| Draw a Cat in Graphite Pencil | |
| A Step-by-Step Guide to Drawing Your Cat - Page 2 of 3 | |
The completed drawing. A great deal more tone has been added to the background, using a 7b pencil using small circular strokes to build up a dense fill. Short strokes against the direction of fur growth have been used to build up fur texture, smoothed along the direction of the pencil marks with a blending stump to reduce the paper texture. Particular patience has been needed to do the detail close to the whiskers.
Tips:
- Take your time. This drawing took several hours.
- Keep your pencils sharp.
- If looking at the whole picture is too daunting, try doing a small area at a time.
- Make sure you get your darks dark enough - don't be wishy-washy.
Related Resources:
About - Cats (Loads of cat photos!)
Elsewhere on the Web:
Mike Sibley Fine Art(Check out his Studio Tips)
