Cats in Derwent Graphitint water soluble pencil

[Joy]

These two cats were done with Derwent Graphitint water soluble pencils, and a bit of watercolor. Both were done in Canson XL sketchbook, 140 watercolor paper, about 6 x 6. Since I am still learning to use the pencils, they are overworked in areas. The ginger cat’s BG has marks from the pencil that scored the cheaper paper. Plus, I reworked the whiskers five or six times, so they are not very natural. I am not familiar with CP in general, but they seem rather labor intensive/time-consuming. And I am a very slow painter to start. The white cat (Kay’s cat, Mini Pearl) has a BG done with watercolor, as I could not imagine doing anything but small areas with pencils.

 

[Schuee]

They have lovely expressions, Joy. The ginger marmalade cat brings to mind a cat I had named “Blue”.

 

[Donna T]

Very nice work on these cats, Joy. They both have that spark of life in the eyes and you did such nice work on them overall. I really like the background behind the white cat. It adds interest but doesn't detract from the gorgeous animal.

 

[laika]

CPBG? You're so busted, lady!
Putting that aside, these are so very nice! I found the Graphitints to be very soft in color, but you have worked them up to more substance than I remember.

 

[Jo Castillo]

Both are very successful in my eye. Don't do much water media. Looks great.

 

[Joy]

Thanks all, for taking a look and your kind comments.

Penny - I didn't know you ever had cats, just dogs.

CPBG? You're so busted, lady!
Putting that aside, these are so very nice! I found the Graphitints to be very soft in color, but you have worked them up to more substance than I remember.

Lamar - Not sure what the first line means. CP = colored pencil, BG = background, and are common abbreviations on forums, YouTube, etc. But I have not seen the two together. I did overwork these to get a brighter color.

 

[Artyczar]

WOW! These are so excellent! Such a great job Joy.

 

[snoball]

Beautiful! I especially like the first one.

 

[Joy]

Ayin, Margaret - Thanks for looking and your encouragement.

 

[Queen Bee]

They are both beautiful.
CP is time consuming but, well worth it. You can get so much detail with them and I love layering them. A bonus is the are not messy and do not require the cleanup of other mediums. They are a great option to take with you when you travel.

 

[laika]

Not sure what the first line means.

I was just kidding. I know what they mean, I was just playing abbreviation cop. Just me being silly. And I missed a comma.
And I love the drawings. I don't think they're overworked at all; your drawings have more punch than I remember the pencils having, though I may be thinking of another brand, as I only have a single Graphitint pencil.

 

[JSparrow]

Beautiful work!

 

[Joy]

Sparrow, thanks for commenting!

 

[joe1It]

I hadn't seen the first one yet, they are both wonderful.

 

[Joy]

Thanks, Joe. I am trying to get to sketching more, but overdo everything.

 

[P. Barrie]

Beautiful works Joy. Wondeful color and detail that doesn’t look overworked to me.

 

[Triduana]

Lovely delicate work Joy!

 

[Joy]

Thanks, Kay. Great to "hear" from you. Keeping up with other forums and what one has to do on a daily basis is tiring, for sure.

 

[jennaboo88]

These cats are so lovely, Joy! Such personalities. The white one is especially sweet. Well done!

 

[Joy]

Jenna, thank you! You are awesome, a word I use about once a year.