Yawn 2 (Updated 11-12-15)

[scribbledsoul]

Hi everyone, I'm back! This is actually a reincarnation of an old drawing that I started and shared my work in progress here, but never finished. I had a little disaster with the file, and lost my work in progress. I was so crushed, as I had worked so hard on it!

But, every cloud has a silver lining. I practiced a lot of new drawing techniques, and have, in my opinion, improved my skills drastically. So I restarted this drawing last night, and am delighted with how it is turning out so far. So, tell me what ya'll think!



Off to sleep, and I will work on this some more this afternoon!

[stevemawmv]

Well, where have you been? Beautiful detailing....checked out your other cats in your gallery, your detailing abilities are Spot on!... I' am looking forward to the completion of your work.....
Take care,
Steve

[Shezza]

Your detailing is spot on, beautiful. I look forward to see the completed work.

[copespeak]

Really lovely work. Looking forward to the end result.

[scribbledsoul]

Thanks for the kind comments! Here is a tiny update; I didn't get much time to work on this today. I'm just starting to block in the fur, and I might do some more touching up on the eye. But I think that it is coming along nicely and I'm having a lot of fun with it. It's slow going, though!

[Victor Osaka]

Really love what you've been up to. It's going to be beautiful.

[scribbledsoul]

Not sure if this is really enough progress to call an update, but I got some more work done on the forehead. It is a very time consuming process but so relaxing and fun. I hope to get a lot more done tomorrow, when I have more time.



Thanks for cheering me on, guys!

[scribbledsoul]

Got the other ear started, and started developing the cheek and bridge of the nose. I still haven't finished the forehead on the right side; I think that I will wait until I have drawn the other eye so that I can shade the hairs in that section more accurately.

I know these aren't huge updates, but the work process is very long and intricate so getting this much done is a significant achievement for me. I go back and forth over the fur many times to achieve the look that I want, adding highlights, shadows, and working the strands of hair back into each other until the fur looks smooth and blended.

Back to drawing!

[stevemawmv]

Still can't get over your ability to achieve such detail in the fur....
Very nicely done!
Take care,
Steve

[scribbledsoul]

Thanks...my OCD tendencies get in the way a lot but sometimes they pay off...hehe. Though I probably could have finished this days ago if I wasn't so neurotic about detail!