Reflections

With permission from talented photographer Ann Killeen to use her photograph, this artist explains how Amelia the cat has become somewhat of a muse, appearing in two of her drawings – The Stalker, and now Reflections.

By Leanne Moss

STEP ONE For this drawing, I am using a Clairefontaine pastel mat in Dark Grey. It has a slight sanded texture to it, but it doesn’t chew your pencils up like some pastel mats can. Place your drawing on the pastel mat paper using a light colour. When using Black I use a light hand and a pastel pencil, as I can easily rub my lines out as I go. STEP TWO I always begin with the eyes when drawing animals. It is the key to great portraits, capturing the warmth and soul within the subject. Using a White pencil, I immediately draw the highlights in the eye and work the colour in around that, as this is the lightest spot and I can then judge my darkest value (being Black), and work my…

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