# Ginger cat and dog pastel practice **URL:** https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/ginger-cat-and-dog-pastel-practice/2687 **Category:** Share Your Art **Created:** [January 15, 2023, 7:44am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/ginger-cat-and-dog-pastel-practice/2687 "2023-01-15T07:44:58Z") **Posts on this page:** 8 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![Sooz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Sooz](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Sooz) #### Post date: [January 15, 2023, 7:44am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/ginger-cat-and-dog-pastel-practice/2687/1 "2023-01-15T07:44:58Z")
Today’s practice I followed Matt’s tutorial for the cat in the pastel animals course, yesterday Willie the dog. To mix it up a bit a did a ginger rather than Tabby cat. I’m not sure how to get the background less dirty looking? although happier with the cat I finished today. All good practice. Ive used white canson mi teints on smooth side, pan pastels, sticks and pencils. ![20230115_183614](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/3/351618c3641e8f3afa96d22dfa249e804d8b5a38.jpeg) ![20230115_183405](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/e/e7762f35c3db696b41f00c535f47733fd434fd11.jpeg) ![20230115_183024](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/4/457f3296f7a9c17ddb030ba07f52238600e5d780.jpeg) ---
### Author: ![ThatOtherGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@ThatOtherGuy](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/ThatOtherGuy) #### Post date: [January 15, 2023, 9:43am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/ginger-cat-and-dog-pastel-practice/2687/2 "2023-01-15T09:43:16Z")
They look great! The fine lines you pulled out for the fur and whiskers is a great job! The only thing I’d suggest as a critic is to even out the background around the dog’s head. It’s like he has a “dark halo” sort of aura in the background dark like a shadow of a contour of his head. That should be easy to smudge together yet. I don’t see any problem with the cat or background, or the dogs head. I’m eager to learn enough to get this level of detail out of pastels. I smudge it all together with hands since I don’t have an easel and … well, lazy. I keep forgetting the tissue or drawing glove to not smear. Anyway, you did an amazing job on both of these, even if it was following a tutorial! ---
### 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: [January 16, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/ginger-cat-and-dog-pastel-practice/2687/3 "2023-01-16T14:18:00Z")
Both of them are great. Love them both ---
### Author: ![TLP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/45deac/32.png) [@TLP](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/TLP) #### Post date: [January 16, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/ginger-cat-and-dog-pastel-practice/2687/4 "2023-01-16T22:51:59Z")
Sooz, I agree that you did a great job on both. Also, on the cat the eyes really pop! Gorgeous green eyes! Nice work. Teri ---
### Author: ![Dana-T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/dana-t/32/2400_2.png) [@Dana-T](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Dana-T) #### Post date: [January 17, 2023, 5:53am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/ginger-cat-and-dog-pastel-practice/2687/5 "2023-01-17T05:53:51Z")
They both look great! I like how you did your backgrounds and LOVE the eyes on the cat. I’m not brave enough to get into the pastels so congratulations on that! ---
### Author: ![Dana-T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/dana-t/32/2400_2.png) [@Dana-T](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Dana-T) #### Post date: [January 17, 2023, 5:56am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/ginger-cat-and-dog-pastel-practice/2687/6 "2023-01-17T05:56:45Z")
One more comment/question - I see that you have a date on them but where is your signature? I really struggle with putting my signature on my work (because I don’t like it and I never know where to put it). I’ve started dating the back of my pieces and including the medium(s) used along with what paper I used for future reference. ---
### Author: ![Sooz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Sooz](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Sooz) #### Post date: [January 24, 2023, 7:17am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/ginger-cat-and-dog-pastel-practice/2687/7 "2023-01-24T07:17:59Z")
These are practice pieces so I haven’t signed them. That’s a great idea to put notes on the back for future reference. ---
### Author: ![wren07](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@wren07](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/wren07) #### Post date: [January 24, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/ginger-cat-and-dog-pastel-practice/2687/8 "2023-01-24T17:20:50Z")
@Sooz AMAZING!!! they are boyh beautiful! Great job!