Kitty Part V

Kitty is progressing well I think.  I've managed to work more in the detail of the grass (adding highlights and shadows) and in the leaves to add more realism to the background.  I'm hoping that at this stage you get the impression that the light is coming from the right side of the picture, that the kitty is lying in a lush patch of grass and plants, and that this is a friendly-type cat.

We are close to the final stretch now.  At the moment everything looks good, but kitty isn't as luxuriously furry as I'd like him to be.  I'm hoping to make his fur not just soft-looking, but silky and thick too.  Also I have to work on his right ear some - there was a bit of a booboo there.  

I've managed a bit of preliminary work - sharpening up the darkest areas and the lightest areas.

It looks a bit rough right now, but I will go over the kitty with a brush to gently smooth the harsh lines into fur (hopefully anyway - it's all talk until I do it).  I also STILL have to work on that @#$% ear.  I tried to go over it to fix it and now it looks more deformed than before.  And if you take a really hard look at kitty's chin, you will see that some horrible accident seems to have befallen him because it's all lopsided and...well it just isn't right.

Friday is a holiday here, so that means the whole family will be home.  While that is wonderful as a far as relationships go, it's not so good as far as having time to work in the studio.  It may be a few days before I post again, but I'm hoping my next post will involve a completed kitty drawing! 

Have a Happy Easter to all of you that celebrate it!