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Published: 2016-04-27 22:35:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 649; Favourites: 110; Downloads: 7
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Hi! I'm uploading this quick study mostly as an apology; I haven't uploaded anything in nearly a month and I'm very sorry for it. School has been crunching down on me this week; I've had some of the busiest weeks of my life in terms of homework. Speaking of which, I need to go do homework now.As soon as summer starts I plan on going into a full-on art study mode. In the meantime though, I've got to keep my head in my school work. I love my school, but I'm also looking forward to being free from all this work.
Anyway, sorry, and thank you for being patient. Also the anatomy is rather messed up here, so I apologize for that too.
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Time: ~3 hours
Reference: fav.me/d7yvqvq by
Made with Photoshop CS5
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I don't know how you approach exercises like this, which are based on reference, so I'll take a stab and say that it appears the main concern is blocking in the color and rendering. I say that because the design of the ref photo is very strongly based on basic shapes that don't show nearly as strongly here.
Shapes are important if you're attempting to reproduce the original, so I would study the photo for it's design, before zooming in on kitty. Perhaps turn it upside down and/or flip it side-to-side to get a clear idea of how it works. That would help, generally, in getting the forms in proper perspective.
One thing you should think about is how to increase chroma/intensity/saturation in the shade while keeping the illusion of depth. Often when painting the shade side the tendency is to go dark without saturating, which creates a dull, flat area. The idea is to pick a dark shade that is intense, to create darkness with depth - but when the choice is a shade that is too light, the shade "pops" out to compete with the light side, ruining the illusion of darkness with depth. There is some of that on kitty's face, between the face and the cushion, and between the cushion and the wood. These areas could go darker with more saturation, relative to the light areas.
"Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur,"
"happy kitty, sleepy kitty - purr, purr, purr."
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Thank you so much for this; I agree with you entirely. I was flipping the canvas as I sketched and painted, but as usual I still failed to capture the shapes very accurately. That's something I should commit myself to learning.
I also see what you're saying with the chroma and shades. That's something I was struggling with especially in this. I think I see how I could have improved it now. Thank you again for the comment; this summer I plan to throw myself into the thick of art studying and I'll be keeping your tips in mind for sure.
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Any time. In fact, I didn't remember my own decision to keep my comments to myself until you've had a chance to focus your efforts, as you plan to do this summer. But what's done is done, so I hope it will be helpful. I do a lot of things I could correct, but don't, because I'm more concerned with nailing something specific - so I don't what to bug you. At the same time, I do benefit from reminders. So, it's in that spirit that I offer the crit - a nudge, a reminder. 
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Gorgeous! I love it :)
It's so nice soft and flowing!
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Nice! There is a certain tone of softness, yet somehow, it is also sharp.
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Thanks! I was trying to manage the two; I'm glad it worked. ^^
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This is so pretty! I love how soft everything looks.
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Most of the blurriness here is from an action in Photoshop (I cheated), though I did intentionally try to keep most of the detail around the face to hold the interest there.
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but the colors too omg aAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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