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Tiramo-R — Rusty Spotted Cat by-nc-nd

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Published: 2018-01-12 13:44:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 904; Favourites: 26; Downloads: 0
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After seeing the beautiful art of Tifaeris and LisaPannek I was in awe, amazed, but also inspired! I wanted to try and draw something like their incredible art as well! Aaaand so that’s what I tried to do with this drawing.

This is a Rusty Spotted Cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus), one of the smallest feline species currently known to us (only rivaled by the Black-footed Cat (Felis nigripes) as the world’s smallest cat) and it’s pretty rare (as well as incredibly cute). They’re 34-48cm in length, soooyea that’s not very big. Though it’s debatable whether it’s truly the smallest cat species in the world, it IS the smallest cat species in Asia! as it’s indigenous to India and Sri Lanka (whereas the Black-Footed Cat is indigenous to Africa I believe).

This is coincidentally also the first drawing I’ve finished in just three days. Normally I take like at least more than a week to finish something because my drawing sessions aren’t really long and I’m busy all the damn time (or well, it feels like that anyway).
Though this time I managed to do it in three days somehow, I suppose you could see it as a testimony to the power of inspiration!

Oh and happy new year by the way! I wish you all a very happy 2018 and good luck with writing the correct year when writing down the date (I initially wrote the wrong date on this drawing  ).

A cetacean drawing is up next.  

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Comments: 16

AnonymousLlama428 [2018-09-10 14:29:08 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is soo beautiful!

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Tiramo-R In reply to AnonymousLlama428 [2018-09-18 19:48:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Really do appreciate it!

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Helsic [2018-02-18 16:11:40 +0000 UTC]

I love the eyes! Very well done

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Tiramo-R In reply to Helsic [2018-02-18 21:40:02 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks! This whole drawing actually came out better than expected

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Helsic In reply to Tiramo-R [2018-02-19 04:34:12 +0000 UTC]

It looks alive!

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Tiramo-R In reply to Helsic [2018-02-19 21:04:49 +0000 UTC]

Making animals that look alive is one of the main things I aspire when drawing animals. So to hear you say that this drawing looks alive is really damn great, thank you so much!

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Helsic In reply to Tiramo-R [2018-02-19 22:58:11 +0000 UTC]

Yep agree! When I draw animals I also aspire to do it, it's kind of difficult to make their eyes look alive!

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Tiramo-R In reply to Helsic [2018-02-19 23:25:14 +0000 UTC]

Yea yea true, the eyes can be quite difficult, especially since it's arguably the most important part in making them look alive. Though the eyes are also the most rewarding I think.

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Helsic In reply to Tiramo-R [2018-02-22 03:47:35 +0000 UTC]

agree!! it's hard but I really enjoy painting eyes!

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Tiramo-R In reply to Helsic [2018-02-22 14:55:26 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely!

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Aksha-k [2018-02-14 08:58:14 +0000 UTC]

Nice cat! So this is wild, yes? Love the render of face) See you has not time for adding bg(

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Tiramo-R In reply to Aksha-k [2018-02-14 12:19:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Yes, this is a wild cat, native to the forests of India and Sri Lanka.
Hahah,   yeeaaa my reason for not having a background is indeed one part what you're saying, that I just didn't have time for adding a background and also that I didn't really feel like it, buuut it's also that I feel like in some drawings not having a background works rather well. So I tried to do that as well with this drawing. Puts the focus more on the animal aaand is also just less work.

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Flytografie [2018-02-04 13:25:27 +0000 UTC]

Aww so cute!
I really like how you use an interesting angle and the posture also works very well!

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Tiramo-R In reply to Flytografie [2018-02-05 18:08:14 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! 
I'm actually quite happy with how this turned out, soooo it's good to hear that

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Tifaeris [2018-01-12 13:50:51 +0000 UTC]

Very cool I like it ^^ Love the eyes too !
Thank you very much, I'm glad that my modest art inspires you ! I try to do photo study at the moment, and I also plan to make cetaceans too ! Your Atlantic white-sided dolphin is very beautiful ! I'm impatient to see your next cetacean ^^
Oh and happy new year too

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Tiramo-R In reply to Tifaeris [2018-01-13 13:23:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much
You shouldn't sell yourself short though, I think your art is quite more than just 'modest'!
I'm glad you like that drawing as well! and I can't wait for your cetacean drawing either

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