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Description I was watching a series of videos on the history of Don Bluth and his journey/career throughout animation.
As well as looking up concept art from some Bluth works (mainly Dragon's Lair and such.....and no I have never played that game, or Space Ace, or the other Dragon's Lair(s) games.).

So I got a little inspired to sketch. So I drew up this little winged kitty. I liked it, outlined ( "inked") it in mechanical pencil, scanned, and colored. So the lines are actually pencil, not outlined with the tablet. But I did do the coloring and BG digitally (obviously lol ) in Sai and Photoshop.

This whole thing was actually pretty quickly done.

And no there's not really a story behind this. He was going to be on a flat rocky top, then I just drew clouds because to me it would be simpler.

And yes I have heard of the Winged Cat book(s). I think I may have started to read one YEARS ago, but do not remember much of it.


I do not know what else to say.


KITTY WINGS


-Danielle

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Comments: 83

LeDaLe14 [2015-11-25 03:15:49 +0000 UTC]

So cats do go to heaven !! 

Beautiful cute drawing of the angel kitten !!

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SphinxOfPride [2013-07-31 22:04:48 +0000 UTC]

  LOVE YOU FAV AGAIN

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Jonnymal67 [2013-07-04 20:58:44 +0000 UTC]

I think it's called a sphynx.

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Fire-Link [2013-07-02 20:54:59 +0000 UTC]

Nice work. How's things going?

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JB-Pawstep [2013-06-01 14:34:12 +0000 UTC]

You catched that Bluth Style pretty well *_* Awesome Work!!

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Evoli-niceli [2013-05-08 15:41:14 +0000 UTC]

So beautiful, love the colors !

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DJ88 In reply to Evoli-niceli [2013-05-09 00:30:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Usagi-Zakura [2013-04-22 20:05:12 +0000 UTC]

He does look like a Don Bluth character, and he's adorable I just wanna pick him up (or pluck him down from the sky) and hug him

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Ashstar13 [2013-04-19 17:15:57 +0000 UTC]

Aww so cute !!

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ArasoTesana [2013-04-18 06:25:12 +0000 UTC]

:c my 13 year old cat just earned his wings this monday. makes me think of him.

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DJ88 In reply to ArasoTesana [2013-04-18 06:30:23 +0000 UTC]

Aww I'm sorry for your loss

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ArasoTesana In reply to DJ88 [2013-04-18 17:54:49 +0000 UTC]

thank you. your picture did make me smile.

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MysticalBats [2013-04-15 17:53:30 +0000 UTC]

As it's s cool

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Cynderthedragon5768 [2013-04-06 01:54:30 +0000 UTC]

This is just so cute! Shame you don't work for disney<3 you could make some INTERESTING characters for movies :3

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Love2BeU [2013-04-04 22:01:51 +0000 UTC]

Now that is just adorable

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FreeCalippo [2013-04-03 23:40:53 +0000 UTC]

ahh love this !! the style is beautiful and i really like the glow that you put around the kitten

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DenaliBlu [2013-03-29 16:16:20 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! Reminds me of Sectrets of NIHM...

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Batia [2013-03-29 00:48:55 +0000 UTC]

Wow the line art for this is actually just mechanical pencil scanned in and cleaned up?!!?!? 0_0 gosh I've got to try that. I'm struggling alot with my lineart digitally (photoshop sucks). Thinking of trying SAI because I've heard good things about their lineart, but man, your line art looks GREAT! That's a very cute pose too

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WereRaptor [2013-03-28 15:59:37 +0000 UTC]

I won't lie, when I was looking at the thumbnail of this, I got a feel of Oliver & Company. I love the expression of the kitty, and those wings are to die for! <3

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Eveofillusions [2013-03-28 05:20:57 +0000 UTC]

Oo, never heard of winged cats before. Love it!

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siilvitannii [2013-03-28 01:23:23 +0000 UTC]

daaaw , is much cute , kitty...

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Blu-Blood [2013-03-27 22:57:53 +0000 UTC]

I clicked on the picture to get a better look. When it pulls up, I'm all "Hey, that looks like something out of a Don Bluth movie." And then I read the description x3 Funny how some can just tell by just looking at things x3

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Black-Wolfess [2013-03-27 20:44:04 +0000 UTC]

You've definitely got 'Bluth eyes' as my one professor at AiP used to say, haha. Very cute.

