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A girl and her pencils....The Snow Leopard and slow progress!

5/3/2016

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Helloooo! And a very happy Tuesday to you. It won't surprise you one bit to know that l am incredibly excited about this new piece! When am l not? I love each and every animal that l draw and this cub has so much character. He may be very young but he has clearly lived a bit! He has a part of his ear missing and a big scar down his nose. I would just love to know what happened to him.
​I have to tell you though that he is taking an unusually long time. I think the two shots that l am showing you are days four and six. I have certainly missed some out.
Picture of a snow leopard cub drawn using coloured pencils. Colored pencil drawing of a snow leopard. Work in progress drawing of a snow leopard. Wildlife art drawn with colored pencils. Big cat drawn using coloured pencils.
In the photo below l have begun working on his paws and the rock that he is lying on. It is really interesting working with all the subtle shades of grey and taupe and l have thrown in some soft violet and blue too. Because l just can't resist it! I am not sure why but l always see colours that aren't really there, at least that is what my pixel picker app tells me (which is a fabulous app if you don't already have it). I love the app and it can be quite surprising sometimes when colors are not quite what you thought that they were, but if l see it, it goes in regardless!
Drawing of a leopard using colored pencil. Colored pencil art picture of a leopard cub. Snow leopard drawing. Work in progress drawing of a leopard cub.
The day after taking this shot, l had a disaster with this picture that nearly left me in tears. I began working the background and it was so horrible l was debating the possibility of painting over it and then trying to work pencil on top. But l will tell you all about that in my next post.......things do not always go as we plan them and we can either stick with it and try to work it out, or give up, like life really, we often learn far more when we stick with things and try to find a solution.
So have a fabulous week all you lovely arty people, and don't be too quick to give up on a project. Happy drawing to you all!
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  • Home
  • Original Artwork page 1
    • Original artwork page 2
    • Original artwork page 3
    • Original Artwork page 4
    • Original artwork page 5
    • Original artwork page 6
    • Original artwork page 7
    • None animal art >
      • Broken Gem heart
  • Videos
  • Tutorials
    • How to draw a Monarch Butterfly Wing
    • How to draw cat's eyes
    • How to draw owl eyes
    • How to draw feathers 1 (hummingbird/Jacamar type feathers)
    • How to draw feathers 2 (irregular feathers)
    • How to draw feathers 4 - parrot feathers
    • How to draw feathers 3 chest/breast feathers
    • How to draw feathers 5 - Wing feathers
    • Hummingbird Head Feathers
    • How to draw cat fur
    • How to draw chimpanzee fur
    • How to draw a grasshopper’s wing
    • How to draw fish scales
    • How to draw snake scales
    • How to draw lizard skin
    • How to draw fish fins
    • How to draw a gemstone
    • How to draw tree bark
    • How to draw rose gold
  • Tips and Techniques
    • How to get white
    • What pencils should I use?
    • All about sharpeners?
    • How to blend with colored pencil
    • How to burnish
    • Erasing colored pencil
    • How to mix colors
    • Keeping your work clean
    • Reference photos and copyright
    • What to draw
    • How to make your work look real
    • I can't draw
    • What paper should l use?
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