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Crowsmos — Cat Mixer: Longhair Edition! (Discontinued!)

Published: 2018-08-03 21:16:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 4341; Favourites: 119; Downloads: 0
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Hey folks!

I've decided to take down the downloads for this file and its counterpart. It's been a long run with these, and I'm so grateful for all the support they got! I don't feel great asking for money for something so old anymore, but I want to honor the previous purchases, so they will no longer be available. I might try to create a remake somewhere down the line, but I don't have anything planned at the moment.


Thank you!



Shorthair Version Here!



IMPORTANT! READ THIS!
AS FAR AS I AM AWARE THIS VERSION IS BROKEN.
It’s been consistently reported that the tabby and tortie layers do not work. I have a version that does, but DeviantArt won’t let me upload the file, as it’s too large and I don’t have Core anymore. 


IF YOU ALREADY PURCHASED THE BROKEN VERSION:
FIRST, I am so sorry for the previously misleading description. It was negligent of me not to solve the issue immediately. SEND ME A NOTE and I’ll get you the working version via Google Drive or Dropbox. 


I am not shutting down downloads, so please purchase at your own caution knowing this issue has not been fixed and I may not always be around to offer the fixed download.






DISCLAIMER: I AM IN NO WAY A TRAINED EXPERT ON THIS SUBJECT. I AM SELF-TAUGHT. THERE MAY BE PLACES WHERE MY INFORMATION IS NOT ACCURATE! IF YOU THINK SOMETHING IS WRONG, PLEASE TELL ME. 


Intro

Say hello to the first expansion of the Cat Mixer-- Longhair Edition!
Consider this a second version of Shorthair. You can have one, the other, or both-- all future expansions will be split to include one layer set for shorthair and one set for longhair. Hope you enjoy!

Please read the following carefully so you can know if this is for you!


Contents

Upon purchase you will receive a .psd file containing 70 layers to turn on and off to create a custom cat. There are almost 500,000 different possible combinations. This creator includes basic coat genetics; base color, dilution, tabby, tortoiseshell, white, eye color, and albinism. There is a guide below to create a genetically sound cat as the creator won’t stop you from making mistakes: I recommend you save it to a text file for quick reference.


Requirements

You will need an art program that supports:
- Layers and layer groups
- Blending modes (Specifically, screen— google this if you’re unsure)
- 70+ layers
- Layer masks (Google if unsure)

The cat mixer has been confirmed to work on the following programs:

- Procreate for iPad (created in this app)
- Krita
- Photoshop
- FireAlpaca
- Medibang Paint Pro
- Clip Studio Paint

If your program is not on this list and you find that it works, leave a comment so I can add it!


Terms of Service

- Do not take credit for my artwork.
- Do not redistribute the .psd file for ANY reason without my explicit permission.
- Do not attempt to profit off of my artwork, via adopts or otherwise. Free adopts are fine as long as you provide a link to this source.
- If you want to share a design you’ve made with this online, you’re welcome to, but please link back to here.


Guide

Please only choose one option for each group. Choosing more than one will result in demons and very large bats flying out of your computer.

Eumelanin:
This is the ‘black’ color of the cat and its variants. Cinnamon is very rare, while chocolate is uncommon. 

Phaomelanin:
This is the ‘red’ color of the cat. You’ll notice there are only tabby options because red cats cannot be solid-colored. You can also activate the layer mask linked to any of the options to make your cat a tortoiseshell, or calico. When tortoiseshell is on, the eumelanin option you chose will show through.

Dilute:
This modifies the existing colors to make them lighter. A black dilute is grey, a chocolate dilute is lilac, a cinnamon dilute is fawn, and a red dilute is cream. This will work on tortoiseshells. The caramel dilute, or double dilute, is very rare, creating a caramel look to a diluted cat. 

Tabby:
This affects eumelanin only. There are four types of tabby: mackerel, classic, spotted, and ticked. Ticked has two versions: banded, where stripes show through on the legs and tail, and agouti, where the cat has no stripes except on the face. This will work on tortoiseshells, creating a torbie, or tabico. Don’t use this on plain red tabbies, as they already have stripes.

White spotting:
Also known as piebald, patched, or bicolor, this adds white in varying levels to the cat. It’s pretty self-explanatory. White always covers everything below it.

Eyes:
Certain color cats can only have certain eye colors, but it’s lengthy to explain in words. I suggest referring to this chart.
cedarseed.com/portfolio/housec…
Blue eyes and odd-colored eyes only occur when white spotting covers the eyes. In odd eyes, one eye is always blue. Cats with white over the eyes can still have any color eyes, not just blue.

Full white:
Dominant white is a gene that makes the entire cat white. The cat can have orange eyes, blue eyes, or one of each.
Albinism is extremely rare. Blue-eyed albinos are rare enough, but a red-eyed albino is extraordinarily unusual.

Lines:
Leave these alone. Big bats, remember?



(c) Crowsmos

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Comments: 36

Chirikatsu [2023-07-10 06:53:20 +0000 UTC]

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TuffCatIsRoyalty [2021-12-11 15:11:27 +0000 UTC]

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MeowDrawerGirl [2021-03-05 16:10:34 +0000 UTC]

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Crowsmos In reply to MeowDrawerGirl [2021-03-19 20:00:48 +0000 UTC]

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verticalLimbo [2020-08-16 00:35:03 +0000 UTC]

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Crowsmos In reply to verticalLimbo [2020-08-18 20:34:24 +0000 UTC]

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thesimplegallifreyan [2019-04-15 06:45:51 +0000 UTC]

Broke down and purchased points for this base as well! Really having a blast messing around with it!

