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Two kittens

54 total reviews 
Comment from Sean T Phelan


What a cool image! :)

I've always been very fond of cats myself and while I've never attempted to draw one I've always enjoyed looking at other artist's renderings of them!

Your pastel drawing of this pair looks GREAT!

~Sean

 Comment Written 22-Sep-2014


reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
    Thanks so much, Sean, for your great review. I'm glad you like this.
reply by Sean T Phelan on 22-Sep-2014
    You're very welcome! :)
Comment from Barb Baker


You don't have to make excuses for this portrait. I think the pastels look wonderful and I would never have known if you hadn't told me that the colors are not as they really are.
I love the softness of both kittens and they have very expressive eyes.
Be proud of your work and don't tell anyone what went wrong in the process of doing it.
I personally love it!!

 Comment Written 21-Sep-2014


reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
    Many thanks again for your great review and excellent rating.
Comment from Regina E.H-Ariel


Excellent work of these two cats - they are naturally cute for sure with their silver white fur- fantastic painting,your technique seems to have adapted to the cat's style and structures, every single hair or part of the structure is perfect, - your background is wonderful and I love that you have brought some deepness in instead letting it simple blue, this way of background creates a life power ambiance helping the cats to become more real - fantastic composition, lovely how you placed them close t each other , their face expression is perfect as well as the design of their angora fur - great contest entry , excellent technique, thanks for sharing

 Comment Written 21-Sep-2014


reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
    Many thanks again, Regina, for your great review and excellent rating.
Comment from lynnieellie


What a wonderful piece of artwork! The detail is superb, and I love the looks on their faces. For all the world, it looks like the one on the left is like a grumpy old man asking, 'WHAT?', and the one on the right a very pleasant, inquisitive young lady asking, 'How can I help you?'. Oh well, I've got a really overactive imagination! Whatever on that point, but you have truly made a wonderful piece of art here. The colors, personalities, sharpness/clarity and background are incredible. No need to feel apologetic for the paper! These to are super beautiful. I too am a cat lover. We presently have 3. Thank you so much for posting this. God bless, Lynnieellie

 Comment Written 21-Sep-2014


reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
    Thank you so much for your really lovely review. I'm very pleased you like this.
Comment from shadopups


I like the postures you have placed them in. Their eyes are hynotic like most kiddies eyes. The soft pastels fit in this case to soften the image. If the image is too flat when you upload it you can always add or subtract a touch of contrast or saturation to replicate the original drawing.

 Comment Written 21-Sep-2014


reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
    Many thanks for your very nice review. I'm glad you like this.
Comment from csimmons032


Well done! You did a great job on the details, and i like the highlights that you added on the cats. This painting looks very realistic. You did a wonderful job :) Thanks for sharing :)

 Comment Written 21-Sep-2014


reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
    Thanks so much for your lovely review. I'm glad you like this.
reply by csimmons032 on 22-Sep-2014
    Your welcome :)
Comment from Bretislav


Lovely kittens. Very well chosen background colour. The uploaded images do not show here in the best quality, I can only agree with it. This is a very nice drawing, with very well worked out light & shadow.

 Comment Written 21-Sep-2014


reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
    Many thanks for your very nice review and understanding about the upload. I'm glad you like this.
Comment from avmurray


I don't know how the colors are in real, but I think the way the blue tones are showing in the background looks very good. I also like that it is slightly textured, and the two cats are standing out well against it.

I also think the textures of the fur are done well by adding the white. I do however think this would have been even better drawing if you had paid more attention to doing the eyes. Especially on the cat to the left. I also feel that the proportions and anatomy of the cats are slightly wrong.

When it comes to the composition I think it would have been better balanced if the cats had not touched the frame at the bottom. It is actually just small adjustments needed to make this image even better, because I think it is all together well crafted, and I wish you luck with the contest.

 Comment Written 21-Sep-2014


reply by the author on 21-Sep-2014
    Thank you for taking time to review. Actually the eyes don't look at all as they do on the original. I always pride myself on being able to draw and paint eyes so this was disappointing, as was your remark on them. However, I'm sorry you don't feel the proportions and anatomy are correct - I do strive to get these right but we are all entitled to our opinions.
reply by avmurray on 21-Sep-2014
    You are more than welcome, and I am sorry if you are disappointed.
Comment from 14renren


Very sweet and has all the appeal you would want with Kitten Art, you have captured the features and faces very well. dave :)

 Comment Written 21-Sep-2014


reply by the author on 21-Sep-2014
    Many thanks for your very nice review.
Comment from GaliaG


wow, amazing paint, tehy are really cute and I would love to pet then

excellent creaitivty, technique and initial imapct

good luck with the contest

 Comment Written 21-Sep-2014


reply by the author on 21-Sep-2014
    Many thanks for your very nice review and good luck wishes.