Category Archives: cats

I did a good bit of layering last night and was able to get the first cat’s fur color toned down and deepened. I also added a darker gray around the white areas to bring those out and add some shading. I still have some tweaking to do, but I really like where this isContinue reading “Cats – colored pencil – first cat nearly done”

The colored pencil is progressing. I’m starting to fill in the fur and markings. I will continue to do the layering, using 4-5 different colors to reflect the shading in the fur. This will hopefully give some depth and form to each cat, making them look more lively on the page.

I haven’t posted an update on my colored pencil cats portrait for awhile…I had made good progress, but then realized some of the proportions were off and I messed up the markings on the face. Big no-no if I want the owner of the cats to enjoy the artwork! So, I decided to redraw theContinue reading “Cats – 2nd try! Colored pencil…”