The only wonky this is the tabby layers, that has been mentioned before. Other than that, having no issues with it on MediBang! 

Thank you for all of the great work!

(Is this version supposed to have the tortie layers? Or is that just for shorthair?)

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Crowsmos In reply to thesimplegallifreyan [2019-04-15 21:31:41 +0000 UTC]

Can you describe the tabby issue more in-depth? I’ll check the file to see where the tortie went off to...

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thesimplegallifreyan In reply to Crowsmos [2019-04-15 23:34:41 +0000 UTC]

I’ll send you a screenshot! All of the Tabby layers lighten the base Color with a shade of brown and put a ring around the eyes. 

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quinnyquailegg [2018-12-25 00:35:12 +0000 UTC]

this works with medibang paint pro! it's essentially firealpaca but more streamline and dark

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Crowsmos In reply to quinnyquailegg [2018-12-31 01:49:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the info!

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BlackestQueen [2018-11-28 18:44:37 +0000 UTC]

Do you think you could make an extra somewhere in the future where one could color the tabby patterns? Like, only the striping/spotting recolored into whatever color the user wants? I'd find it really helpful as I'd love to mix around and sometimes don't want lighter underbellies etc! otherwise, this is really great!!

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Crowsmos In reply to BlackestQueen [2018-11-29 00:00:57 +0000 UTC]

Hmm... it’d be difficult, due to the way the layers are structured. Have you tried just changing the colors of the base layers? If your problem was with the underbellies, you could probably darken the stripe layer a bit too.
Hope that helps <3

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Cobaltopia [2018-10-26 05:03:57 +0000 UTC]

Hi just wanted to let you know that this works in Autodesk Sketchbook, but the tortie and tabby layers are broken because the program doesn't support masking. I found a workaround though, which I'll post here for reference: all you have to do is open the file in a program that DOES support masking and apply the tabby and tortie masks, save, then reopen in the program that doesn't support masking. It doesn't affect the look of the layers at all, and it makes them work. I can only guarantee this will work with Photoshop and Sketchbook though, as they're the only art programs I have at the moment, but I hope this helps.

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Crowsmos In reply to Cobaltopia [2018-11-01 15:09:05 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! That’s very helpful : ) 

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Cobaltopia In reply to Crowsmos [2018-11-01 18:38:15 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome, I'm glad ^^

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PURPURC4T [2018-10-14 14:40:30 +0000 UTC]

Hello, I purchased this and

1. The tabby options do not work, they simply make the cat a lighter color and give them a lighter color around the eyes.
2. I can't find the tortoiseshell/calico folder anywhere, so I can't make a tortoiseshell or calico cat.


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Crowsmos In reply to PURPURC4T [2018-10-14 18:28:59 +0000 UTC]

Sorry to hear that! What program are you using?

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PURPURC4T In reply to Crowsmos [2018-10-14 18:38:20 +0000 UTC]

I use FireAlpaca

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Crowsmos In reply to PURPURC4T [2018-10-14 23:41:39 +0000 UTC]

Can you send me images of the broken layers? So I can see what they look like

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PURPURC4T In reply to Crowsmos [2018-10-15 10:38:09 +0000 UTC]

I've sent you a note with them inside

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LightArtsy [2018-10-10 23:16:15 +0000 UTC]

How do you import this into Procreate on Ipad?

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Crowsmos In reply to LightArtsy [2018-10-11 02:53:16 +0000 UTC]

Does it download as a .psd or a .zip?

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LightArtsy In reply to Crowsmos [2018-10-12 17:42:17 +0000 UTC]

.zip I believe

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Crowsmos In reply to LightArtsy [2018-10-12 18:50:33 +0000 UTC]

There’s an app you can download— I believe it’s called ZipArchiver— that will open it and get the .psd for you. From there you can import it into procreate. 

If that doesn’t work, let me know and I’ll send you the .psd through stash instead. 

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LightArtsy In reply to Crowsmos [2018-10-13 19:36:48 +0000 UTC]

For some reason, it says I need the passoword to unzip it. Can i just get the .psd files through stash? Thank you!

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Crowsmos In reply to LightArtsy [2018-10-14 02:05:34 +0000 UTC]

Sure! Sent

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luka-finn [2018-09-10 22:26:02 +0000 UTC]

How much will the next edition be? I want to see if I can afford this one and the next one

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Crowsmos In reply to luka-finn [2018-09-11 15:56:14 +0000 UTC]

Still deciding, but probably 50-200 points depending on how much it ends up having. 

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luka-finn [2018-09-10 01:18:10 +0000 UTC]

Gosh, I need this so bad. But I'm down 300 points...
Also, do you have colorpoint as an option for these yet?

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Crowsmos In reply to luka-finn [2018-09-10 14:03:27 +0000 UTC]

No, but it’s coming with the next expansion! (Don’t worry, the next one won’t cost as much and you can add it to shorthair and longhair : ) )

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SaltySeaMonster [2018-08-05 01:56:20 +0000 UTC]

*sweats and looks at my money stash* but i need to save for a phone--- 
w h y

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Crowsmos In reply to SaltySeaMonster [2018-08-05 15:57:30 +0000 UTC]

so sorry, so sorry

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SaltySeaMonster In reply to Crowsmos [2018-08-06 03:17:09 +0000 UTC]

I'll get it one day >:0

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Crowsmos In reply to SaltySeaMonster [2018-08-06 14:24:01 +0000 UTC]

yeah that’s the spirit!! XD

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SaltySeaMonster In reply to Crowsmos [2018-08-08 21:33:57 +0000 UTC]

Lol

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