I took some photos of Smelly Cat in his regular sleeping spot in the sewing room with the plan of making some sketches from them. And now I have the first one. He is Mr. Highly Prized, a lucky stray kitty who showed up on the front porch one day in 1996 and moved himself in. He is the mushiest kitty you will ever find, tolerates just about any hugging and squeezing you might need to give him. He is a sweetie, getting on in years, and spends most of his time heat sucking on top of the cable box or in any sunny window.
So I turned one of the photos to black and white because I really wanted to see the light and shadow of the photo without the distraction of color. He's a grey cat so there wasn't much color to begin with. I haven't sketched like this in a very long time (count decades). I consider sketching to be different from "drawing" which I do a lot more of the time. I draw faces, designs, quilting line drawings, but sketching is different to me. I don't know if I'm finished with this one but it was a good place to pause. So here is the photo and the sketch:
I think it's a good start anyway. I might do a quick pen sketch as well later today. We'll see what the day brings.
So I turned one of the photos to black and white because I really wanted to see the light and shadow of the photo without the distraction of color. He's a grey cat so there wasn't much color to begin with. I haven't sketched like this in a very long time (count decades). I consider sketching to be different from "drawing" which I do a lot more of the time. I draw faces, designs, quilting line drawings, but sketching is different to me. I don't know if I'm finished with this one but it was a good place to pause. So here is the photo and the sketch:
I think it's a good start anyway. I might do a quick pen sketch as well later today. We'll see what the day brings.
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