Baby Puss

This is a sketch of an elusive African wild cat (Felis Lybica) as it glances back before pouncing on a dung beetle

It has been sketched using the medium of PASTEL on PASTEL MATT board whilst using a beautiful reference photgraph taken by wildlife photographer Hamman Prinsloo.

The length of the animal is approximately 28 inches (70 cm), excluding the 15.7 inch (40 cm) tail; the shoulder height averages 9 inches (23 cm) and the cat weighs about 7.7 lbs (3.5 kg).

The African wildcat is a solitary nocturnal hunter that preys mainly on birds, small mammals and beetles.

The sequence of images below shows how the image was sketched

I've lightly sketched in the African wildcat glancing back, as a rough guide

I've started on the background with a lot still to do before moving onto the green eyes

Her face and whiskers are done as I work down her front leg and up her back leg

Working at my main easel as I continue to add fur to her body

That's the cat completed, I've added a dung beetle and darkened the background

This is the completed scanned image. You can get a signed limited edition print here >