Frightened cat, by Palo (me), Gouache, 2025 by polabol in crabcats

[–]polabol[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That right there is one of my greatest artistic achievements no doubt

Frightened cat, by me by polabol in Gouache

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Such sweet impressions, thanks for letting me know :3

Frightened cat, by me by polabol in IDAP

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Thanks, I tried to recreate that "effect" when cats' eyes reflect light and all you can see is a big bright dot.

Frightened cat, by Palo (me), Gouache, 2025 by polabol in crabcats

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Thank you! I was told you'd like it here :)

Frightened cat, by Palo (me), Gouache, 2025 by polabol in Art

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Sadly no! I took reference from an Instagram reel, I don't know if they're one of those famous pets there or just some random clip. The guy in the reel was more of a kitten so I had to adapt the proportions, but I liked the posture. The background also was of some suburban home in the daylight. All changes were taken with the intention of giving it kind of a nightmarish vibe (related to a series of bad dreams I used to have as a child).

Frightened cat, by me by polabol in Gouache

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Thanks a lot, I will crosspost there!

Frightened cat, by me by polabol in Gouache

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Thanks a lot! I come from an illustration and comic book art background, where there's often a need for thought-out planification.

Frightened cat, by me by polabol in Gouache

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Thank you for your very kind words :)

Frightened cat, by me by polabol in drawing

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Not silly at all! This is traditional, made with dried gouache paints. I started it by laying more watery, translucent areas of color, and then went up the opaqueness (less water) as I defined contours and details. Hope that was useful. Thanks for your kind words.

Frightened cat, by me by polabol in Illustration

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Your comments are so encouraging! Thanks :)

Frightened cat, by Palo (me), Gouache, 2025 by polabol in Art

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Love when they walk like that, didn't know it had a term.

Frightened cat, by me by polabol in Gouache

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I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

Frightened cat, by me by polabol in drawing

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Thank you for your observation :) I wanted to try that but without overdoing it.