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Banzibean [2013-03-27 17:36:38 +0000 UTC]

Cuteie pie. :3

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evana [2013-03-27 16:14:00 +0000 UTC]

really full of life and so animated! eeee! i used to do all my art with a mechanical pencil too, saves allot of time on the linework <3

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DJ88 In reply to evana [2013-03-28 00:51:41 +0000 UTC]

Aww thanks Evana
It really does do something different to the image, and it is less frustrating than a tablet drawing at times. I do miss the undo button though LOL.

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JEAikman [2013-03-27 15:22:45 +0000 UTC]

aww, he's adorable!

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Rattenmutter [2013-03-27 10:35:14 +0000 UTC]

dawwww so cute

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LissiFilini [2013-03-27 08:39:30 +0000 UTC]

how cute, are very cool

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pblegion [2013-03-27 05:55:15 +0000 UTC]

Suddenly my head is full of images from The Secret of NIHM, An American Tail, The Land Before Time and All Dogs Go To Heaven

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kotenokgaff [2013-03-27 05:34:50 +0000 UTC]

how did you scan lines so well? mine even if i draw super accurate looks sharpy..

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DJ88 In reply to kotenokgaff [2013-03-27 06:18:24 +0000 UTC]

What do you mean?
The smoothness of the lines? Or the detail in them?

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kotenokgaff In reply to DJ88 [2013-03-27 08:59:15 +0000 UTC]

smoothness of the lines mostly! the way that they are looking like digital ones

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DJ88 In reply to kotenokgaff [2013-03-27 12:39:58 +0000 UTC]

Well I think it helps that the image (when I color it) is usually at 3000x1698 pixels, then I shrink it down to 1500x849 to do the background. And finally 945x535 to save and upload the image.
Going through the size changed makes them look like they were done digitally because most of the time it seems to lose the "pencil" looked/texture. Especially if there is some color behind it.

I think it also helps that I kind of darken the lines before making them into a line art layer.(not making them pure black, that kind of makes them thick and pixel-y looking)
I've been meaning to make a tutorial on it. But that is basically what I do.

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kotenokgaff In reply to DJ88 [2013-03-28 06:44:39 +0000 UTC]

that is very interesting.. and i guess you also use mechanick thin pencil to draw the lines?

and it wouuld be great if you would do the tutorial

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DJ88 In reply to kotenokgaff [2013-03-28 08:31:35 +0000 UTC]

Yeah i use a .5 mechanical led pencil.
I may end up doing a tutorial xD

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PanzerDamen [2013-03-27 05:19:18 +0000 UTC]

I love this. You did an excellent job of capturing Bluth's style.

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Coccinelodie [2013-03-27 02:16:09 +0000 UTC]

il est vraiment trop mignon ^^

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Juju-Bug [2013-03-27 01:33:48 +0000 UTC]

Before I read your description I saw that kitty and instantly thought Rock-a-doodle. Don Bluth is the best!

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DarkwolfTala [2013-03-27 00:47:55 +0000 UTC]

Aww! So cute and adorable!

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Azreonn [2013-03-26 23:18:50 +0000 UTC]

aw how cute!

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Arrowriter [2013-03-26 22:42:46 +0000 UTC]

Really cute! Love how he's checking out his new wings

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Legadema-Cinderheart [2013-03-26 22:41:57 +0000 UTC]

This is adorable! I love that art style!

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Aurablase10000 [2013-03-26 22:36:40 +0000 UTC]

That's adorable. I love the Don Bluth style.

My kitty passed away of diabetes earlier this month. He was only nine... But I'd like to think that he's an angel now.

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jLundhArt [2013-03-26 22:17:40 +0000 UTC]

Bird Hunting Skill LvL-Up.
Skill Level ->

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CougarHearted [2013-03-26 22:15:07 +0000 UTC]

I actually saw this illustration on the front page of DA! It's so precious!

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8wingedSeraph [2013-03-26 22:02:46 +0000 UTC]

That's cute. And I like the angelic glow effect you did.

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Aelith-Earfalas [2013-03-26 22:01:08 +0000 UTC]

I saw this, and I immediately thought'Oh that looks like Don Bluth-!"
This looks very good!

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FlukeWizard92 In reply to Aelith-Earfalas [2013-03-26 22:20:47 +0000 UTC]

Same here.

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CB-Blackwell [2013-03-26 21:54:39 +0000 UTC]

Awww. Looks like cats can go to heaven, too. ^^

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