Pixel Joint Forum: "CAT"astrophe!

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   So I recently wanted to go onto the task of making myself an icon. 

I decided that would include a cat....

which proved to be quite the battle. 

(omg this cat is so ugly, I cannot even.) 

If you can't tell by my horrible shading, I've never shaded anything fuzzy in my life. 

I tried going for the sleek cat look

But I do not believe it's even remotely close or reads as sleek. SIGHHH.

Any tips or links to tutorials would be epic.   

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Thrifting Midshipman Joined: 19 May 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Topic: "CAT"astrophe! Posted: 01 April 2014 at 3:32am
	So I recently wanted to go onto the task of making myself an icon. I decided that would include a cat.... which proved to be quite the battle. (omg this cat is so ugly, I cannot even.) If you can't tell by my horrible shading, I've never shaded anything fuzzy in my life. I tried going for the sleek cat look But I do not believe it's even remotely close or reads as sleek. SIGHHH. Any tips or links to tutorials would be epic.
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Thrifting Midshipman Joined: 19 May 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Posted: 01 April 2014 at 7:54am
	Changed the chest a little. Added tail and uh redbull... :x
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 01 April 2014 at 8:05am
	Its ok. The colors are harsh to me but that's an artistic choice. The back leg could use a bit more defining by darkening the 2nd darkest shade of blue which is hardly noticeable anyhow to better help shape.
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Thrifting Midshipman Joined: 19 May 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Posted: 01 April 2014 at 11:33am
	I normally like using harsher colors, because when I don't I have a tendency to muddle the colors all together. Coloring and color choice is still something I'm learning. I'm still taking suggestion to improve, because if I submit it to the gallery I really hope it gets accepted. I want to use it as my icon.
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CELS Commander Joined: 23 September 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 758	Posted: 01 April 2014 at 3:25pm
	Edit suggestion. Just changed the frame to differentiate between yours and mine. Edited by CELS - 01 April 2014 at 3:50pm
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Alex Pang Commander Joined: 23 February 2025 Online Status: Offline Posts: 224	Posted: 01 April 2014 at 3:50pm
	isnt there a game by ilkke named catastrophe? speedy edit
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