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Becken95 [2013-04-25 18:40:24 +0000 UTC]
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I'm usually focusing on what can be improved, so sorry if any of the following offends you, that's not my intention. I'll try to be as constructive as possible! e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s⦠" width="15" height="15" alt="" title=" (Smile)"/> It's also gonna be long, sorry.
First off, I thought I should mention that I'm really impressed by how you've managed to give a typical cartoon cat more realistic details! (Especially the fur, it looks great!) Most often when I find young artists who draw cats, they get stuck in a simplistic style and refuse to move on. Therefore I think it was refreshing to see this piece in an ocean of coloured, simplistic cats.
However, there's always something that can be improved. For this piece I think what I first noticed was your use of colours. Don't worry I'm not gonna bash you for drawing unnaturally coloured cats, the only thing I wanna say is that overall I see 4 colours who stand out a lot, (including 3 toned down colours) and they are all close to primary colours, which means that it looks a bit too flashy.
Usually it's better to stick with one or two colours that stand out, and maybe use a more natural colour with a coloured tint. I'm primarily thinking about the mouth, because it stands out more than it should in my opinion. What I usually do when I draw headshots is that I give the main focus the strongest colour, like for example the eyes, a necklace, etc.
However, I understand that this is your character and you might not wanna change it too much, but if you're willing to change anything I would recommend a shorter range of strong colours, and a larger focus on using colours for composition. (:
Moving on to the face... I think the face overall looks adorable (especially the nose, that's my favorite part), and I think you pulled off the "big shiny eye" pretty well, although it seems like you have placed the reflections pretty much at random. Much shine doesn't bother me, but it bothers me that there's a reflection on the left side of the eye, even though the fringe should be blocking out light coming from that direction. Otherwise, the eye looks fine.
The expression however, has a few problems. First off, the blush on top of the fur looks unnatural, because... well it's fur and fur doesn't blush. I know it can be difficult to create a "shocked and embarassed" look without a little blush, but adding blush to furry characters is usually looked down upon, simply because it's biologically impossible. The overall expression looks a bit stiff, I think it's mostly because of the mouth. It might be because of the colour, but I also think the mouth could be wider to give a bigger "gasp".
When it comes to technique, I like the way you've drawn the fur, but the ear ring is a bit of a "style clash" if I can call it that. This is just nitpicking, but when the rest of the picture is drawn with big and rough strokes, the sharp lines of the ear ring might look a bit out of place. Don't worry though, all in all I like the technique, I think it stands out, and you definitely have potential.
I guess that was all I had to say, I really hope this didn't offend you in any way! As I said you have a lot of potential, keep creating. (:
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CooI In reply to Becken95 [2013-04-26 14:14:09 +0000 UTC]
wow what a long critiguee! Thank you for taking your time to write this, I find it very helpful and I'll learn from it ^^
I'm not interesed in changing my fursona thought, he shows who I am, since even in real life I have this crazy colourful style XD
so thanks! ^^
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CooI In reply to Becken95 [2013-04-26 14:55:14 +0000 UTC]
mhm ^^
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GAKl In reply to CooI [2013-04-25 13:02:33 +0000 UTC]
I didnt say its bad at all, sorry if it seemed like it >u<;;
I kinda like it actually.
And dont worry, I also get offended very easily.
I just think there is room for improvement, that is all!
Hope you'll learn some stuff from what I posted c:>
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CooI In reply to GAKl [2013-04-25 19:00:51 +0000 UTC]
its ok c:
ah okay ^^ I'll learn ;D
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GAKl In reply to CooI [2013-04-25 19:27:43 +0000 UTC]
good c:>
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SnowieUnexplained [2013-04-27 05:18:32 +0000 UTC]
I never knew someone could be happy with an eye.. what did it do to mae you happy? xD
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CooI In reply to SnowieUnexplained [2013-04-27 10:29:51 +0000 UTC]
THE OTHER EYE IS UNDER HIS HAIR XD
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SnowieUnexplained In reply to CooI [2013-04-27 13:18:17 +0000 UTC]
Ohh I thought it brought you cookies or something..
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SnowieUnexplained In reply to CooI [2013-04-28 18:30:29 +0000 UTC]
Its a joke.. The eyeball brought you cookies and made you happy with it..... GEEET IIIT? XD
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Brlim [2013-04-26 16:01:25 +0000 UTC]
Nice
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CooI In reply to Brlim [2013-04-26 18:17:17 +0000 UTC]
thanks ;3
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Brlim In reply to CooI [2013-05-09 19:10:34 +0000 UTC]
No problem.
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dixiestickz [2013-04-25 20:02:59 +0000 UTC]
that nose eue
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CooI In reply to dixiestickz [2013-04-26 13:49:26 +0000 UTC]
I know x3 I think im changing his noseee
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dixiestickz In reply to CooI [2013-04-27 02:06:15 +0000 UTC]
lol ok xD
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AmaryIIis [2013-04-25 17:29:24 +0000 UTC]
Omg sΓ₯ cool och snygg! XD <3
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CooI In reply to AmaryIIis [2013-04-25 19:02:59 +0000 UTC]
heheh tack ;D <3
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XxXPuurpleCatXxX [2013-04-25 15:15:16 +0000 UTC]
omg the fur looks so kewl
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Valluwake [2013-04-25 13:35:36 +0000 UTC]
AMAZING <3
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CooI In reply to Valluwake [2013-04-25 16:57:16 +0000 UTC]
THAAANKS<3
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Valluwake In reply to CooI [2013-04-26 14:29:44 +0000 UTC]
np <3
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CooI In reply to NyanMaxxy [2013-04-25 16:57:11 +0000 UTC]
yee ;D thanks Max ^w^
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deadcrushed [2013-04-25 13:15:42 +0000 UTC]
such a cutie with kawaii eyes qAq<3
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CooI In reply to deadcrushed [2013-04-25 16:56:59 +0000 UTC]
ahh ;w; thank you Hel!!!<333
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Caicyo [2013-04-25 11:58:04 +0000 UTC]
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CooI In reply to Caicyo [2013-04-25 12:32:50 +0000 UTC]
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LilyHearts2 [2013-04-25 11:38:23 +0000 UTC]
I love is so realistic and overly cute
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CooI In reply to LilyHearts2 [2013-04-25 12:32:21 +0000 UTC]
yay ;w; thank you!! <3
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