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Charcoal & Ink9x12
"Cat Portrait" (2009)
$40.00 (USD)
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Comments: 23
btw, I do commissions. If you have any 
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pretty good... you should do more stuff like this.
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funny avatar
I may upload more soon 
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this cat is so perfect i looooooooveeeeeeee this piece
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I really like this one, soooo cute, and very realistic which I like!
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ridiculously realistic O.O how did you fair in your project for class?
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well i didn't do this one for class. i just did this in my free time
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OxO weird..i thought you said you did it fer a class...*glances up at past comments*
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no that was my House portrait. this one i just had to rush and draw so i could take it to a college portfolio review the next day
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No no, too good, stuff like this is not allowed.
To properly critique I think I'd need to see it in person. Looking at my screen, I'd say the following:
From a distance it is SO realistic, and it's a tribute to your skill that you can make it so realistic, but I'd like to hear your explanation or comment on realistic work. My own feeling is that rather than drawing something realistically, why not just photograph it? Why not put a dash or a puff or smear in places, to show that it's hand crafted? Not saying my view is right, just genuinely interested in a realist's take on it. Towards the top of the little guy's head I can start to tell it is not a photo, but that mix of realism and non-realism brings me away from the pic a bit, like I feel it should be all one or the other.
Contrast is top notch. You absolutely hit on where the lights and darks should be.
Now as I work my way through it I'm beginning to see that it's not really a realistic piece, the background and peripherals contain some impressionist sides to them, and I guess I really appreciate how my initial impression was 'This is a photograph' and how that has changed now.
Positioning and pose are good, I like how his right ear escapes the top of the page and right paw is stretched just a little longer than the left.
My only suggestions are that the top of his head and his nose seem a little too blended, too smooth. Rough them up a little and either smooth out or clarify the space in front of him and you've got yourself a perfect work.
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This was actually a portrait project for my painting class. But thank you for the critique, it's very much appreciated.
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very realistic lookin, it is very well done. I'm awe struck.
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