If you want to see this painting as it progresses, click on the category custom cat portraits. You’ll see the differences. I’ve got the eyes and nose nearly completed, and I’ve enhanced the blanket and drop shadows. Tomorrow (after this layer is dry) I’ll be painting his fur, hair by hair!
Here’s Bindi’s underpainting. I’ve got a long way to go, these are just the base colors that cover the canvas so I can start building up lighter layers of fur and glossy eyes, and fun stuff like that! I’ve scheduled him out until Friday now, I lost a day yesterday with horrible allergies and couldn’t even see straight to paint. Blech. Today was much more productive, but still it will take a couple more days of layer/dry/layer/dry time to finish up this kitty cat portrait.
Here’s a new kitty commission I sketched out today, his name is Bindi and he’s a beauuuuutiful orange tabby. This one is 12″ x 12″ on canvas panel. I’ll start painting his eyes tomorrow, and maybe (hopefully) get the underpainting done.
I just finished, so this is wet paint (glare). I deepened her nose, painted her whiskers and most importantly, gave it my own “seal of approval” signature! Hey did you know I have that same signature on my ankle? Yep, I’ve been signing my paintings this way since, uh, a long time ago. I got the tattoo in 1990!
For those of you here from Michele’s today, HEY! Hi there! Nice to see you!
Details forthcoming, once the paint is dry I will varnish, then I will scan and post the final images and detail shots. That’ll happen some time this weekend. This is a 10×10 Oil painting on gallerywrapped canvas. 🙂
Lucy’s portrait is in her final stages now. What’s left, you ask? Whiskers! She’s off to her mom for proof approval, so this tortie is almost finished. 😀
She’s starting to grow fur now! This is the second layer, and she’ll receive about 2 more coats of fine little hairs before she gets her whiskers. I’ll detail her nose tomorrow as well. Yes, in case you’re wondering, I paint each hair one at a time. That’s how they grow, right? 😉
Here’s where I left off on Lucy’s portait. I’ve got her back and both paws nearly completed, they have about 4 layers on them now (they’re meant to be somewhat “blurry”, since her face is the focal point). They’ll get one more coat of very fine light reflective fur before they’re finished. I also deepened and began lightening her chin. This afternoon I’ll be working on the next layer on her face, I’ll post another work in progress when I get finished up provided I still have some daylight in the studio to get a good pic. I am planning on completing this portrait some time tomorrow.
(Click “works in progress” category to view Lucy’s painting as it has progressed!)
Lucy’s eyes are pretty well finished now. I’ve started lining the upper and lower lids, but will move on to her paws and back now. The way that I paint is from the back forward. This makes the most sense if you think about it, because the fur on the tip of her nose will lay on top of the fur on her cheekbones, which lays on top of the fur on her paws and back.
I’ve cropped her eyes from the last work in progress pics so you can see the progress without scrolling, too…
