Another Charlie Sketch-Day 2

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Charlie looks one way when he's upside down, but I sketched this with his face right-side up, and he kept looking like he was floating. So here he is again, after I played with him in Photoshop, floating over a photo taken along a trip to southern California.

 

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Another Charlie Sketch-Day 1

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I can't get enough of this cat. He's fond of lying on his back, but stay tuned to see what happens.

Charlie Cat Painting-Day 9 Final

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This is in danger of getting overworked if I keep fussing, so I think I'm done. 

Charlie Cat Painting-Days 7 and 8

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If it doesn't look like much progress since the last post, that's because there isn't. After a day and a half of work, I painted out the left side of the fabric. When something isn't working, sometimes it's best to paint things out and start over rather than fight it. Everything needs to be refined now, but I think I at least have the folds where I want them.

Charlie Cat Painting-Day 6

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The fabric is turning out to be way more difficult to paint than I imagined. Because there are no hard edges, just subtle folds and shadows, the gradations are critical to get just so. So far, the right side is way more finished than the left.

Charlie Cat Painting-Day 5

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Roughing in the sheets under Charlie.

Charlie Cat Painting-Days 3 and 4

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I've been filling in Charlie's longer tummy fur, and just added his whiskers. Now for the background. I think I'll put him on rumpled sheets, which are pretty much cat heaven. 

Charlie Cat Painting-Day 2

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Charlie looks like he could float away right now. 

Charlie Cat Painting-Day 1

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I'm going to paint Charlie in acrylics on this 16 x 16-inch canvas. While I'm filling in his fur details, I'll figure out whether to put him in an outdoor or indoor setting.