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Mike the Cat

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themanda Senior Member Registered: December 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 135 users gallery	This is the first time I tried to "draw" anything original in PhotoShop. Forgive me!!! I started with an inspiration photo of Mike the Cat. (It's the closest thing sitting on my desk.) I studied him closely, then drew a rough sketch. Then I used a small chalk brush set to a low opacity and just sort of built up Mike's coloring in layers. Each layer would get a little darker until I felt like he was structural enough. Then I used the blur tool to blend him all around and to simulate the feel of fur. Went back in with a small hardedged brush and cleaned up his eyes a bit. Duped the original, ran it through a spatter filter, masked it, then painted in a light background at very low opacity. That's the only filter I used. This isn't that great, but it was a good learning experience!
	· Date: 2/15/2003 · Views: 3011 · Filesize: 22.7kb · Dimensions: 597 x 542 ·
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T Paul

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Registered: August 2001
Location: USA
Posts: 2,844

2/15/2003 2:48pm

Wow, that turned out great! I really love the fur and the vibrant green eyes. I can almost hear him purring! Great job!

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themanda

Senior Member

Registered: December 2002
Location: Texas
Posts: 135

2/15/2003 4:58pm

Thanks!! I'm not much of a drawer, even on paper, so that's espcially nice to hear. I love this place!!!

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Amanda

Wanda Schwind
Junior Member

Registered: January 2002
Location: Ohio

2/15/2003 6:22pm

Themanda, lovely job! Makes me want to reach out and grab it

Nice

Wanda

TwinbNJ

Senior Member

Registered: February 2003
Location: NJ
Posts: 375

2/15/2003 6:32pm

How can you ever go wrong with a subject like this! - lol
This looks great wonderful job.

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Jill

themanda

Senior Member

Registered: December 2002
Location: Texas
Posts: 135

2/15/2003 6:59pm

Thanks Wanda and TwinB!

He's a great subject...best cat I ever had. He's pretty unimpressed with his portrait, though.

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Amanda

pstewart

Registered User

Registered: July 2002
Location: Chicago suburb
Posts: 790

2/16/2003 12:31am

Not much of a drawer??? "On paper," maybe not, but you certainly are excellent on a slate...wow! Wonderful!!!

Phyllis

pjb

Member

Registered: August 2002
Location: Casselberry, Florida
Posts: 74

2/16/2003 2:14am

From one cat love excellent job. The eyes are outstanding.

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themanda

Senior Member

Registered: December 2002
Location: Texas
Posts: 135

2/16/2003 11:27am

Thank you all so much! I just might have to practice drawing things more often.

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Amanda

bubba

Member

Registered: December 2002
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 62

2/18/2003 8:32pm

I have one in the back yard just like it. Great cat!

bubba

Lorraine

Senior Member

Registered: September 2001
Location: Flemington, NJ
Posts: 208

2/19/2003 12:46pm

Excellent work, themanda.

The cat's fur looks fantastic, and that's not easy to do.

Wonderful job.

Lorraine

vijayan

Member

Registered: January 2003
Location: Trivandrum, India
Posts: 73

3/12/2003 1:17am

Good colour scheme and very nice appeal.
That is the Identity.

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Thanks,

Vijayan
vijayan@nova-concepts.com

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