Thursday, April 25, 2013

A Cat Painting

 Yesterday the weather was so sunny and beautiful, it was the perfect day to dig out my watercolors, which I hadn't touched in far too long. In rearranging my bookshelves, I'd come across an old planner illustrated with antique watercolors. One of the paintings which caught my eye was of a sitting cat (you can see it here.)
 
 Here, I've lightly traced the frame I plan to use on the finished painting, and masked off space for the painting. I love the extra thin masking tape from model railroad shops because it has a very tight seal. I've never had a problem with it leaking. I sketched the cat and shadow freehand, adjusting a little as I went to compensate for my slightly wider frame.

My laptop is acting up, and won't let me upload the other photos, but here it is afterwards. The black frame just has an undercoat at the moment. I'll be drybrushing it to lighten it up.

10 comments:

  1. I love your kitty, Eliza! And thanks for the masking tape tip, I will go look for some next time I am close to one of the airplane model shops, I guess they will have it too.

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  2. Your painting is amazing!
    Bye, Faby

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  3. Beautiful painting and especially considering the size of it. Thanks for the masking tape tip. As it turns out, your timing is just right for a project of mine.

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  4. Such a lovely kitty! It's an amazing piece!

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  5. that little tabby is so cute :)

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  6. I like your water color - its great!

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  7. I had a cat who looked almost exactly like that whenever she stared out the window :)

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  8. Your water color is great, Eliza!
    Have a nice weekend, Ilona

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  9. Pintar en miniatura es algo que me parece increíble de hacer. Felicidades

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  10. Love the cat painting, Eliza! You have framed it well too!

    elizabeth

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