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UdemyHow To Draw a Cat's Eye | Pastel Pencil Techniques
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UdemyRather than a broad drawing course, this class walks through one specific subject in depth: painting a realistic cat's eye in pastel pencil. The instructor, working with more than 30 years of experience, treats pastel pencils as one of the most approachable mediums for beginners aiming for realistic pet portraits.
Beginners who want to try pastel pencils and are specifically interested in realistic pet portraiture. Because the course is built around one detailed subject rather than general technique, it suits learners who want a guided, repeatable project to build confidence before attempting their own pet pictures.
Would you love to be able to paint AMAZING Pet Portraits?
In this course you will learn techniques to be able to paint a realistic looking cat's eye. When you're finished, you'll have the skills to be able to paint your own cat pictures too.
Pastel Pencils
It all starts with Pastel Pencils.
In my 30+ Years of Experience I have found that Pastel Pencils is the by far the easiest art medium to pick up and learn.
When you have finished this course you will learn the basic skills around using Pastel Pencils to create amazing looking pet portraits.
Materials
Pastel Pencils
Pastel Pencils are a wonderful medium, they can be blended easily on top of each other and, because they're in a pencil form, are very easy to use. This subject is classed at an "beginners" level. We have listed all the colours that you need below:
Faber-Castell PITT Pastel Pencils
101 white
102 cream
270 warm grey I
273 warm grey IV
181 payne's grey
172 earth green
168 earth green yellowish
174 chrome green opaque
187 burnt ochre
183 light yellow ochre
182 brown ochre
177 walnut brown
199 black
Pastel Paper
The paper I use is Dark Grey PastelMat Pastel Paper (300gms thickness). This is a fantastic paper and can take a lot of layers.
It has a sand paper like texture to it which makes it more difficult to erase mistakes on but the results you can get are worth it. If you do not have this paper you can use your own pastel paper (UART 800 grit is a great alternative).
Outline Drawing
I provide you with a basic outline drawing for each picture. If you wish to use this, simply trace the outline to your paper using a graphite transfer sheet like tracedown (for dark grey paper you will benefit from using a white tracing sheet so you can see the outline more clearly).
Step by Step Instructions
I walk you through step by step with video instruction how to draw each stage. You'll learn techniques behind drawing beautiful bird pictures and create pictures you can be proud of.
Start Learning Today
With just a small amount of pencils you will see the AMAZING effects you can get.
Let your journey into drawing and painting pet portraits start here.
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