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Published: 2012-01-27 03:53:11 +0000 UTC; Views: 6624; Favourites: 239; Downloads: 340
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Up: New pic, with more detailled face and hands.A speed sketch showing my anthro OC Soledad is her best days ^^ Like a pin up :3 and she s purring ^^
And like a kitty, she loves caresses and compliments,and gives hugs ( or kisses, compliments ... etc ) in return ^^
The Canson paper is just awesome, I love it ...
Edit: Image updated, with better quality
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может быть, Я не знаю
ты говоришь по англичанин ? Я понимаю чуть-чуть русски, но я говорю лучше англичанин 
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Teasing that is^^ I'll have to practice more
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Thanks ^^
Yep, keep up the good work
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Because you do beautiful artwork too, but with your own way of work, your own style
Anyways, thanks
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heh i still like yours more though but anyway i'll keep getting better as i go.... i already have and i've only been drawing for two years but thanks
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You should
I draw since I m a child ^^
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and its amazing your work
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Okay, I must know- have you ever drawn a real puma? ...cuz this isn't what they look like.
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I see what you mean ^^ yep, I already did it. But I choiced to change somethings ( the ears particulary ). But when I colore her, she looks like more like a puma than only with a line art [link] ^^
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That...doesn't look like a puma either. It looks more like a house cat with a dog's face. (the weak chin makes it look dog-like)
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On this point, I m not agree. I ve a cat and he has too this kind of chin. And she is an anthro puma, not a true puma, then her body doesn' t look 100% of a puma, that s a choice.
She hasn' t a dog face, on my opinion ...
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I can understand exaggerating some features, but this doesn't look like a puma very much at all. The ears and tail are way too big and fluffy, and the body in general has too much extra fuzz on it to be considered puma-like. Also, the fat pads under the nose take up too much space on the face; it makes her look more like Cindy-Lou Who instead of a wild cat. She doesn't even have the same facial markings a puma would have. About the colored version- if you can show me photographic proof of a black puma with a white belly and a striped, snow leopard-like tail, I'll suspend my disbelief. But honestly, if you have to explain to your audience what species your anthro character is, you're doing something wrong. It's just bad character design. For future reference, here's what pumas really look like: [link] [link]
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Yes, you' re pretty right, but I never wished realise a face, like you find on, by example, ancient egyptian gods. About the body changes, it 's my choice. The ears are too big, yep, but like lot of anthro artists, I exagerate them because I think it makes her face more expressive. Same thing with her tail, because she found the original too short. She s not at all a canonical character, if you prefer.
About the pads, same thing, even I think it s the reallity. I saw lot of pictures about felines, and puma, and I think I m right. On this point, I think each personn has his own point of view.
About the colored version, in south america, the puma has a darker pattern than the north american one. More like a melted version of grey and bistre brown. It' s not black furr but the color I talked ( but it was one of my first arts, then I was a newbie with pencils ^^ ). Her belly furr looks fadded white, yep, but it' s hard to show it with pencils... Then, because I need a good contrats, I maked the brown darker and the with lighter ... But her tail is another choice: I wished to include an inca pattern on her body, and I choiced the tail. Her face markings are another choice, I keep the black lines, yep, but not at the same place.
I continues to say she is a puma, even not at 100%, but I never said I wish to realise a true puma ... If I must do it, I do a true puma, not an anthro one ... I understand you don' t agree with me, it' s your choice. But it' s my interpretation of this animal, nothing more. You can find cat colored like rainbows, by example, and they still cats ...
I will keep this desing, because it s my way of work, and I will not change it ( perhaps the fluffy furr, yep, sometimes, it' s a little big ... But it' s winter ^^ ). You show me "cougar", the north american version of the puma ^^ ( the south america version is more heavy and fluffy, with a darker furr ).
And as I said, she not a cannonical puma, just my interpretation ... because if you do the same remarks at each artists on DA, you will have lot of works ^^
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Ears don't make the face expressive- the eyes and mouth do. Ears have virtually nothing to do with facial expression. And the tail's definitely long enough; it's just way too fluffy, like a Persian cat's. Also, I'm pretty sure those other artists have a strong grasp of what their chosen animal actually looks like before they exaggerate things. I see no evidence of that here.
If she were actually shaped more like a real puma, color wouldn't matter. She could be neon green, yet people would still know she's a puma. But regardless of what color she is, based on her anatomy, I honestly have no clue what this animal is. It looks like a cat/monkey/raccoon mix- not a puma. Your audience should be able to tell what species your character is just by looking at the line art.
"because it's my way of work" So you're basically using the old "it's my style" excuse. Lame. Also, I looked up South American pumas and there's really not that much difference in fur color or texture.
Name five. Seriously. I would love to see any (successful) anthro artists who draw characters you can't tell the species of without the artist explaining it. If there really are as many as you say there are, shame on me for being an ignorant lout. But rest assured that I won't hesitate to give these people a piece of my mind regarding their poorly-researched character designs.
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You re wrong, the ears make the expression ... they follow the move of the eyebrows, by example, and show the general spirit of the characters, like you can have with a cat ...
