Animal Weave

Posted Sep 15, 2008, 12:57:20 AM UTC

This is an assignment I did when I was in my AP art class last year. :) It was to take any animal we wanted, and make it look ferocious...but the catch was, we had to entwine it in weave-like wicker netting. It was originally a bobcat, but somehow looks more like a panther. Oh well. It's probably my favorite drawing I ever made. Feel free to comment on this.

Materials used: Graphite pencils, black markers, prismacolor pencils

Comments

Sola84
Sep 20, 2008, 8:00:30 AM UTC
I love the effect of the weaving on the cat, makes it look very surreal
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Minimaid
Sep 16, 2008, 11:37:49 AM UTC
This one is fun.. it gives a sort of straight-jacket effect. Very interesting concept!
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- German-Blood
  Sep 16, 2008, 5:42:34 PM UTC
  A straight-jacket effect? Hehe, kewl. I never thought of it that way. You're probably the first person to ever make that comparison.
  Thanks.
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  Minimaid
  Sep 16, 2008, 8:56:42 PM UTC
  Really? It came to me right away. I love it, though, I think it gives the piece a unique atmosphere, rather than just another picture of a pretty cat. (Not that I don't like pictures of cats...)
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pazazz
Sep 15, 2008, 10:21:53 AM UTC
Wow! I really love this piece. It must have taken quite a bit of planning to accomplish all the weaving correctly. I can really appreciate that. Nice use of larger and smaller strips and in particular the strips that are lose at the ears, makes it look like fur. Nice work, thanks for sharing it with us.
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- German-Blood
  Sep 16, 2008, 5:37:55 PM UTC
  It did. I spent an hour and a half just to sketch a preview in my sketchbook, since my teacher wanted to approve of what we were doing before he gave us the 15" X 20" paper. Hehe
  And thank you very much. I'm glad you like it.
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listersgirl
Sep 14, 2008, 9:53:54 PM UTC
I love it! Very surreal - The weaving makes a great contrast to what should be natural so there is a real animal savagery to it.
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- German-Blood
  Sep 16, 2008, 5:33:23 PM UTC
  Thank you very much for the positive feedback.
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