Need black kitties!

[catnapper]

Help! I am working on a portrait of a black kitty... and the reference is pretty hard to see what he really looks like because its all black. I need photos of black kitties where I can see features and see how the hair is glossy, etc.

I attached the reference photo. I got the grey kitty down pretty well, I need help on the black one.

[Jessika]

Umm I know there aren't a lot of GOOD ones up yet but I will certainly go through adn upload some better ones after I post this!!

Mochi was a kitten I had about a year ago but became very aggressive/violent and I came home from school one day and my mom told me she dropped him off at the shelter! :(

http://dontstay.zoto.com/user/lightbox/CAT.29/average_rating-desc/0-30

He was born white and turned black! :o

Anyway as I said I will get some better pics up here within the next 15 minutes or so!

[Uabassoon]

Here's Tuna, but I'll see if I can find some better pictures.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/grybai/6ea4c34f.jpg

[Jessika]

I just wanted to let you know I added like, 30 more pictures of Mochi so let me know if they help :)

[Glacier]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v38/Glacier1998/new%20camera%20cats/onyxer.jpg
Will Onyx help?

[Cataholic]

Monte would like to drive down personally, and stay for awhile...you can paint off of him for all its worth! :D

[catnapper]

Monte would like to drive down personally, and stay for awhile...you can paint off of him for all its worth! :D
LOL... I have the feeling that offer comes with strings -- a very nawtee bunch of strings!

Thanks for the pics so far - they are helping me. Keep 'em coming. Jazzcat --- where are you? I think Jazz woud be the closest kitty we have here to this blackie.

[kuhio98]

Here's my sister's cat Molly ~ http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid160/p14be52212fe4f3031d64465a733a7771/f4ec4f44.jpg

[jazzcat]

Here I am! Let me know if any of these help or if I should look for more.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/jazzcat99/aaa9.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/jazzcat99/ba8.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/jazzcat99/ba7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/jazzcat99/o8.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/jazzcat99/qq1100.jpg

More in next post.

[jazzcat]

Sorry there are so many but I wanted to give you lots of angles.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/jazzcat99/as12.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/jazzcat99/n7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/jazzcat99/5-1-05/dd2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/jazzcat99/5-1-05/dd1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/jazzcat99/5-1-05/be8.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/jazzcat99/5-1-05/ls4.jpg

[catnapper]

Thank you Lori! I will work on it tonight and scan it tomorrow. Of course the client will be the ones to tel me how close I came to making it look like their cat, but this DEFIANTELY helps!

I am going to be a busy arteest this week -- SIX portraits to do, and my goal is to get them done between now and Thanksgiving. Am I nuts or simply determined? :D

[jenluckenbach]

I see what you mean, the black cat in the photo looks like a 2 dimentional blob of all black. :eek:

But my black is a long hair cat, so he might not be much help.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v142/JenLuckenbach/Cats/Jasper/Jasper6-6-04.jpg

[catmandu]

I will have to scan the Picture of Ebony,the little Cat,that I got about 8 years ago from Animal Rescue from an abandoned Lab.
He had been blinded in an experiment,ans was here about 18 Months.
He was a sad Cat,and I hardly saw him.
He was in the Bathtub in a the Cat Castle with the Bathtub sectioned off by blankets.
He ran from me,but Scrappy and Fluffy could visit him.
He took ill,and the Animal Rescue took him to thier Vet where he passed on.
Little Ebony Angel,I will finally get to see You,One Fine Day.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

These are 2 pics of my RB-Sydney
http://users.pandora.be/bernardgabriels/images/sydney%20verwonderd.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/bernardgabriels/images/sydney%20op%20poef.jpg

[kimlovescats]

It looks like you got plenty to work with.
LORI ... my goodness, I'm glad Kim finally got you to post BEAUTIFUL pictures of JAZZ!!! :eek: Shame on you for hiding her away so much .... now get snapping ... she is GORGEOUS! :D

Kim

[catnapper]

Wow, I've been slow on this one! Here's the "almost finished" portrait of the black kitty. Whatcha all think? Black was HARD to do!!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/Skilesg/2kitties.jpg
Thanks to everyone who posted their black cats - I could have never gotten this right without the photos!

[Alycat]

Hi

It looks great. I know I am late but here is a photo of my Graycie. She loves to lay in odd places. She loves to drink out of glasses instead of her bowl. She doesn't get any guiness though. She is so much fun. She is such a good kitty.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y294/alycat64/DSC06911.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y294/alycat64/Graycie-thumb.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y294/alycat64/DSC07002.jpg

[.sarah]

Oh I was going to lighten the picture for you so you could see it's face, but I guess I'm too late. Pretty drawing, I love it :)

[jenluckenbach]

looks good.

[lvpets2002]

:p Well dont know it this one made the picture drawing advise; but I love that face with attitude..
Here's my sister's cat Molly ~ http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid160/p14be52212fe4f3031d64465a733a7771/f4ec4f44.jpg

[Laura's Babies]

I think you have the black one down!! That is wonderful! I am always amazed at your talent... I would have thought the gray one would have been the hardest.. (that's how much I know :rolleyes: )

[krazyaboutkatz]

Kim, I think you did an excellent job. I'm sure that your client will love it. :)