Of course, I forgot
to take photos mid-way through the process (so what else is new!) so . . .
. . . no photo
for this part, but I laid in a black wash over the back, leg and face of the
cat and lightly over the ears. I darkened
some of the shadow areas in the paws, mouth area and nose.
Then another
layer of black on the cat, and around the edges of the ears to make that little
fold over they have on their ears. I played
with the eyes, deepening the greens and adding shadows.
After that I assessed
what needed to be darker, then removed the miskit. You can see how “fat” the whiskers on the
right eye are, I didn’t like that – that’s where I thought using the Xacto
would have been better.
I softened
some of the grays on the face and think I played up the pink on the nose a bit.
Then I had a
black and white cat!
I think this
is only the 2nd cat I’ve painted, the first being many years ago in
a class. I’m sure I could do better, but
I think this will definitely help my student be able to paint her own cat’s
portrait.
1 comment:
Deb, don't pick at your results, this cat face is wonderful. I know many tuxedo cats personally, and their whiskers are often quite substantial, especially when they are a contrasting color. If anything, I'd maybe "beef up" the thinner whisker on the left( maybe this time with the xacto, if you have the nerve for it . . ).
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