# Calico cat & butterfly **URL:** \ **Category:** Share Your Art\ **Created:** [September 1, 2019, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/calico-cat-butterfly/296 "2019-09-01T13:27:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Maki](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/maki/32/77_2.png) [@Maki](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Maki)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2019, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/calico-cat-butterfly/296/1 "2019-09-01T13:27:32Z")
![catandbutterfly](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/1X/b9e7178dad1bfe93747302b90a00f5b235c2b153.jpeg) Cats are pretty expressive and they often make surprisingly funny faces. In the reference photo I used to draw this work the cat is on alert against a human hand as it is yet to be socialized. It makes a face like this and I wanted to capture this expression. But I have altered the situation so that this work will become more like an illustration. The cat, the butterflies, and the background lighting were prepared separately and were combined using photoshop. I have been wondering how I can draw the brown fur more efficiently without using too many lines because the overuse of lines tends to make the work look noisy especially when you are working on a pretty small work. While drawing this calico cat, I have learned that adding some fine lines going along with the flow of the fur is good enough. I will try this approach next time I draw a ginger cat. ---
**Author:** ![Logan787](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/logan787/32/46_2.png) [@Logan787](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Logan787)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2019, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/calico-cat-butterfly/296/2 "2019-09-01T18:17:21Z")
Wow, looks pretty creative! ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿˆ ---
**Author:** ![Denise](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/denise/32/40_2.png) [@Denise](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Denise)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2019, 1:08am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/calico-cat-butterfly/296/3 "2019-09-02T01:08:41Z")
Fantastic Job. Well Done. ---
**Author:** ![Maki](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/maki/32/77_2.png) [@Maki](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Maki)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 6:50am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/calico-cat-butterfly/296/4 "2019-09-18T06:50:56Z")
Thank you Logan! ๐Ÿ˜Š ---
**Author:** ![Maki](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/maki/32/77_2.png) [@Maki](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Maki)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 6:51am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/calico-cat-butterfly/296/5 "2019-09-18T06:51:15Z")
Thank you Denise! ๐Ÿˆ ---
**Author:** ![Logan787](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/logan787/32/46_2.png) [@Logan787](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Logan787)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 3:46am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/calico-cat-butterfly/296/6 "2019-10-16T03:46:15Z")
Anytime, Maki. ๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![IsiAConti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@IsiAConti](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/IsiAConti)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/calico-cat-butterfly/296/7 "2020-01-28T17:09:37Z")
Browsing your websiteโ€ฆyou are in Tokyo? have you done your exhibit yet? ---
**Author:** ![IsiAConti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@IsiAConti](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/IsiAConti)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/calico-cat-butterfly/296/8 "2020-01-28T17:11:46Z")
oopsโ€ฆSpring 2020โ€ฆGood luck! ---
**Author:** ![Maki](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/maki/32/77_2.png) [@Maki](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Maki)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 11:13am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/calico-cat-butterfly/296/9 "2020-01-29T11:13:53Z")
Thank you Isabel ! ๐Ÿ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![RainFrances](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a6a055/32.png) [@RainFrances](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/RainFrances)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/calico-cat-butterfly/296/10 "2020-01-29T17:29:29Z")
Your catโ€™s expression is VERY familiar! We have one cat that jumps up on the cat tree and takes that stance when heโ€™s totally hyperactive and wants us to chase him lol! Well done! ---
**Author:** ![Maki](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/maki/32/77_2.png) [@Maki](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Maki)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/calico-cat-butterfly/296/11 "2020-01-30T13:22:23Z")
Thank you Rain, your comment on your cat always makes me jealousโ€ฆanyways, you can see the model cat [in this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcD8DrJKejQ), around 4:33. ---
**Author:** ![RainFrances](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a6a055/32.png) [@RainFrances](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/RainFrances)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/calico-cat-butterfly/296/12 "2020-01-31T02:34:14Z")
The cat in that video looks thoroughly freaked out! You definitely captured his or her emotions! One day soon Iโ€™ll post photos of my pets along with the charcoals Iโ€™ve drawn! ---
**Author:** ![djboruah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/djboruah/32/408_2.png) [@djboruah](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/djboruah)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2020, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/calico-cat-butterfly/296/13 "2020-02-02T13:08:15Z")
Expressive artwork with lots of fun in it. Just lovely ๐Ÿ‘Œ ๐Ÿ‘ ---
**Author:** ![Maki](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/maki/32/77_2.png) [@Maki](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Maki)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/calico-cat-butterfly/296/14 "2020-02-10T21:23:51Z")
Thank you, Debojyoti, glad you like it! ๐Ÿ‘