Cat Portrait update

I have done a little bit more of my Bengal Cat graphite drawing today. As you can see I have started at the opposite end of the cat which is a bit odd! Basically this is because I normally start at the top left hand corner so when i'm drawing there's less chance of me making a hideous mess smudging with my hand. On this portrait I started with the eys and spread out from there, but have decided now to continue in my usual pattern from the top left corner and join the earlier drawing in the middle. Here's the portrait so far:

Bengal cat portrait

As I said before, I am working on two graphite pieces along with my current two coloured pencil commissions. Today I have been working on a Bengal cat that is 12" x 16" in graphite pencil. I can't remember when I started it, it was that long ago! When it is finished i'm going to submit it for my Pet Portrait Diploma. Here it is so far: