I agree with Linda.
Another plus is the pose you've chosen, presumably from a photo (and nothing wrong with that). He/she makes a nice little package, relaxed yet with intense concentration via eye contact.
Speaking of which. perhaps a highlight in each eye would add depth to the cat as a character. Eyes are the window to the soul, as the much used saying points out. Perhaps a small patch of white on each iris, around 1:30 by the clock, as this seems the direction of your lighting. Another thought, maybe maybe maybe the whisker dots could have been made with a smaller pen. I'm not sure about this as we do have a 'system' here of bold brush strokes which is the (very successful) stylistic essence of the shapes of colour. I'm saying maybe because I guess I'd need to see and compare to decide.
My thought there was that the dots pull one's focus away from the eyes.
But how about this instead: Possibly the darker green could be used on the upper definition of the eyes (which would be a bit more in shadow) and the pupils.
Endless tweaking suggestions, I know. And who wants to go back and do stuff all over again - teeth-gnashing sound!
But when you're in the midst of working on something, you can certainly try things like that.
Anyhow, wonderful unity here, simplicity, immediate impact, personality and colour pallet - who ever saw a green cat, but it works just fine!
Keep up the good work!
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Another plus is the pose you've chosen, presumably from a photo (and nothing wrong with that). He/she makes a nice little package, relaxed yet with intense concentration via eye contact.
Speaking of which. perhaps a highlight in each eye would add depth to the cat as a character. Eyes are the window to the soul, as the much used saying points out. Perhaps a small patch of white on each iris, around 1:30 by the clock, as this seems the direction of your lighting. Another thought, maybe maybe maybe the whisker dots could have been made with a smaller pen. I'm not sure about this as we do have a 'system' here of bold brush strokes which is the (very successful) stylistic essence of the shapes of colour. I'm saying maybe because I guess I'd need to see and compare to decide.
My thought there was that the dots pull one's focus away from the eyes.
But how about this instead: Possibly the darker green could be used on the upper definition of the eyes (which would be a bit more in shadow) and the pupils.
Endless tweaking suggestions, I know. And who wants to go back and do stuff all over again - teeth-gnashing sound!
But when you're in the midst of working on something, you can certainly try things like that.
Anyhow, wonderful unity here, simplicity, immediate impact, personality and colour pallet - who ever saw a green cat, but it works just fine!
Keep up the good work!