I got a request from The Florida Furkids to draw one of the cats – I picked this great photo of Ellie the cat yawning (or meowing?)
I’ve been wanting to learn to draw for a long time, and before starting drawing every day back in September 2014, I’ve given it a shot once in a while without really sticking to the habit. Looking back in a sketchbook from 2012, I see that i tried to draw a polar-bear at some point.. With a black ballpoint pen. He ended up looking like an oil-rig-accident. More black than white. I’ve had a slight trauma for white fur-animals ever since π
But here’s Ellie. She’s a very white cat, and I went ahead and tried with a black ballpoint pen. I think it went okay this time. Perhaps drawing white subjects with black drawing tools is a good way of learning to cut the drawing down to the essentials.A few lines go a long way, and just drawing a few lines at the hair-tips, sort of gives the impression of a big fluffy coat of fur. I think this was a nice experiment. Now the next question will be if it can somehow be turned around to draw a black cat with the same degree of fluffiness in a similar way? Maybe I’ll leave that idea simmer another three years π
I hope you like the drawing!
That was my 446th.
cool cat π I also like your blog name, should try that one drawing a day thing myself.
You should! It’s addictive! And i find it really beneficial! Thanks for your comment π
I do try to sketch, but sometimes lack motivation to actually take a pencil and do something
For me, the best motivation has been to make a “rule” out of drawing every day. Even if it’ll just be a stick figure. It really rarely feel like a chose in fact. It’s been imminently helpful also to just post everything i do.. I get loads of encouragement from commenter, and i know that there are people out there who keep an eye out for my daily posts, and this makes it even harder to skip a day.. I think that this “daily drawing online” idea has made all the difference for me in terms of motivation .
I will try this, starting from today π I really love making art so this should be really fun and also help me develop π
fantastic! Good luck with that! I’m looking forward to seeing your work π We’re a couple of people posting our daily drawings to reddit.com/r/onedrawingdaily .. It’s not that active, but I’d like to get a little more buzz in there.. anyway, if you want, come post your drawings in there!
Ellie looks magnificient, Thomas…and that yawn is just so real…Pawsome π Pawkisses for a Happy Wednesday π <3
Thanks, and you too!
Lovely drawing. Maybe time to return to drawing that polar bear?
I’m waiting for a polar-bear owner to request that i do a drawing of their pet-polar-bear that they blog about.. But It’s mostly been cats so far ;).. Maybe I should go out and find a polarbear myself!
We know Ellie and think you did a great job capturing her in your drawing….. she’s a gorgeous and fluffy cat and highlighting with ink all around her was the perfect accent to show off her “floof” !!
Pam
Thanks! The floof is quite difficult to draw right !
Really good. I like the notion of getting to the essentials.
Thanks!
Ellie says thank you so much for her beautiful drawing!! you did a fantastic job and truly captured her floofy furs!!!
Thank you again!
The Florida Furkids and Mom Sharon
Thanks ! And you’re welcome! I’m glad you all like it π
It’s a lovely drawing of Ellie, and the method you have used has worked very well to give the impression of fluffiness.
Thanks a lot :).. I’m glad you think so!
What a great drawing of Ellie. You really do make her look fluffy. We’re sure there’s a polar bear out there waiting for a portrait who would be delighted to have his or her portrait drawn!
Thanks a lot! Yes, I’m just waiting for the bear to send me some photos and then I’ll get going π
absolutely LOVE it!!! Using a yawning photos is quite clever!
Thanks! Open mouths can be difficult, so it’s a nice exercise π Glad you like it!
That’s fantastic! We know Ellie, and this is a great drawing of her. π
Really glad you like it π
Great portrait of Ellie!!! We LOVES it!
Mes sure her peoples is smitten with it!
Kisses
Nellie
Thanks a lot π
Our Mauricio is so sad that you didn’t pick Ellie’s sister Allie to draw as that is his girlfriend, but I have to say, I think you did a superb job on Ellie. You really did well in getting her fluffiness.
Thanks a lot! Aww – maybe it’ll be Allie some other time π