Catching Up - Cat Nap

I decided to paint a black a white cat portrait, found a great reference from Paint my Photo website and went to town. 

Here I am mapping out the composition with paynes gray.   Click on Pictures for a Better View. 


 


 

 Then I worked on my darker areas and in between layers, scratching to create the fur. 

Worked on my highlights and many layers of scratching to create the depth in the fur. 

 This is the finished painting all framed up.