  25. Caren Gittleman says

    February 22, 2014 at 7:57 am

    “new” Macbook? Time to switch to PC……………………love the photo and…..you can do it on the lame sites too 🙂 You know I love you!

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  26. Sometimes, Cats Herd You says

    February 22, 2014 at 7:00 am

    Really nice watercolor effect… much nicer than the standard filters do. We’ll have to check out the tutorial!

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  27. Glogirly and Katie says

    February 22, 2014 at 6:40 am

    It’s beautiful, Sparkle!
    We’ll have to check out the video!
    It looks so much more realistic than the plain watercolor filter in Photoshop. : )

    Good luck with the computer today.
    We know how frustrating that is. Really we do!
    xo

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  28. Kitties Blue says

    February 22, 2014 at 6:04 am

    It does look exactly as if it were painted, and you are a masterpiece, Sparkle. Mom was thinking she wanted PhotoShop for her upcoming birthday, but after looking at the price, she and Dad decided she would stick with using the many free apps. Have a great weekend. Purrs and paw-pats, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Giulietta

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  29. speedyrabbit says

    February 22, 2014 at 6:03 am

    Beautiful Sparkle,xx Speedy

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  30. The Florida Furkids says

    February 22, 2014 at 6:00 am

    That’s lovely! We hope your humans ‘puter gets fixed soon.

    The Florida Furkids

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  31. Marty the Manx says

    February 22, 2014 at 5:31 am

    It is a beautiful picture of you Sparkle. Hope you mom gets her computer figured out soon. Happy Caturday!
    Marty 😀

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  32. Brian says

    February 22, 2014 at 5:22 am

    Yikes! Computer problems are no fun at all. That picture is very nice thought Sparkle!

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  33. Marg says

    February 22, 2014 at 4:38 am

    We like that a whole lot too. Well done. It is a great picture. Hope all of you have a fantastic week end.

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  34. Andrea and the Celestial Kitties says

    February 22, 2014 at 3:03 am

    That’s beautiful! Worth putting on the wall!

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  35. The Kitties of Purring Pines says

    February 22, 2014 at 2:21 am

    That’s beautiful, Sparkle!

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  36. Hannah and Lucy says

    February 22, 2014 at 12:54 am

    We love the effect on that picture Sparkle – in fact we like it more than the first one your Mom did.
    Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

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  37. Pawesome Cats says

    February 22, 2014 at 12:41 am

    A great watercolour effect – we love it! Happy Caturday from the Pawesome Cats family!

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  1. Caturday Art: The Binga Cutout Edition | Sparkle the Designer Cat says:
    March 15, 2014 at 12:12 am

    […] decided to try the watercolor effect she used on a photo of me a few weeks ago. After making three duplicate layers of the picture, the first step was to use the Cutout filter on […]

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