And I said it s my choice to have this long tail ... I know you' re a great defensor of the respect of animal' s size, but it' s an anthro character, so where is the problem ? Fluffy ? sure, and so ? If you dislike it, it' s your opinion, that' s all ...
Probably, and anew, where is the problem ? It' s their choice ...
No evidence, that' s too your point of view ... We haven' t at all the same graphic style, and in your gallery, I can say the same things ... Not you haven' t bad works, just it' s not my kind ...
Monkey, racoon ? probably, I don' t know ... She is a mix between human and animal, she is not an animal on two legs ... They know, and they are agree with me, because each person has his opinion. They know what kind of specie she is, even they talk often about a big cat. You dislike how she like, I don' t care, It s too lot of anthro I dislikes, especially when they are to close to animals.
Not an excuse ... Yep, right, but she hasn' t the natural pattern ... more darker, I mean.
Oh, you can search ... But honestly, I think it' s not a problem ... They do beautiful arts, then where is the problem ... ?
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Alright, let me put it this way:
Basically what you're doing here is asking me and everyone else not to believe our own eyes. This has nothing to do with graphic style. You're presenting us with what you say is a puma but clearly isn't. You contend that just because it has one or two puma-like characteristics, that means it is one. That's like calling an elephant an anteater just because they both have a long nose. I mean, if you meant this creature to be something not of this earth, then it would be much easier to accept, but it's not. It's a puma, or at least you meant for it to be. So it's really just a case of mislabeling and/or poor character design. Honestly, I think you just drew this thing and pulled the "puma" name out of thin air without doing any research. Sorry if I've seemed extremely nit-picky for this entire conversation, but it just irks me as a character designer when people appear to have put very little thought into their characters. Plus I might be the only non-furry to comment on this, so maybe that's part of it.
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Yep, I understand what you mean ^^ ... and on certains points I agree with you( yep, she is fluffy, she a looong tail, but it' s a thing I like to draw ... If I erase it, then, it will not the same thing for me ... ).
But about your thoughts about the character design, I totaly disagree with you: I collected lot of informations, pictures, etc ... Same things with her background story. On my first conctps, she looked like a puma, but I disliked it because she looked "ugly" on my opinion, then I changed a little the proportions of the body, of the face. But she still a "puma", but an anthropomorphic puma ( not a girl with a head of a puma, but with some appareances of this animal ). And when I colored her with natural pattern, everybody calls her a puma ( I will do a sketch about, and I will show you, because it seem you don' t trust me ). I saw your gallery, and I can say I don' t have the same vision of the anthro character than you, that' s all ( and some of your arts are interessants, but not of my kind, sorry ^^" ). And I didn' t call her "puma" like this because I wanted to draw a puma before drawing her body ^^ I assume she hasn' t the body you want because for me, she s more both human and animal ( fifty/fifty ), like a guardian spirit, etc ... Then she needed to have another face than a true puma face, a little too rude for me. By example, I could gave her an human face with puma marking, and for me she could still a puma.
Sure, you re ... But I can' t blame you because I understand what you mean ^^ and as a corrections, I could say enormous thoughts, lol ^^ It's just I dislikes to be considered as ... "idiot" ( good traduction, on my opinion ^^ )
Oh, no, you' re not the only one ^^ furry fans are often good critics ( they always see the anatomy mistakes , lol ^^ ). And I m not really a furry artist because 90% of my work isn' t furry but fantastic and sc-fi ( but I don' t show it on DA, I do it as commissions ), and I m not a follower of furry fandom, but just for me, drawing anthros is another way of learning, and try my hand ^^
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It's not that I don't trust you; it's just that I had some major doubts that you did much research. I'd like to see the old concept art if you still have it, just to get an idea of why you thought it was "ugly".
Haha, yeah, that's kind of how I am- I love drawing sleek sci-fi stuff; fashions are particularly fun. I've always been interested with the concept of mixing species, too, probably due to a fascination with mythological creatures. But yeah, it's a way of learning for me, too. I'm thinking of drawing different griffins from around the world pretty soon (like a macaw/ocelot from South America). Should be an entertaining challenge.
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I will post then soon, I didn' t scan them ^^ but they are old works ( 2yago)...
By the way, I fixed her face [link] [link] [link]
Pretty right ^^ Lot of things to do ^^
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Yeah, the face looks a bit better now.
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Thanks so much
But I m sure you can
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Beautiful job, you did great with the anatomy and detail.<3
Yes, I do love canson paper! 
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Thanks so so so much :3
Yep it' s the best paper ^^
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For sure! I should definitely plan to get me some more of that..how much was yours?
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Hum ... I bought it a couple of months ago, but the price was 7€50.
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Ahhh okay! Thanks!
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You' re welcome 
When I was in Dublin, I found some of this paper in libraries ^^
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Ahhhh Dublin~
Lol really? I'll have to check! Hahah. c:
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Yep, I spent a semester in Erasmus in Dublin ^^ My hearth stayed in this beautiful city ^^
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Oh wow~! Where are you originally from? c:
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France, both versailles and britanny ^^
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