New Pastels - experiment - Mitten for Natalie - work in progress

[EmmaG]

Well I got these new pastels 72 pastels for under £10 so I wanted to have a go at a drawing, looked through the list of catpages members cats to see which one I thought would be suitable, and I chose Natalie's Mitten.

Just roughly putting in some of the darker colouring

http://www.catforum.com/photos/data/500/3440Mitten_001-med.jpg

added most of the white to the body, although it looks cream in this photo!!! :roll:

http://www.catforum.com/photos/data/500/3440Mitten_003-med.jpg

Now it is starting to come together

http://www.catforum.com/photos/data/500/3440Mitten_005-med.jpg

I still have loads to do, loads more work on the face, tail, feet and fur :-D

[Donna]

Love watching the pictures progress Emma. Its amazing!!

[Moli]

Brilliant Emma....

[EmmaG]

I love working in pastels Donna they are so quick, although I am self taught so I just sort of fumble along with them. I cannot wait until I do this pastel workshop in May, I am hoping to learn so much!!! This will be the 3rd proper drawing I have done in pastels I think :)

Mitten so far has taken me about 1.5 hours, about another 1.5 hours and it will be done. I will finish her off during the week, as I need to clarify with Natalie a couple of points before I go too far with it.

[EmmaG]

Thanks Moli :)

[deester]

Looking good Emma. I like to work with pastels.

[Donna]

keep posting the updates!!

[EmmaG]

Deester, do you have any more examples of your pastel work??

I will keep you updated Donna, no more on this little kitty tonight, as I am working some more of Fran's horse :) If I can get a good picture of him I will post up an update (in a new thread) the last few photos I took today of him came out orange !!! arrggghhh

[EmmaG]

Deester what brand of pastels do you like to use?? I am so new to pastels, these ones are made by Jaxell a german company, they seem very good, although I am no expert

[Donna]

no rush emma!!!

As and when they come. Just so interested in how they come together!!!

[EmmaG]

I thought you all might like to see a work in progress of the pastels, as they seem to start off looking very odd and when I do them I always think "hmmm not sure this is ever going to come together" and then it does seem to be ok in the end!!! lol

[Mags]

Looking brilliant as usual Emma!:-P

[Naomi]

Looks brill Emma

[deester]

Deester, do you have any more examples of your pastel work??

I will keep you updated Donna, no more on this little kitty tonight, as I am working some more of Fran's horse :) If I can get a good picture of him I will post up an update (in a new thread) the last few photos I took today of him came out orange !!! arrggghhh

I have got some pencil work here that i will take photo's of and post to show you that i did at college(non animal though) and have other pastel work but at my mums so i'll have to try and find some out when i'm next up. I did a drawing of Frank Bruno in conte crayon which is like white pastel I sold the drawing but have a photo of it on somewhere. I have never bought many pastels only the odd ones as I had loads from school :oops: , I was wondering where you got yours from as If I do some more drawing i'm gonna need some. The pastels i used weren't too hard but weren't soft either. I've never used oil pastels.

[CJK]

wow thats a superb picture

[CJK]

i cant draw for the life f me

[EmmaG]

Deester, I would love to see more of your work, animals or not :)

The pastels I purchased were a set of 72 Jaxells from a company called Great Art. www.greatart.co.uk (http://www.greatart.co.uk) apparently they are one of the largest Art suppliers in the UK.

[Fran]

Another lovely drawing Emma!!

[deester]

Deester, I would love to see more of your work, animals or not :)

The pastels I purchased were a set of 72 Jaxells from a company called Great Art. www.greatart.co.uk (http://www.greatart.co.uk) apparently they are one of the largest Art suppliers in the UK.

Thanks for the link Emma its much appreciated. Will try and post the pics of drawings on weds.

[EmmaG]

Thanks for the link Emma its much appreciated. Will try and post the pics of drawings on weds.

No problem, and yes please!!! :-D

[dandysmom]

Emma, I'm with CJK, couldn't draw if I were going to be DRAWN and quartered:roll: :-D Am in awe of your talent.....Keep posting; love to watch them progressing.

[EmmaG]

Thanks Dandysmom :)

[bobbie3917]

OMG that looks great so far Emma
sorry i have not been around my PC has been in the shop, i had a new hard drive fitted. (then the man went away and i had no pc grr)
so anything you want to ask Emma please do

[EmmaG]

Hi Nat :)

I will email you this evening regarding the drawings, I am hoping to get this one completed on Sunday :)

[bobbie3917]

thanks Emma replyed to your email and i cant wait

[EmmaG]

Hi Nat, I haven't received your email yet?? can you send it again??

