After transferring my pencil drawing to canvas to preserve accuracy of the figures, I discovered that Skeepee was too far over to the right so if the painting were framed, her ear would be cut off.
So much for painstakingly transferring the drawing once and then a second time and still not getting it right. To make the correction, using my brush, I blocked in the cat, and now I wonder if the eyes are too big. Maybe someone else can tell me. Or, as usually happens, I'll figure out my answer after studying the images (photo and painting) side-by-side for a while. I think that the weight of the kitty's head creates a different shape as well. I'll have to fix that. And, I'll have to study how the arm would fall since there is less space between her head and Riley's. Should have used a ruler to check width of Skeepee's body when I decided to use a smaller canvas and consequently have to move closer to Riley.
Love the drapery--I know that's only a background element, but it looks great.
ReplyDeleteIt's kind of neat at this stage with Riley being still a ghost--not yet having come real with your addition of color.
Yeah, the washy quality of acrylics is nice here.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to try out the new medium I bought so that I can keep that area watercolor-like.