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Published: 2012-10-10 08:38:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 19256; Favourites: 1282; Downloads: 0
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Taking a moment from her gathering, Spottedleaf looks up to the churning sky and wonders what omens will befall her clan.I've been wanting to do a picture of Spottedleaf for some time now, and tonight I was in the mood for some interesting fur...so it was perfect timing. This started off with the intention of only being a sketch...buuuut I kind of went over the deep end lol; I'm very happy though.Β Now before anyone complains...tortoiseshells by North American definition generally have NO white on them (those are calicos), so because of that bias this is how she's always been in my mind.
She's also got a few stems of Catmint in her mouth, if your wondering.
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Drawn and coloured in photshop with a tablet.
Ref'd off a few photos of maine coons, mostly this one: image.shutterstock.com/displayβ¦
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Maine Coons are so much fun to draw! That's cool! I know a lot about cat breeds because I used to study them in my spare time when in high school
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the eyes... THERE SO REAL! and the fur and well everything but MAINLY THE EYES!!!
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This is so pretty! I wish I could draw cats as well as you...I will definitely start doing some photoshop things soon. Keep up the awesom work!
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Thanks! It takes some experimenting, but once you get a tablet and play around with the brushes...it becomes quite fun. 
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That.Is.Simply.AMAZING. I have honestly never seen a better tortie drawn in my life. I'm definatly gonna add this to my favorites.
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This is great! You drew the cat so well, and I also like the coat colors!
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Ohmygod *o* That anatomy is so perfect ;u; I hope one day I can draw as good as you
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It's SO amazing that I have to forget other words
AmazingAmazingAmazingAmazingAmazingAmazingAmazingAmazingAmazingAmazingAmazingAmazingAmazing
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O MAH GOSH O MAH GASH O MAH GOSH O MAH GOSH OH MA GOSH THIS IS SO TOTALLY FLIPPEN AMAZING MAN OR WOMAN! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!
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OMG!! That looks so great! And so real! Which program do you use O.O?
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All in photoshop, from sketch to finish.
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Thanks^^ but do you mean cs6 or elemts? Sry I can't find the difference between them
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Ah. Right now Im using CS5, the new brush mode they've put in is amazing to paint with, though I generally jsut use a plain brush with pressure sensitivity on. One day I may upgrade to 6, but Im in no hurry. (Im not sure myself what the diff is between elements...I think it's just a more compact version of the program)
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Oh sthank you for the explanation^^ I wann to have cs 5 or 6, too, but it's so expensive 
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This is awesome! I love your art!
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wow, this is just all sorts of awesome Jess! i love your interpretation of Spottedleaf and the way you drew her
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Ah this is amazing! I love the way you did the eyes!
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8O O.O
holy. freakin. crap. the more i look at this the more amazing it becomes
this is freakin AWESOME
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Thankyou! Im rather amazed myself that it turned out as well as it did.
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Absolutely beautiful, amazing colors and shading D:
the fur and the eyes look so real, I love it. <3
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This looks almost exactly how I've always imagined Spottedleaf (I don't think of her as having many, if any, white markings). It's beautiful!
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Wow, you're amazing! I don't know if I'm watching you already, but if not, I'm about to! Seriously, this is impressive. I'm jealous of your anatomy skillz!
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Thankyou so much! As far as the anatomy goes...references are a lifesaver. I'd say I use them on most of my images, to get the angles, lighting etc correct. Google is my bible lol.
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hahaha, well, I can see that it certainly paid off, I'll give you that!
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whoa u r awsome u should join my group
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This is really beautiful c: I love how realistic it is, and the way you made the fur is just amazing.
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Ah, amazing 
The blending of colors is absolutely masterful- the tortoiseshell puzzle is always challenging but dear Spottedleaf here looks very natural and believable. Making the nose bicolored was a smart touch.
I hope I don't come across as disrespectful, I just want to inform you in case you didn't know that in England (where the books were written) tortoiseshell is synonymous/interchangeable with calico. I looked it up after I realized that not a single "calico" is mentioned in the books, even when characters are described as tricolor. Again sorry if my comment is rude- I do acknowledge that your idea that a tortoiseshell should have no white is correct as well.
Plus, everyone's image of how a character looks is different. I still refuse to picture Graystripe as having only one stripe
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Thankyou! I'm definetly pleased with this.
Naw no worries, you were just commenting as I was looking a little more into it, and realized the Erin's are mostly British which would account for the differences (updated my description). Makes for some neat cultural viewpoints on what she looks like. ^.^
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As you well should be, this is a wonderful portrait
I'm glad you didn't take offense
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yeah Greystripe was an odd one, strangely enough I always pictured him as a fluffy Scottish fold...which is kind of ridiculous for a wild cat without fold parents, but meh lol. I think i was so enamored with the story the first read through I didn't pay attention to a lot of the descriptive detail, which is funny re-reading them now...it's a whole different stage lol.
As for his so called stripe..I always just chalked it up to him maybe having light tabby makings with a more pronounced stripe across his chest or something. The lightning bolt streak down the back seems kind of weird.
Anyhow thanks for the details, it's always nice to hear what people think ^.^
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Yes, the characters of Warriors are definitely open to interpretation 
And thank you for being so kind as to respond
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Is the title of this, by any chance, a reference to Evanescence's song "Understanding"? [link] I love that song, and this made me think of it.<3
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No, hadn't come to mind....but I love her and hadn't heard that song so kudos on you for introducing us lol. I've loved her music for a long time.
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This looks beautiful :3 She almost looks real.
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This really brings out the beauty of Spottedleaf. <3 All them haters out there gotta see this. How can they hate her now?
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Could be wrong, but didn't the book say tortoseshell and white she cat or was that several other cats (so many torties i dont know)? I know there are a lot.
Also, amazing tortoseshell, she really is pretty :3
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Yup, though I guess my views are skewed as a North American reader since Tortie's and Calico's are seperate entities; after doing a little digging I realize the authors are mostly British which accounts for them using Tortie to describe a calico cat. Though in a series with magical cats, you can't expect them to be too reputable lol. It's all up to interpretation too, that's half the fun of fiction fanart.
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I looked it up and the description is that she is just a tortie with a distinctive dappled coat. So yours isnt wrong.
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That's SO AWESOME!!!! And beautiful *____*<3
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Oh wow she is very beautiful!
I love her colors and how she's looking up.x3
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finally someone's drawn a tortie right... haha. Love it! She looks beautiful.
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