Drawing of A Cat With The Moon And The Stars As A Backdrop.
Are you a cat lover? People are often willing to commission an artist to paint their cat, but who can afford to do that? Many people cannot, and you can always try drawing a cat yourself. Drawing can be fun, and have you ever considered trying to create a portrait yourself? Why not pick up a book on how to draw animals and give it a try? I enjoy drawing pictures of my pets, from the past and present, which makes me feel they will always be with me in spirit. Dog and cat owners will often enjoy looking at pet art created by other people, but it truly is not that difficult to create your own and more meaningful work of art.
Drawing a picture of your cat can be a bonding experience between you and your pet because it allows you to observe certain details you may not have noticed before. For instance, the sunlight may make the fur of your cat glisten in the late afternoon, or your feline may have coppery colored eyes, and these are all new discoveries to be whilst engaged in drawing. Perhaps only ailurophiles will fully comprehend this, but creating art expressing adoration for that special cat your life is a very powerful and personal thing. Cats give us unconditional love and affection, even though some can be moody and a bit stubborn like my cat Irina. No wonder old ladies love their cats, and boo to those who make misogynistic comments about that!
When drawing a picture of a cat consider the background that you would like to create for your illustration. In the cat drawing featured here a starry night with the moon is the backdrop for Irina the cat because she is truly a nocturnal creature as many cats are. The materials used for this project consisted of:
- a reference photograph
- drawing paper
- drawing pencils
- colored pencils
- erasers
- cat drawing book (optional)
I used a mixture of Prismacolor pencils and Crayola colored pencils, but I must admit I enjoyed the artistic quality of the former. When my current colored pencils run out I plan on buying a large set of Prismacolor pencils because these have rich hues that just make illustrations pop off the page.
The first step in drawing a picture of a cat is to begin by getting the outline of the cat's body the way you want it to look. This might take a little bit of effort, but spending a significant amount of time on the outline drawing is crucial to giving the composition the look and feel you want it to achieve. Some people prefer a few short and quick sketches, but sometimes it is just more rewarding use a nice sheet of drawing paper and start drawing until you get things precisely the way you would like the composition to look.
In the photograph above I had sketched in the details of the cat's face with the eyes, nose, mouth,and ears. I have endeavored to create soft fur on the cat with a stroking sketch technique.
I continued to fill in Irina's fur with the pencil using the stroking technique
Behind Irina I drew a moon in the sky since I decided to have her sitting next to the window in this composition.
Once the moon was drawn and colored in, I then decided to create stars in the night sky with a bronze colored pencil. A blue-violet colored pencil was used to fill in the sky around the stars, and to create a slightly more romantic effect than simply creating a black expanse.
A red colored pencil was used to color in the counter where Irina cat sits next to to the window. The cherry hued counter makes a nice contrast to the violet-blue night sky.
I pressed down on the colored pencil to create a deep shade of red for the counter where Irina was lounging.
After I finished coloring in the drawing of Irina the cat, I framed it and hung it on the wall. Finishing an art project makes you excited for the next one, so I highly recommend trying to draw a picture of your own cat.
