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EDIT: I fixed a few things
 Download for the fluff and furs (lots of little hairs make me go NUTS, which is why I rarely do realism XD) I've been working on this for a while now, and it's really been getting on my nerves XD I decided I would let it be, and call it finished.  A couple things people might notice:: The fur on the chin blends in a bit, but that's because in the picture my mother asked for the highlighting was so high, her muzzle was incredibly bright in the first place. I tried to do a bit of shadowing, but it didn't fit in at all =/ (kind of made things look a bit sloppy) The background is so half assed it's not funny XD I was more worried about making the subject (Bella) look more noticeable and detailed, so please excuse the very sloppy background. The fur may looked a mussed, but in reality cat fur can get quite confusing to paint for a n00b like me, but I tried. She is NOT half gray and half black and white, that's the way I shaded (I know it looks bleh) Yes, I know she kind of looks like Mittens (from bolt) but this is what she looks like in real life people lol (I used an actual photo as reference. Mind you it was slightly blurry, and an actual photo *not one off a digital camera* but it worked well enough) BLAH, sloppy backgrounds make me wanna vomit  (I seriously hate the BG, but I am so lazy with them)That and her nose bugs me, but just could NOT get it right... maybe one day I'll fix it, when I have more patience, and my eyes are burning from their sockets from overexposure to little teeny-tiny little kitty hairs. I think my favorite part has to be her eyes. I think I did pretty well with them  Anyway, enjoy. It's not much, and it's only me second OFFICIAL try at realism, but I think it's a bit better than my last try:: [link] XD So yeah, this is Bella; a gift/request for my mother (BTW, she liked it Yay!) Be nice with your crits please.... I'm a n00b with realism. Send me HELPFUL hints, not just saying this sucks. Don't steal, use, copy, claim, or redistribute this drawing in any way without the exclusive permission of the original artist. (me) Thanks   Comments
 Aww, this is so sweet! I really like the peacefulness of this. The colors are mellowed out and not too bright. It's really relaxing to the eyes!
 oh, so cute!!
-- NEW ACCOUNT! PLease Rewatch me there! I'm now ~TheFighting-Fox MY COMIC WILL CONTINUE ON THIS ACCOUNT ~TheRedemptionComic  yep look like your icon
-- suck My Popsicle  well it looks great. try not to critique too hard on yourself.
--  ♥Larry♥ Wow, I thought it was a photo until I read the description. o.0 I used to draw nearly photo-realistic pics before, but it really started getting on my nerves, so I started to practice a bit less realistic style. It was more difficult than I thought, I was so used to draw every single hair separately. x3
-- Tiden är till för den stunden som är Och kunde vi spara, vad gjorde vi här?  Wow, it looks wonderful
-- MOVED  That's intense. I never really knew you had that kind of stuff in you ./-\. It really does look realistic. Of course it has style to it, but everything does. I really love this piece. I can only imagine how painful it was to do, but it paid off!
The only thing I would comment on is the fur in the ears. The longer strands shouldn't be that perfectly curved and all in the same direction. Kind of fray them out. Not too dramatically, but give it some sort of randomness. Other than that, phenominal work on the softness. I honestly want to run up and pet it >_< -- "Every day is a gift, not a given." Inspiration can come to when you most need it...or perhaps when those dearest to you need it.  Wow, this turned out truly amazing! Especially that detail to the fur
 Love how catching the eyes are ^^-- ♫=♥ "It's only a matter of time before we all burn..." Silver Hallow Stables i love this.
how did you put a watermark on your artwork? i must sound stupid asking this lol. it just never works right when i try to do it -- ♥Larry♥ |
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The fur looks so soft, I just want to reach in a touch it. I can even see the whiskers, both on the nose and brows. You added so much detail into the cat, like the ears and ear fur.
As to critique this beautiful kitten. I'd say to add more shades of green in the eyes but keep the the shines, those are perfect. Also, add more lines in the shading to make it more realistic like fur.
I can't stop saying how beautiful it is ever now that I see it up close. But I need to end this critique sooo, THIS IS AWESOME
As I can tell and apparently evident from the final product of this deviation, Sterling has been studying feline anatomy and expression. The portraiture of a cat seen here is a masterful example of her toils and practices, depicting a face of pure domesticated ingenuity and covert emotion.
When it comes to technical skill in its own, the portrait displays a myriad of devices to enhance depth, aesthetic beauty, and focus. For example, the illumination and source of which coincide skillfully with one another, both creating a further realistic effect and depicting the virtual distance of different portions of the cat and background. This also brings these portions into a single entity, giving focus to the now-contrasting blacks and slight elements of color. Aside from the uninhabited usage of the background, there are two dominant colors in this piece: olive and salmon. The two don't go very well when it comes to cooking, but in this composition, they melt harmoniously with one another, crafting further into the element of character.
The entire aspect of the general head is stellar; the creation of the individual features, the ratios, anatomy, and immensely so for the eyes: all absolutely terrific portrayals. However, as the technique for the body goes, there is room to nudge towards improvement on the scale of quality. Fur seems, in all, a singular entity blending into that of the background inversely through the rest of the body. I would suggest, next time, adding deeper accents, further drags of two-pixel lines of fur, and simply a touch less uniformity. Although an immense amount of detail was put into the contrast between the white and the black, the blending technique used seems too consistent, yet against the natural feel of fur. Again, I suggest longer strokes of either the smudge brush or a brighter/darker two-pixel dashing of the screen/multiply layers, pending on the method used.
I definitely feel something from this portraiture, and it could be a wide array of things, but it is truly a step in the right direction to absolute perfection. The only real suggestion would be practice with faith in your ability, but with open mind. As a request, I would like to see this evident details portraying realism in future character presentations.
This truly is a marvel, one of hopefully many more to come.
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