Ta

[EmmaG]

hopefully you will be able to see an improvement with this photo, I need to work on the face some more and then complete the tail, and then put in the final detail of the fur :)

http://www.catforum.com/photos/data/500/3440Mitten_008.jpg

[Mags]

That's amazing Emma.....the eyes look so real!!:shock: :-P

[EmmaG]

Thanks Mags, done a bit more work on the face, I have just realised that I need to lighten up the dark areas on a face a bit

http://www.catforum.com/photos/data/500/3440Mitten_020.jpg

[Donna]

Looking really good Emma. Beautiful cat/drawing :p

[EmmaG]

Thanks Donna,


http://www.catforum.com/photos/data/500/3440Mitten_026.jpg

[EmmaG]

I have done as much of this until Nat decides on a colour for the background, and then the tail and fur details can be done :)

[cataddiction]

Emma your drawing are absolutely fantastic:D

[EmmaG]

Thanks Liz, I think this one is going to turn out really well :)

[Fran]

Mitten is looking really stunning Emma. Can't wait to se the finished drawing :)

[deester]

wow its looking good emma, has the background colour been decided yet?

[CJK]

that is absiltutly stunning!!!
i'm thinking of getting MR d and Princess photograpdhed at some point. Dont think twix and oatmeal would sti still long enough lol

[EmmaG]

Deester Nat said that she wanted it white so I am going to see how the white pastels show up for the fur.

[dandysmom]

Emma, that is just awesome!!:D

[Tom]

oh wow there utter gorgeous drawings xx

[bobbie3917]

Deester Nat said that she wanted it white so I am going to see how the white pastels show up for the fur.

hi Emma
i never thought about the white on white oppps :roll:
if you want to add a backround colour that is fine with me

im easy on any colour what ever you think would be best

[EmmaG]

Nat I have an idea about the background, I was going to put a very very light shade of grey in close to Mitten and then blend it out to the white, this should mean that the white fur will stand out ok, I am working on this tonight and I will keep you all posted :)

[bobbie3917]

that sounds great
i cant wait

[EmmaG]

Apologies for the size of this photo!! Just a little update, the background is a very very pale grey/blue, I need to work on the fur and also finish off the tail :)

http://www.catforum.com/photos/data/500/3440Mitten_031.jpg

[Mags]

That looks fantastic Emma!!

[Fran]

Brilliant Emma!!

[bobbie3917]

WOW its looking good and look at her white feet ahh its great

[Phill]

Emma That Is Fad I Love It!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[EmmaG]

More or less finished this one, I will check it at the weekend for any problems. Nat can you let me know if you are happy with it :) If you notice anything that needs to be changed, please let me know

I will take some better photos at the weekend as these are a bit naff

http://www.catforum.com/photos/data/500/3440Mitten_034.jpg

[Mags]

That looks brilliant now Emma...well done!!

[EmmaG]

Thanks Mags, It is far nicer in real life, she looks very pretty :) Hopefully the photos at the weekend will show the details are bit more, the background looks very patchy in that photo and it isn't.

[bobbie3917]

very nice emma i cant see anything wrong with it right now thanks

[Donna]

Great finished product Emma!!!! Oh you amaze me!!

[deester]

Looks great emma, you must be really pleased with it.

[EmmaG]

Yes Deester I am very pleased with it, the pastels are very nice, although I do think I get more precise work with the coloured pencils, with the pastels I struggle to get fine details down and I know it is possible. Perhaps the pastel workshop will help a bit ;)

[random]

Oh woooooooooow that is excellent! I'd love one of them doing of my babes, dou you do dogs too? Oh Oh Oh *all excited* That's excellent that is :mrgreen:

[EmmaG]

Thanks Random, yes I will have a go at drawing most animals :)

[deester]

Yes Deester I am very pleased with it, the pastels are very nice, although I do think I get more precise work with the coloured pencils, with the pastels I struggle to get fine details down and I know it is possible. Perhaps the pastel workshop will help a bit ;)

Can't wait to hear how you get on at the pastel workshop and hopefully see some more of your work. Have you seen the pics i left on the request page for you to choose one from?... theres about a million lol!

[EmmaG]

Yes Deester I did see them, sorry I should have replied, they are all great photos I love the ones of Annie ;) she is beautiful ;)

[deester]

Yes Deester I did see them, sorry I should have replied, they are all great photos I love the ones of Annie ;) she is beautiful ;)

She's a real sweetie and very photogenic too. But theyre all really sweet thats why ive let you choose... because I couldn't lol!

[EmmaG]

I think the one with the tulips is very nice, perhaps I could incorporate them into a drawing of her.

[EmmaG]

Here as promised is a better photo of the pastel drawing :)

http://www.catforum.com/photos/data/500/3440Mitten_037.jpg

[Kim]

That really is fantastic Emma. I love the way you have done the feet!!! You are so incredibly talented.

[Mags]

So amazing Emma, those eyes seem alive!

[Donna]

My son just said "thats well cool".

Think that means it is a brilliant drawing and you are so so talented Emma!!!

[EmmaG]

Thanks everybody, it is a shame with pastels as the camera really doesn't capture how nice they are, the photos always come out a bit flat :(

[EmmaG]

I might have another go at doing this one on my pastel workshop, it would be interesting under Dianne's tutition to see if I can improve it :)

[Fran]

Wow Emma, that is brilliant!!! Nat must be so pleased...

[bobbie3917]

wow,
i cant wait to show the kids they will love it
its grea thanks Em

[deester]

Its really fantastic and works well in pastel, very effective.