many cats have a favorite object that they obsess over and it’s good to give the cat the object and see what they do. this also makes for a more personalized drawing
cats expand quickly but if you want to draw the kitten version of a cat just do an outline like this, keeping the head the same size
if you can write the word “awesome” you can draw a cat.
(and if you can write “GLITTEr” you can draw a dog)
See video with an original song by me
3 basic cat eye shapes can get you pretty far (see the comics)
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stripes can be tricky to simplify but if you checked your striped cat at home, many of them have some recognizable letter-shapes on their face, especially the letter M (the most common in my experience)
adding slight animation to a sleeping cat is an easy way to make a drawing come to life
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if you need some help learning to draw the kitten outline on your adult cat, I have a few minutes to draw some / just drop your cat photo in the thread and I’ll do as many as I can ✍️
Right before I started Strange Planet I tried to launch a series called Dolphlock Bones: Fishteries Mysteries. Dolphin solving mysteries with an assistant, Flotsam. It did not take off! Strange Planet was not my first try.
If you are trying to make something try many somethings
I try to share it as often as possible to break through the perception of “instant, overnight success.” That idea used to intimidate me so much as someone who works better with iterations!
creative journey for me has not been like climbing a mountain as much as walking along a long ridge looking for the right opening to be able to cross (but also it’s raining sometimes?)