A CATS FACE out of my confort zone again

PETE K · #1 01-31-2011, 01:49 PM

Hi All, some people ask it I would paint some cats. I'm not a cat painter but found close up of there faces is a little better than the whole cat. this is a study i worked on over the week end. 6/8 MT C&C Please. the pic for some unknow reason comes out of focus when i try to photograph these small one. the camera just doesn't seem to focus on it very well.

***Marina*** · #2 01-31-2011, 02:08 PM

Looks good Pete, well done.I once did a similar crop, nice to do.

MartinaL · #3 01-31-2011, 02:17 PM

Very good! Wonderful eyes!!!

patsbeads · #4 01-31-2011, 03:53 PM

That's really neat. I like it a lot.

ironbrush · #5 01-31-2011, 06:26 PM

Very Nice one Pete... You're in sync. I don't see the least bit of hint of you being out of your comfort zone on this. Another one of those cats with Siamese blue eyes. Nicely done.
Steven

Nansketch · #6 01-31-2011, 07:32 PM

Pete, you definitely know what you are doing. wonderful depth in the eyes

Nancy

fiannah · #7 01-31-2011, 09:30 PM

great job! cats have the most amazing eyes!

PETE K · #8 01-31-2011, 10:49 PM

Thank you so much Marina, Martina, Pat, Steven, Nancy and Joni. This was the first of 4 and each and every one after got worst and worst And the last got so bad I even stoped working on it will have to try again

But I will be busy for the next two day.

I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE HERE TO INVITE EVERYONE TO COME TO THE LACSCAPE CHALLENGE THAT I'M HOSTING FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.

HOPE YOU COULD MAKE IT.

**allydoodle** · #9 02-01-2011, 08:48 AM

This is nice Pete! I love the eyes, and that crop is so dramatic!

John Palmer Fine Art · #10 02-01-2011, 03:03 PM

Very nice Pete, great eyes and fur.
John

PETE K · #11 02-01-2011, 06:03 PM

Thank you. Chris and John for the find comments.

robertsloan2 · #12 02-01-2011, 10:07 PM

Pete, this is a great kitten. The little face and big eyes are wonderful. Beautiful luminosity on the eyes. Good fur texture. Cute short little muzzle, excellent cat nose - this is the way to go for getting a cat's facial details right. Tabby markings are excellent.

I know you asked for critique, but this is a successful cat painting. Keep doing cats! When you're ready for a whole body cat from a photo, try doing some gestures of the pose before blocking it in for the painting. That helped me a lot. Nothing like trying to draw a real cat while it's sleeping, they move every two minutes.

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