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rasberry6 — 1st cat in pastel
Published: 2009-06-17 22:41:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 3411; Favourites: 115; Downloads: 79
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Hi guys this is my last drawing for this account.. just to remind everyone that im starting a new account at little-wroof-designs out of respect for my dog that recently passed away...I have been trying to teach myself pastel... im finally dedicated to mastering this medium or at least get it up to he level of my other work.. this will be the first pastel of many at my new account..
Various pastels on Wallis paper.. ref from wetcanvas
im pretty happy with this for a beginner to the medium but im looking forward to being able to do the fur better lol
Naomi
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Oh did you move this over to another account? Sorry then. I said that he stole it... But it was you! Sorry!
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Surprised no one has trolled this, it is amazing! Some would say this is an edited photo, but it is not, this is a picture of amazing art. You used a camera, as I can see, so I tell this was in rl
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For someone's first go in pastel this is absolutely amazing. Fantastic detail in the fur.
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thankyou.. it was hard trying to work out how to do the fur with the pastel sticks lol.. a bit frustrating at times..
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great drawing, the eyes are wonderful.
My cat has always that kind of look in his eyes
that present thoughtful look
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thankyou very much 
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you're so welcome
yes they sure do
what kind of animals do you have?
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i have 2 eclectus parrots, a sun conure and indian ringneck parrot 2 shitzus and a schnoodle..
so yes quite the zoo lol
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okej, so it's rarely quiet at your place then
I prefier working with animals than having them at home, but I do have a cat
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ha ha no never quiet here.. at the moment one of my birds keeps saying "shower" because he wants his morning bath lol
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well it sounds like it's never dull then eiter ^^
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Wonderful pastel piece, do stick with them they are such a wonderful medium. I love em
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thanks so much! i love your pastel work.. its work like yours that spurs me on to learn the medium
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Strangely, I am going the opposite and looking at your work with Prismas in making me want to try them so much
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ha ha how funny is that
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Pointers...
Yeah
What paper do you use?
Do you use liquid blenders, if so which one?
Light to dark or dark to light?
Erasing ? which is the best method
..and a Q. you cant answer... Why do I have to pay lots for them here in the UK
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ha ha.. yes things are uber expensive in Australia also thats why i import!
ok paper the absolute best paper is stonehenge paper.. it is smooth enough to allow great detail but has enough tooth for a lot of layers.. the way i work i put a lot of layers of pencil down..
I dont use any liquid blenders.. but there is a blender pencil i use sometimes on eye areas.. its a prismacolour pencil without colour just pretty much the wax substance in the wood casing like a normal pencil but with no pigment..
Definitely light to dark.. it is almsot impossible to lighten a dark colour properly except on the black paper for some reason.. it has a little more leeway..
Erasing.. i use blu tack dabbed onto the pencil and then i can usually take the rest of with the electric eraser.. though you have to be very light handed with that..
Basically you cant erase or correct mistakes as easily as pastel.. so you have to really think about what you do before you do it..
I import all my supplies from Dick blick in America.. sure you pay for postage but you can get any supply you need (so hard to get things in Australia) and at about the third of the cost in my country.. hopefully it will be an economicla option for you also...
I have a tutorial in my gallery somewhere on drawing a tiger in colour pencil... not sure if you have seen it but it may give you a bit of an idea on the process also..
let me know if you have any more questions! more than happy to help
Naomi
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Really appreciate you taking the time to send me some info regarding these pencils, thank you so much.
Wel I have ordered some pencils from a UK supplier, I got the 24 pack portriat set and a burnisher too. So will let you know how I get on ..
Once agan Many thanks Naomi
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your very welcome.. i had another thought for you as well... colour pencil esp the prismas can leave little crumbs on your work as you draw.. now if you dont get rid of them they will be impossible to remove if you draw over them.. the best thing to do is use a semi stiff brush.. i use a drafting brush and brush your page every few mins.. it just becomes habit.. if you dont do it you can end up with a bit of a mess..
Also with the prismas only.. you need to fix your work when you finish as otherwise a thing called wax bloom happens.. thats where the wax from the pencils comes to the surface and leaves a whitish sheen.. if this happens a careful wipe over the work and a couple of sprays of fixative and your right again... this is only with the prismas as they are wax based...
anyways have fun and i look forward to your drawings!
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Thank you.
I am so looking forward to using them and very much appreciate you taking the time to share you knowledge and experiences with Prismas.
I think the main problem will be what shall I do first in pencil .. mmmm
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thats so great and im glad to help!
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Beautiful job! I love the texture that the pastels give off in this piece!
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Excellent work! I would say your on your way to definitely mastering this medium
I love the eyes - very realistic!
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aww thankyou i appreciate that.. still a long way to go though
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I love the eyes! However much effort you put into them - which I'm sure was a lot - it was seriously worth it! They look photograph-real!
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thankyou! for all your lovely comments
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