I was just going to do the one drawing, but circumstances intervened and I was moved to document the events surrounding it's (their) inception.
Home late after class and after class socializing, I figured I'd do a quick sketch for today before I tried to finish off some work that I hadn't had the energy to deal with last night. (Hey, I actually got to bed before 11:30 -- go me.)
One cat on the couch, adorable in standard coffee roll (versus loaf) position, seemed a good subject. He was napping, but when I sat down to draw, I noticed he was actually watching me with one eye, half open. Suspicious of my activity, or indignant that I wasn't actually giving him any physical attention, he nevertheless decided at some point that it wasn't worth keeping his eye on me, and settled back into his nap.
I wanted to just use colored pencils to get a better feel for how colors worked together, even if it was just going to be sparse lines or small highlighted sections. But when I initially finished, there didn't seem to be enough contrast in places, so I pulled out the rapidograph and started inking a few of the lines. It seemed to be doing what I wanted. At least, it did, until the other cat decided that he was clearly being intolerably neglected and sought to immediately correct the situation, leading to some unintentional inking.
What to do?
- Cover spots with shading to try and incorporate it into the rest of the drawing.
- Take advantage of new subject material.
2 comments:
Good "save" on the first drawing. Oh, but the second one is wonderful... it's an unusual perspective. I would definitely call that a keeper. :)
hehe, i love the look of slight annoyance in the first kitty pic. and the perspective on the 2nd is so cool! seems like we were mind-reading again last nite. :-)
i am so tired today it's silly.
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