Gurami
Whooohooo! I finally managed to have a ‘real’ drawing of one of my cats. I call this one ‘real’ because previous ones were just doodles. I used color pencil on this one.
As I expected, it was not easy. I caught her sleeping on the couch so I quickly collected a few color pencils. I drew her while she was ’sleeping’ in this position, but grrrghh!!! she moved! As usual. I tried to persuade her to go back facing the same way twice, but she didn’t want to. I lifted her up, turned her around again, but she still went back facing the other way. So I gave up. I had the basics down anyway, I only needed to work on the pattern of her fur. Now that she faced another way, I couldn’t possibly draw that side anymore. So I decided to just use the pattern on her other side. (Cheating here, but hey, I was still drawing what I saw, only not the correct side, right?). And just before I finished she decided to move again! Gggrrhhg!!! She sat and started to lick her coat. Then she decided to lied down facing the other side again (the same side when I started drawing her). Uggh!
Well, I am pretty happy with how it turned out. Her fur is very difficult to draw, not only the pattern, but also the colors. I’ll probably pick an easier victim next time. May be Wasabi (solid black with a few white hairs on her neck) or Pirozjki (solid blue and white).
While I was drawing Gurami, she had one of her eyes open. She was watching me, while I was looking at and sketching her. May be she knew this and to irritate me, she just decided to move …?!
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Evy, your cat drawing is fantastic! That fur is perfect.
Comment by Laura — July 31, 2005 @ 5:20 pm
you don’t need tips, it’s perfect!
Comment by vfm4 — July 31, 2005 @ 6:04 pm
Wow, you did GOOD! I know how hard it is to draw the hair, and you sure did an excellent job.
Comment by Bonnie — July 31, 2005 @ 6:51 pm
I saw your message on the “everyday matters” group, I agree I don’t think you need tips at all, I think this came out very well. Best to me is the view point from which you drew her and that not all her body shows. I love the short choppy pencil strokes you’ve used to depict her fur, lots of energy in those lines and her expression with one open eye peeking at you adds a touch of fun. Very nice, I like this alot!
Comment by Cin — August 1, 2005 @ 12:23 am
Purrrrfect Evy! Just beautiful. Well done.
Comment by Terri — August 1, 2005 @ 1:52 am
I like your cat very much. Mine is “brindled” (actually tortoise shell) too… and I seem to be able to do pattern OR form and not both. And she’s so innocent looking… just impossible to capture on paper…. I did find an interesting book at Barnes and Noble today… (don’t know if you have those there…) on ChineseWaterColor Techniques. Here’s the URL:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/1581805101/ref=sib_dp_pt/002-2572634-4904829#reader-link
He does manages to use pretty simple supplies to get amazing results… Hope you find something useful….
Comment by Sultry PainterWoman — August 1, 2005 @ 4:22 am
Oh, this is just fantastic! Nope, you don’t need any pointers at all. As a matter of fact, we should probably be coming to YOU for pointers on drawing fur. Great job!
Comment by Linda — August 1, 2005 @ 5:06 am
Beautiful! Love your drawing of Gurami. Think you did a excellant job with the fur. Cracked up about her opening one of her eyes as you were drawing her and deciding to move..sounds like a cat! I have 2 of them:-)
Pat
http://pat.typepad.com/just_pat
Comment by Anonymous — August 1, 2005 @ 2:03 pm
Maybe take a picture in case she moves.
Comment by Anonymous — August 1, 2005 @ 5:09 pm
Great job. Cats and dogs are so hard to capture. I always admire anyone who can take on the challenge. You done real good.
Comment by Amanda — August 3, 2005 @ 10:31 pm