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August 21, 2007
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[EDIT 2] Wow, Daily Deviantion! Thanks you guys, I really appreciate it! Since this has been uploaded, I've painted out the birds in the background on the advice of my art instructors, but I haven't had a chance to change the file yet.

[EDIT] I realize that this painting had been scanned REALLY green looking, and I never adjusted the colour balance. So here it is, less green! Looks a lot better, closer to the original in my opinion. Over Christmas break, I may be making some changes to this piece too.

My final project for an animal anatomy class I took this summer. The class consisted a lot of going to the zoo and museum (mostly the zoo) and drawing the animals from life. I feel like it helped me clarify my animal anatomy a lot, but there's always room for improvement.

As for this painting! The animal with the spear is Slender Loris, my favorite primate. They don't come in white, but I thought he might be more interesting that way. ^^ The cat's face is based off a cougar, but with the fur colour of a tiger and kind of made-up patterning. Leopard inspired, but not really leopard accurate. The birds I feel are a compositional afterthought, since we had to include a bird in our final piece somewhere. They are Black Throated Magpie Jays.

I'm very proud of this painting, but it reveals places I need to work on. Environments and rock textures for one! It's a pretty big piece for me, 16" X 20" in heavyweight illustration board. It also turned out a little darker than I would have liked, still looks good.

The original will be displayed at my school, but it is for sale if anyone is interested. Please send me a note or an email!

Copyright to Katie Hofgard
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nice :D

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:iconwarriorcats1998:
What is that thing with the spear

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From beasts we scorn as soulless,
In forest, field and den,
The cry goes up to witness
The soullessness of men. ~M. Frida Hartley

My avatar-the wood craveing of the raven was made by my good friend Waya-Adanata i made the paper original~
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*Galaxy-paw Aug 14, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
Wow, this is incredible in every aspect of it! You're very good with colors, too!

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Don't you know God loves you? :heart:
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:iconpureangel404:
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh! AWEOME

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:iconamuttaja:
Aww this is kinda cute, altough the kitty is gonna eat that loris. x) Great colors and idea. I gotta fave this.

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:icondnacharge:
I LOVE the eyes of the tiger.

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:iconurartskillz7:
awesome!! wats that little creature with the spear?
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*Shadow-Wolf Mar 4, 2009  Professional Digital Artist
He's a Slender Loris, a small primate related to lemurs! They don't come in white, but I painted him in white anyway cuz it looks cool. ^^
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