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Commission for Zephira 
Zephira of her fursona.
OMG a lioness! See, I can do other animals besides wolves.
Size is 6" by 9", done with colored pencil and watercolor pencil. And look, my scanner actually picked up the blue sky this time!
I love how the costume came out in this, I'm almost jealous lol. XD
Zephira of her fursona. OMG a lioness! See, I can do other animals besides wolves.
Size is 6" by 9", done with colored pencil and watercolor pencil. And look, my scanner actually picked up the blue sky this time!
I love how the costume came out in this, I'm almost jealous lol. XD
Category All / General Furry Art
Species Lion
Size 576 x 849px
File Size 256 kB
yeah, the costume is righteously gorgeous. :) as is the background and the colours, and I like her expression and the gesture. ^^
aaand... it's obvious you did a lot of wolves in the past. her muzzle is a good bit too long, and the noseridge form isn't quite right. the shape is fine so far, though. but I think you need to study profile shots of lionesses a bit more. :)
aaand... it's obvious you did a lot of wolves in the past. her muzzle is a good bit too long, and the noseridge form isn't quite right. the shape is fine so far, though. but I think you need to study profile shots of lionesses a bit more. :)
I know so well what you mean... ^^ trying to keep in mind that a feline's muzzle is at least half way shorter than a canine's might help, too. :) with some species they are even shorter compared to the animal's size, like cougars and snow leopards.
while you're at it, there is a little hint regarding lions and tigers, whose bone structure is so close only a DNA test can reveal their species.
with a lion's face, the lines from eyecorner to nostril takes a bow (wide nose canals) while their flaps are relatively straight. with tigers, the nose seems straight while their flaps are rounded and look bolstered.
this probably makes no sense, but comparing front shots of both' faces might help with that. it can make the difference between striped lion and stripeless tiger, or vice versa.
while you're at it, there is a little hint regarding lions and tigers, whose bone structure is so close only a DNA test can reveal their species.
with a lion's face, the lines from eyecorner to nostril takes a bow (wide nose canals) while their flaps are relatively straight. with tigers, the nose seems straight while their flaps are rounded and look bolstered.
this probably makes no sense, but comparing front shots of both' faces might help with that. it can make the difference between striped lion and stripeless tiger, or vice versa.
Oh I know, big difference in facial structure between many cats...same as between wolves and coyotes. I guess when you've drawn an animal a hundred times, all those subtle things become second nature and you don't even think about it. I rarely draw cats, so even going from photo reference feels a bit akward for me. I just need more chances to draw them, maybe sketch more faces or something.
I have noticed a big difference with lions in that the bridge of the nose scoops in just a little, its flatter than say, a tiger's.
By the way, I have a sketch worked up for your commission...I wasn't sure which cat you base your characters faces from so I went from a bobcat, is that okay? I'm still working on the design a bit but so far I think it looks pretty good.
I have noticed a big difference with lions in that the bridge of the nose scoops in just a little, its flatter than say, a tiger's.
By the way, I have a sketch worked up for your commission...I wasn't sure which cat you base your characters faces from so I went from a bobcat, is that okay? I'm still working on the design a bit but so far I think it looks pretty good.
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