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Jun 30, 2011 at 8:13 PM
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Ghost cat
Another case of "I wanted to make something but didn't know what so I just scribbled all over until something appeared"
Jun 30, 2011 at 9:36 PM
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It was actually a pretty easy one.. Just started with a shape, added eyes and ears, and then refine it. I did another one just now, see for yourself 
Start with a scribbly mess
Then add some eyes and ears. Oh, it's a cat now!
It's a bit off to the side, so let's bring it more center. Fill in the part of the scribbles that will be the head/body, and erase those that are too far out
Keep working on the shape to get the proportions a bit better. The head is always important because that's like, a focal point usually
Oh right, cats need a tail. I always forget that. Also, maybe this will be a sad ghost so it's kind of different from the other.
Make the wispy bits nicer and add them as it seems fit. As long as they sort of taper, it doesn't really matter. I just go by what "looks right" for this stuff.
Now make the background dark and draw a lighter outline around the cat-ghost. This should be wispy in spots too. The eyes are white so they stand out more.
Clean up the image overall to make it not entirely sloppy.
Now I use one of those effect things to change all the colour at once. I decided to go with red for this one.
It's a little dull, so let's tweak the colours to make them contrast more. A few more minor changes to the face and I guess it's done!
That red one doesn't count towards the 100 btw.
Start with a scribbly mess
Then add some eyes and ears. Oh, it's a cat now!
It's a bit off to the side, so let's bring it more center. Fill in the part of the scribbles that will be the head/body, and erase those that are too far out
Keep working on the shape to get the proportions a bit better. The head is always important because that's like, a focal point usually
Oh right, cats need a tail. I always forget that. Also, maybe this will be a sad ghost so it's kind of different from the other.
Make the wispy bits nicer and add them as it seems fit. As long as they sort of taper, it doesn't really matter. I just go by what "looks right" for this stuff.
Now make the background dark and draw a lighter outline around the cat-ghost. This should be wispy in spots too. The eyes are white so they stand out more.
Clean up the image overall to make it not entirely sloppy.
Now I use one of those effect things to change all the colour at once. I decided to go with red for this one.
It's a little dull, so let's tweak the colours to make them contrast more. A few more minor changes to the face and I guess it's done!
Jun 30, 2011 at 10:16 PM
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Oh, wow, I like the second one a bit more, I think.
I like the color scheme.
That's great stuff, Noxid, can't wait to see all 100 :3
I like the color scheme.
That's great stuff, Noxid, can't wait to see all 100 :3
Jun 30, 2011 at 10:23 PM
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How many cats does this make?
Jul 3, 2011 at 4:54 PM
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Noxid said:
Credit to Lace
What part of it is credit to Lace? The idea? The drawing?
This is an awesome cat, by the way, I want it.
Jul 6, 2011 at 10:45 PM
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I saw the guy's username and I just had to draw a JetpackCat
@jethawk I forgot to mention this before, but you should work on adding shading to it; that'd add more depth to the picture.
