Realistic Cat and Shoe Drawing with Charcoal Pencil

The chiaroscuro technique, especially drawing in the style of Real and Hyper Real, has attracted a lot of attention from audiences and art lovers today.  It is possible to learn this beautiful technique with relatively simple tools at a moderate cost for anyone with a bit of drawing background.  The high contrast of the paintings due to the pencils and charcoal used in this technique is one of the special features of these types of paintings that doubles the beauty of the work.

In this training course, we went to a draw a kind of animal and chose a cute kitten sitting in an old shoe.  The reason for this choice, apart from the beauty of the model, is the potential of the model to teach animal hair and the texture of a leather shoe.

At the beginning of the video, we do the basic cat sketch tutorial together.  Then we put the sketching on the cardboard and start working from the eyes, then we draw the cat's nose and mouth, and then, while creating the cat's body volume, we also create the base of the cat's hair.  In this step, we will learn to use rough and soft brushes to create hair texture together.

After creating the background and completing the cat's body volume, we add the darkness, using Etude and Mono zero erasers, and then using the hard pencil, we complete the hair on the cat's head, face, and body.

After completing the kitten, we go to the model's shoe.  We apply the lining or background of the shoe's shades and slowly create the volume and darkness of the work.  Then, using an eraser, we create the leather shape and complete the textures by adding details.  Shoelaces also have their own unique texture, which will be taught in the videos.