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creamyjam [2018-05-09 02:43:24 +0000 UTC]

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The anatomy is not that bad, there are just minor things that can be fixed by flipping your canvas back and forth to see what looks wrong. The cat being attacked looks a bit long, the reasoning behind that is I'm assuming she's supposed to be somewhat twisted as her front portion is positioned in such a way that makes it like like when she was standing to be in a position facing forward. If this was your intention for the motion, I would also like to say that her forepaw to my right is far too twisted to be comfortable. That position would be correct if she were running beforehand or standing profile (the paw would be a bit too twisted then too, but not as bad if she were forward facing). The background hindleg is too short on her as well comparing to the other three legs. The attacker is fairly well done, my only complaints on her anatomy is her hindlegs are too short (both of them), best way to fix this is to compare leg lengths. If you compared her foreleg it would be waaaaaay longer than the hindleg. The background foreleg is also twisted in a very unnatural way, the proper way to do that paw as it looks from her foreground forepaw as if she intended to grab the other cat. We would be seeing the pads of her paw and it be likely lifted a bit above to line up with the victim's cheek or right below it at the neck. Back on topic of leg length, I would also shorten the forelegs a bit as well as elongating her hindlegs. The length of the background foreleg is about the length I would expect for the foreground foreleg. Other than these few things your anatomy is great and nothing a few comparing of sizes and flipping the canvas can't help you fix! One last thing on about the cats is just a little tidbit about cat fur, if you want a dilute calico you should have cream instead of orange, while if you want a non-dilute calico you should have the grey be black. This is minor and only counts if you want to be fairly realistic in your designs.

On the shading of the cats, its too dark, while it can be expected for the darkest points of shading, like say right under the chin. And the uneven shading of fur, if you're going to shade fur like that, generally brushes and softer more blending tools are better to make it look more natural as well as being defined. And you should be shading this way everywhere where the fur is thickest; the belly, the neck, the tail, and the cheeks. Generally the back will not have fur shading like this simply because it is fairly flat and not really defined in spikes like how the neck fur is on a long hair. The shading on the attacker's paws shouldn't have such dark shading like that, it makes it appear as if she has no flesh there. And it should be lower to connect with the toes, not on the toes, but to connect to them. It's fade is also not as clean as I'm assuming you would like it to be, to make it cleaner the best way I can suggest is lowering the "opacity" on the eraser and making it as soft as possible or increase the "min size". The other portion of shading just comes from practice and painting still lifes or watching speedpaints. All are good options to help you with your shading and placement! Your light source is nearly perfect, my only problem is the shafts of light may be too angled for the time of day you are going for.

Unfortunately, while your light source is great on your cats, not so much on your scenery. The way you have it angled, the shadow of the trees should be falling at the same angle as the light shafts. The shading of the cats bodies isn't as defined as it should be, I'm assuming this is midday or late afternoon, the shadows should be well defined if a bit muddled. Of course shadows are also darker at their sources, so where the shadows merge will be a dark spot, about as dark as the shading on the grass from the tree.

Focus on the characters is not as strong as it could be, the background trees and grass are detailed which is good, but it draws the viewers eyes to it, especially the one tree right behind the attackers head. You do have her head right in the focal point where a viewer will first look, but I'm assuming you wanted your main focus to be the attack and not just her face. I would move it so the attackers paws and the shoulder of the victim are in the center focal point rather than her head. I only read a slight bit of your description and from that it seems that is what you wanted your viewers to notice first. A way to handle the keeping a detailed bg whilst not drawing attention away, is to lessen the severity of shading and slowly allow the colors to fade into the back drop. As this is meant to be in the forest, you should add more trees that are varying shades of dark green starting with the tree right behind the attackers head, until you reach the set of trees right behind the two branch one, where you can start fading that dark green into a lighter green. You should also add more trees of varying sizes and thickness in each layer. The sky should be barely visible, and through this method you also create the illusion of forest density and depth. Another thing to do to help focus is put another bush on the right side of the canvas in the foreground to somewhat mirror the other one. It helps center everything and gently steer the viewers eyes to what is important. The lack of much helping the focus be directed is what lowered your impact score, while it is impactful, not as much as it could have been.

Just a little extra thing that would be fun to add if you wanted to try it out is a little bit of blur on both cats hindquarters to add to the illusion of motion as well as drive more focus to where you want it.

Otherwise this is a wonderful piece and I really do like it! The shade of light and the subtlety of it instead of being so jarring is absolutely stunning! The shading of the bark is extremely well done as well, the amount of detail in getting the exact weaving and winding shapes of bark takes a lot of effort and skill! The shading on the bush is also a personal favorite, I love softer shading which isn't so realistic on plants, but it still looks real. The lineart as well is super clean! Having such clean lineart is hard to manage especially if you aren't using something to steady your pen or hand.

Overall well done i hope to see more from you!

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CoraVixtah [2018-05-08 23:50:32 +0000 UTC]

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I personally love this art! The fur texture is amazing and looks so floofy!!! But I think the trees darker parts, like the lines, would probably look better if the were a little darker. The grass would a lot better if you drew them in different directions because it would look a lot more natural. I also think you could make the shading underneath the trees and the cats darker, so you get the sense that they belong.

Hope this helped!!!
That's all! :3

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goosened [2018-05-08 23:22:30 +0000 UTC]

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This is super good and pretty! I love the colors, and the way you blended the background with the characters. They really fit in!
Something that immediately sticks out to me is the grass in the background. While it's not bad, and you have a sure way of doing it, it seems patchy and kind of bland. When looking at refs of a forest (or going into a forest itself) you'll notice that the ground is mostly dirt with scattered clumps of grass, rocks, sticks, and bushes. It depends on what forest you're looking at and where, for sure, but most forests tend to be more diverse, which is something you might want to look out for in the future!
In addition, (while this sometimes works, and it may have been intentional on your part), the background cuts off into sky. Again, looking at references of forests, you'll notice that they tend to go on for a while, or they would end and have fading land beyond. In the future, looking at that might help the image gain more depth. Still, though, none of this takes away from the final product. This is really pretty and I love your style of shading and how you pick the colors because every time you shade the piece really comes together. I really look forward to seeing more pieces like this!! Keep it up, pal!

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KatKayZ [2018-05-08 23:08:03 +0000 UTC]

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For the most part this is really good! The anatomy isn't messed up and the shading and colors are really good together! One complaint that I have though is maybe a little less detail in the fur? For example the cat on the left's tail is a little off place compared to the rest of the cat. If you were to do more detail with that maybe make it blend in more. And one last thing i noticed, for the most part this is great but on some of the hind paws it looks a little off but besides that its great!

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renhob27 [2018-05-18 12:48:28 +0000 UTC]

Very cool character! I like it! I'm love both of them. Which one is the mother and the daughter?

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Rhedkiex [2018-05-15 23:24:18 +0000 UTC]

=^]

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ghostfalls137 [2018-05-09 00:17:25 +0000 UTC]

the shading is rlly good and WOW ur bgs have improved so much!!!

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Starry-Niqht [2018-05-08 23:32:53 +0000 UTC]

AAaaAAa this looks so good!!!! I love how you draw scenes so much oh my gosh! Auburn and Kestrel look awesome you captured the moment really well! I love this!!!!!

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SpiritFoxAnimates2 [2018-05-08 23:25:43 +0000 UTC]

Want to do a art trade?

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goosened [2018-05-08 23:13:40 +0000 UTC]

This is so nice hgiurhgweiughewu I really wanna see more scenes from you because they're always so nice and atmospheric! 

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