[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!

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