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Classic Sketchbook: Cats shows how it's done by showing museum-quality works, then coaching you to try the techniques with the help an expert's suggestions.
Whether scribbling out a quick sketch with minimal detail, or making a finished portrait where every silky hair and polished whisker stands out, the best cat artists can capture the very essence of feline-ness. How do they do it?
Firsthand observation of cats will tell you a lot about the way they sit, yawn, tweak their tails, and curl up to sleep, but it won't tell you how to get those things down on paper.
Classic Sketchbook: Cats is the second in a series of instructional books that began with Classic Sketchbook: Botanicals. The series shows how to draw your subjects by looking at the details of museum-quality works, then coaching you through the techniques with the help an expert's suggestions. In this case the expert is Patricia Wynne, a noted illustrator with a specialty in animals.
Wynne will guide you through fur, paws, and eyes, as well as cats sleeping, playing, or pouncing. Her unique instructions places a close-up of a drawing or painting by a noted artist like Gauguin, Chardin, Gwen John, and Theodore Steinlen on the left side of the page. And on the right side of the page Patricia Wynne coaches you with detailed, step-by-step drawings, that illuminate the process.
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Step 1The circle divided into four parts is a classic model for heads of all sorts and is particularly well suited to a cat face. The lining up of the ear, eye, and nose is useful. Using the circle (tilted for this pose), sketch in the features of the cat’s face. |
Step 2Continue with pencil adding details such as the pupils, shapes of the eyes, ears, and nose, and the direction and pattern of the fur. |
Step 3Look at the colors I found! Salmon pink, earth green, terracotta, lemon yellow, and more blue-green. In colored pencil explore the possibilities of using these colors for your cat. |
Step 4Lastly, use black and brown watercolor to make tonality and contrast. |
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Oil on panel |
Watercolor |
Gouache on paper |
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