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Published: 2006-04-03 14:01:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 17380; Favourites: 1207; Downloads: 1476
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Snow leopard20" x 25" / 50 x 65 cm
Chalk pastels
25 hours
This drawing was quite a challenge. Partly because of the format - it's the biggest I've ever drawn before - and partly because I gave myself a deadline of only a week as I didn't want to go back to spending months on a piece, I ltend to lose interest in it after a while when I do that - but mainly because I haven't actually drawn or painted at all in over a year. This is also the first big cat I've tried my hands on, AND my third pastel ever - my first with chalk pastels! All in all, I'm very happy about the outcome.
It's no masterpiece but it's probably the best drawing I've ever done. I'll most likely update this deviation once I get a better photo of it.(HEY! Can you find my signature? It's 'hidden' somewhere in the painting)
Wonderful reference by Crias at wetcanvas.com, her website can be found here: [link]
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Comments: 301
It looks so realistic! Snow leopards are awesome, you've done this very well
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Absolutely Fantastic! This is my favorite piece so far!!
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AssΓ₯, jag trodde ju fΓΆrst att det var ett foto eller nΓ₯t.
Heltokigt vad snygg bild det Γ€r!
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Found it, top right, lol.
Lovely drawing, colour and balance is just right. The cat is beautiful and the rock on the left is so full of texture. Well done.
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ooooh snow leopards are amazing, and this definitely does them justice.
i love the crispness of the eyes and mouth next to the softly rendered fur.
what kind of paper is this on?
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I used velour paper, you know, the almost fabric-like surface? It's awesome to work on, especially when you work large like this.
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wow very cool, would not have guessed that. thanks.
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I hope you realize that you are truly great at this. Your work is amazing!
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Really really great work! Looks like a photo at first sight, still can't believe this is done in pastels *jaws still dropped*
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Wow ! So much details and realism... it's amazing !
The signature... well, I see letters on the stone, on the top right hand corner, but I can't reading what is written ^^"
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Very realistic. Even without color there is so much attitude to him. And he looks soooooo soft like my little tiger 
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beautiful work though! you continue to amaze me!
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You certianly hurt my pride in this one. Good work through and through, and I'm completely floored by the fact that it's only your third attempt at the medium..
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wow, amazing work!!! Great detail and just .... great!
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I thought that was a photo when I saw the thumbnail. Truly remarkable!
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Its gorgeous! all I could say that would have been amazing to see would be a lil more green in the eyes.. but that'd be like a suppper picky thing to say 
Definitely a 
'n lol! I went to the link of the artist that you reffed the photo from to find in her recent shoots my dads Chihuahua at a dogshow.. haha.. small world
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The actual drawing does have more colourful eyes, actually. ;D
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ah
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That is amazing, and i cant believe you did it in such a short amount of time. So unbelievably real too
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Bullshit! This is a photo!!!!
xD~
Man, this draw its REALLY amazing! You deserve this: Congratulations.. I'm chocked.
\o/\o/\o/
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This is PERFECT! I can't believe it's a drawing!
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This is just amazing work! You are very talented!
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I found your sig! 
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Oh my gosh, this is absolutely beautiful. My eyes kind of widened when I saw it. xD I can't believe it was only your third time using pastels.. You are amazing! This looks just like a photograph. I love the eyes and the detail in the rocks... I would lose interest in that so fast.
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man I thought it was a photograph when I saw the thumbnail 
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Holycow, i must say this is SIMPLY AMAZING! very excellent job with details! It's done with pastels, OMIGOSH!!! This is a briiliant animal illustration, awesome job on this!
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yikes!
you absolutely RULE when it comes to chalks and pastels!!
gorgeous!!
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Absolutely incredible. I first thought this might be a photograph, but taking a closer look, I can now see it is a drawing indeed. Simply WOW. 
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Amazing work 
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DUDE. I mean thats...OMG. I thought it was a photo. Wow. Just wow.
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Awwww, jag Γ€lskar snΓΆleoparder!
Riktigt, riktigt jΓ€vla fint gjort
SΓ₯g signaturen! (ΓΆvre hΓΆgra hΓΆrnet, pΓ₯ stenarna)
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I really like this one too. I've never been able to color snow leopards correctly. It looks very real and proportionate, like the wolf one and all of your other drawings.
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wow!thats amazing. just out of curiosity how long have you been drawing for?
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For as long as I can remember
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