This was a request from a friend awhile back. Up until that point, I had yet to draw any sort of feline or cat-type, but I was relatively happy with how this came out.
It would have come out better had I not drawn in all the fur.
That seems to be one of my most popular pieces. And people always comment about the color, even though i almost drowned it out in those ugly black lines of fur. I've often been tempted to go back and try that one again...
Good that the lion has no stallion-size equipment like too many lion furs. His head is OK but overall the body doesn't look much feline; besides of muscles it remembers a lot a werewolf. You might want to seek a good atlas on human and animal anathomy given your interest in transformations, those with a lot of anatomy tables (they shouldn't be too hard to find with huge discounts at remainders') and draw a lot of single muscles/bones, arms, legs, etc. Designing even single intermediate limbs is a good exercise.
No one has ever made that comment about his budy looking more lupine than feline, but I see your point. If I were to do it again, I would not try to draw in the fur the same way I did here. All those black lines take away from the coloring, and give it that wolf-like appearance.
I have been starting to use reference materials like anatomy tables to give me a better idea of how the human body (and animal bodies) are structured. This has been a big help. Sometimes I practice by just drawing single limbs so that I'll have more practice when I go to draw.
The pieces you have been commenting on are older pictures I've done, but hopefully I will continue to improve. Thank you very much for your comments. They are really appreciated.
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Thanks for the comment!
I have been starting to use reference materials like anatomy tables to give me a better idea of how the human body (and animal bodies) are structured. This has been a big help. Sometimes I practice by just drawing single limbs so that I'll have more practice when I go to draw.
The pieces you have been commenting on are older pictures I've done, but hopefully I will continue to improve. Thank you very much for your comments. They are really appreciated.
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