Purrs In Our Hearts - Cat Forum UK
Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Zenith (Liz) on February 24, 2009, 00:56:03 AM
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WibbleChick posted a link to the computer generated Spider a few moons ago (think it was you WC?) and I realised in the tabs there was a sketch and draw option without the need to download expensive software, so the other day inspiration suddenly hit me and I managed a nice scribble, I used to adore drawing but haven't done so for over 5-7 years!
http://www.onemotion.com/flash/sketch-paint/
What do you think? It's cartoon-like almost but as a first attempt I like it - need to try more detail I think now ;D
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/zenithbliss/random/paint-2.jpg)
Now I want to get into photography more AND drawing - plus I spend too much time online - someone teach me time management lol!
BTW, would love to see everyone elses attempts! I've seen all the lovely detailed work in the Gallery but this is either for quick sketches or people using that tool - Can someone teach me how to diffuse the lines better maybe? :)
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Thats brill! :wow: I must have a go with that tool.
Well these arent my cats - but quick sketches in pencil, literally 10 minutes (ish) each one.
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb234/scruffyjoe/pastel%20paintings/sketches.jpg)
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb234/scruffyjoe/pastel%20paintings/asian.jpg)
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb234/scruffyjoe/pastel%20paintings/colourpoint.jpg)
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wot no torti Gillian!! lol
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wot no torti Gillian!! lol
LOL! noooo, need to recover from the last lovely tortie first ;)
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There is an art to sketching fast as Gillian has shown and it comes with loads and loads of practice.
Often an artist will use these quick sketches to develop a more substantial work.
have to say I work very very slowly and have not mastered what Gillian has just shown you but its just picking up the basic details of a cat. Cats are also not good models unless they are asleep LOL.
I tend to use a photograph or photographs and Zephyr who I have in the gallery tooks me between 3 and 6 months to do with a couple of hours work at the most for some weeks, But also he is quite big in that its on A3 paper and been done with a lot of detail all in pencil.
Timothy however is even bigger and is in pastel but only took about 20 hrs plus spread out over a couple of months.
I have never done anything on the computer and dont think I would.
I think what you need to do is get some pictures of cats to start with or use your cat and/or photos and just keep trying to produce an outline likeness. The other alternative is to join a class to learn to draw, hopefully with a very good and symapthetic teacher. Cos it doesnt matter what you learn to draw this will help you to draw cats.
Thats what I did for a year, three years ago, and it started with an apple lol and covered pencil, ink, pastel, pen and wash. I never did a cat the whole time but I did do the wolf which is in the gallery and is pastel on black paper. It was done from another art work, although not a true copy but I had only been drawing for about 15 weeks doing 2 hrs a week!
Good luck and love to see how you progress.
Misa was done much quicker but is just a basic outline really and taken from a photo and I think I did do it as part of my course cos we were touching on texture and was after the wolf , nearly at the end....the others do=id things like brushes and feathers but I had to be different LOL
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here is a selection of Indy and Misha
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r49/CityKittyFish/art/4kittens.jpg)
and Misha
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r49/CityKittyFish/art/kitten1.jpg)
and a random mother with kittens
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r49/CityKittyFish/art/mabel.jpg)
and I know not a cat but here's Max
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r49/CityKittyFish/art/puppy.jpg)
all drawn in Adobe Illustrator
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Sam "Fussy Furball" actually posted the spider ....... I posted some comments about it ;)
The sketching option from the spider link is great, isn't it? And so are all of your pictures. :wow:
If Mr T ever sits still for long enough, I will have to have a go at drawing him.
Usually the minute I pick up the camera (or my mobile) to take a pic of him he shoves his nose right into it .....
So maybe in a few days time you will all get to see my version of the close-up view of my kitty's nostril!!!!! :rofl:
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I can't even draw stick men and was kicked out of art class at school! :rofl:
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There is an art to sketching fast as Gillian has shown and it comes with loads and loads of practice.
Often an artist will use these quick sketches to develop a more substantial work.
have to say I work very very slowly and have not mastered what Gillian has just shown you but its just picking up the basic details of a cat.
My pastel drawings take ages to do (as some here will testify LOL!) - and to be honest I never really did any sketching until my tutor encouraged me to last year, because I'd said to her I'm sure if I just do a quick sketch it will look like nothing on earth! she said you'd be surprised, so I gave it a go and those pics were the result - so I actually surprised myself !
Love those pics Indy's Mama :wow:
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Mr un-cooperative turns his back and wont play so ....... from memory ......... :rofl: