Locked Please; All Done!
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@ ichigo777 @ lady_k @ song
Hello! I figured it would be easier to do this on a board with the three of you since you're all getting full body pieces.
First, I just wanted to tell you all that I got all the sketches finished for the other pieces, so it's just the three full body pieces that I have left to do! Yay! Also, I wanted to let you know that I'm going to Michigan to visit my family starting this Sunday (June 4th) and will return the following Sunday (June 11th). I MIGHT be able to get some work done while I'm gone, however I'm not making any promises as I'm there to visit with family that I haven't seen since Christmas.
That being said, I'd like to get at least some work done before Sunday. I still have all of the references that you each sent to me (and thank you for doing that!) however I would like each of you to post if you have a specific pose in mind/expression/general feeling to the piece so that when I get started, I'll know what to go for. Feel free to post specific examples for poses (if you have something in mind) or expressions. You can ping me if you like, but I will be subscribed to this topic for ease of communication.
My intended order of completion is as follows; Ichigo777, Song, Lady_K; however I will likely be bouncing back and forth a little as I will have each of you view and confirm your art at the sketch stage, lines and flats, and finally shading. If you have any questions, you can post them here and I will answer them as quickly as I am able. If there is something urgent you need to draw my attention to, please ping me on this board.
Thank you all again for participating in my contest and I look forward to making some lovely finished pieces for you!
PROGRESS
I'm not picky on poses; whatever you feel works best. ((If you need more refs, I can do that too))
No worries! I'm in no rush on getting my piece so enjoy your vacation! Its always fun to see family. :) As for poses, I'm really not picky. I'm pretty much of the mind of giving you full creative artistic liberty on pretty much all of it, so just... draw what comes to mind. Though if her profile doesn't have enough information to do that, feel free to ping me and ask anything. :) Can't wait to see what you do though. :D
I'm not in any rush either! Take your time, enjoy your time with family. :) Michigan weather has been pretty nice lately! She spends a lot of time laying down with her paws crossed, or kind of tucked under her, and I think both poses are super cute, but if you have something else in mind, especially for something that works better with the wings and halo, feel free! RL cats expressions don't vary as much as the people you're (probably?) drawing otherwise, so I'm not sure if that part pertains to me, but if it does! I LOVE her bright-eyed expression here, that's her "i'm feeling very healthy right now" look she gets on her face when she's at her best. (also i'm sorry for not responding to the PM yet, I've been... a mix of sick, busy, enthralled by BDO's character creator, and frantically running around different sites to earn aywas stuff for their new event. I'll get to it sooon)
- Hey love! I have a sketch for you to check out! Let me know if any of the clothing looks off or you don't like something about the pose so I can fix it now :) Once you confirm, I'll start lining and flat coloring, which will be the next milestone that I will send!
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- Heya! I sketched Enyah today too! Check it out and let me know what you think :) I can still easily change stuff so lemme know if anything looks weird/not like her!
I wish you could actually HEAR how excitedly I was showing this to Eric because this is perfect! I know it can be really hard for people to get facial structure to look like the person/animal they're drawing, but this really, genuinely looks like her and I love it! <3
- Hehe good, I'm glad :) She was a lot of fun to sketch and definitely looking forward to finishing her!
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- Heya! I have a sketch for you to take a peek at! I have it in two different versions, so whichever view you like best is what I'll finish. Version 1 and Version 2. Just lemme know which you like best! And lemme know if anything looks off about her look/if anything needs to be added!
I'm honestly game for either orientation. I do think though, that if I had to choose I'd probably go for the horizontal orientation as the outstretched arm makes more sense to me that way than it does vertical. :) Other than that I can't see anything off/or needing to be added. :)
- Heya! Quick update for you. I didn't get the flats down yet but I just finished the lines, so lemme know if anything looks off with those before I do the flats tomorrow :) Also did a small version so you can see what it'll look like resized for a custom pet image.
She is v v v floofy, so may I please request that she not have the line connecting her :3 to her cheek fluff on her left, our right? So like this? Otherwise, this is a perfect representation of my fluffbutt and I looooove it! <3
- Fixed the line you were talking about :) And also put the flat colors down: click! I tried my best to mimic her markings so if anything looks off, please let me know. I know they're pretty subtle so I didn't want to make them too standout-ish. Also wasn't sure exactly what colors you wanted for the wings and halo so if they aren't what you want, it's a super easy fix :)
I'm so sorry, this SOUNDS like a lot, but it's really not, I'm just not sure how to explain it succinctly. We just got back from the vet again, and it's not looking so good for her after all, so that combines "how do words work" with "i am super sentimental rn" into this giant wall of alphabet soup.
The white on her nose, between her eyes, is a little too spiky. She has a little one that goes just above her left (our right) eye, a taller one just to our left of that that goes down to about center left, about midway down her eye? then a small one that curves around her right (our left) eye. Here is an image that shows it real well, and one from a similar angle as the art. The white line under her eyes are also nestled into some gray, so there's still some gray coming out of the inner corners. It only touches the rest of the white on the one eye. Boop.
Her gray on her head also goes back at a pretty steep angle once it reaches her :3 cheeks, and the fluff on the chest would probably still be white, too. Ref. The white goes back to her shoulderblades so there's just a touch of gray left, and that's part of how she got her nickname - like she had white wings. :) Example. And example of how that looks from an angle. I would prefer white wings and for the halo... The color of the bottom half of the coat in the third armor set please? I love this gold.
TL;DR: Needs more white on the face, and shifted white between the eyes, and requested colorfill for wings and halo.
I've probably forgotten how to be polite above ^ as I typed between bursts of crying and shouts of "THERE HAS TO BE SOME OTHER WAY", so please add a sprinkling of "please" and "the rest is perfect" and "this is beautiful" throughout. And I'm so sorry if this actually IS a lot, and that this probably sounds super picky, o my god. I can add some more sP if you'd like because I'm sure I'm being really annoying right now, sorry. D: seriously don't hesitate to ask, I have ~26m left after the questathon. edit: o my god this is SO LONG PLEASE DON'T HATE ME. honestly if you get through this WITHOUT hating me, you're truly a saint because I'm super emotional right now and that's making me really hone in on "wait this isn't quiiiitttee my kitty" details, and I know it's hard to convey all this with photos, like I wish I could just pick her up and show off her adorable fluffiness to your face because it would be easier
- That's alright, I'm sorry that she's not doing well again :( I'll keep her in my thoughts.
I think I was able to make the changes you were talking about, but if I missed something or didn't quite get something right, please let me know! I'm heading to bed now, but I'll look at it again after work tomorrow ❤️ click here!
Thank you. <3 We have one more chance, with a special food, but it's a long shot, so. :( I don't know. We won't get another update until July 5 at the earliest.
The gray on her back can go up to the line of neck fluff, I believe? It's unclear in pictures, and she's hiding in a box right now so I can't look for sure. But I'm pretty sure it can, at least at the back near the wings. And there is no gray spot on her chest. The gold wings are SUPER pretty. I had wanted white but now I'm not sure which I'd want. Otherwise, everything is perfect now! <3 Thank you so so much for putting up with all this!
- Oops sorry, I think when I read it originally, I read gold for the wings and halo... derp. Anywho, how does this look? Click! Made the wings white this time too so you can see how they look like that.
Ugh... July 5th is a long time to wait :( I hope she gets better!