Very nice.

if you don't like those colors, you could try making the cream parts the light gray that's on her muzzle. And if you want to keep the black jaguar part, you could try some spots on her shoulders and hips that are a few shades darker than her fur. ^_^

Initially, the cream parts were grey The problem was, you couldn't see the "lion" in her at all, only the panther. So, I tried to make the cream parts the color that would appear on a lion, but...I'm not lovin' it The problem is that her panther side is extremely dominant which makes the lion side virtually non-existent. She doesn't really need anything to bring out the panther, just something to bring out the lion Thank you so much for your suggestions, though

I can see the lion a lot, in just the shape of her tail. xD Jaguar's don't have that tuft, which just screams lion.

You could try the TLK style eye markings, maybe? The cream is really bright, but its not bad.

Yeah, I made sure to add the lion's tail to show that she's got some lion in her But, apart from that, there wasn't much else For the life of me, I can't get that iconic lion eye marking right! It only works if you draw the eyes a certain way and I don't happen to draw eyes in a way that accommodate it I completely agree with you that the cream is too bright!!! The dark grey of the jaguar just doesn't blend well with the warm browns of the lions...it's like trying to blend night and day

I think she looks good.

Thank you, Honey!

Make some other creations and then at the end choose the one who fits the best for you. Ebony had a dozen fursonas over the years.

Yup, that's the plan

Looking great, Miss Mouri!

Thank you!

Welcome to you and your lovely fursona. *bows*

If you want to mix her with a wolf, my guy Ardashir would be willing to contribute whatever is needed.

Really though, I think she looks lovely like this.

Then I guess that would mean that she's got wolf on her father's side I'll think on that for a while Thank you, Honey! *glomps*

Hee,  KittMouri glomps!

I'm sure you already know my thoughts about whether or not clothes should be worn

Oi! *pushes Speck outta the topic*

Ooh, lovely drawing Kitten!

I think the contrast between the fur colors may be a little too loud....

Thank you! And...I agree about the loudness of color

SoOo adorable and huggable!

Thank you

I think it would look good if you had a cool color for a background

It doesn't It really didn't change the look at all.

oh shucks! hmmmm all in all I did like the two color contrast of this one and the lighter version one, that was really neat to flip one to the other and see.

^_^ Thanks!

I think those are nice colors!

Thanks! Maybe I'll be able to use them for something some day

Looks really nice ^_^ Very cute.
Heh, and don't worry about clothes; you could go for the "Princess Sally" look there :p If anyone asks, just say, "She's not nude; she's wearing a headband." It worked for Joe Rosales!

I may have to take your recommendation! Thanks

Very lovely fursona Kitt

Thank ya!

This was kind of what I had been talking about by adding spots. To me the lioness comes through wonderfully, especially with the tail tuft and bushy hair (even though that's a male trait) but the jaguar seems to be lost in the mix.

Plus I think if you only added the spots on places where one normally gets freckles (cheeks, bridge of the nose, tops of the shoulders, tops of the forearms, and possibly across the collar bone) it would add to the hybrid-ness of her parentage. Similar to Zig Zag's tiger stripes being skunk-patterned.

I have a jaguar like that in my scraps/photo gallery. I see the spots, there, but in translation to art, it's just not worth the effort because most people won't be able to see it, anyway. Moreover, I really didn't like the color scheme here. It's way too loud! Even with the addition of spots, it just wasn't working.

*Eek squeeks and squeels!!*


CCUUTTEEEEE!!!!


*pounce hugs and snuggles*

I like the darker tone better....looks more panther >.>

*chuckles* Thanks!

I think its really cute!!

Oh, thank you!

She's very lovely

Thanks!

Ooo, I do like the look of this, Kitty! But I have to also agree with you and several of the people above me; the color combination doesn't really work. Which is a shame, because in themselves, they are really good colors!

Now, I'm all for mixing unusual colors (my skyblye snowleopard/cougar character Misty Blue, my lilac-furred cheerleader Lilac Plush, my mouse characters Aster and Mimosa (lilac-furred), Cerise (bubblegum pink) and Minty Mouse (green), are a clear proof of that But even with such clear, bright colors, I always do try to get a proper, fitting blend and combination (such as peach-colored hair for Cerise, blonde-green hair and turquoise skin for Minty). *grins* The only deviation to that was in a chapter of a story I'm working on with a friend where my fursona meets up with a make-up specialist who does movie make-up, to get a full-body fur disguise done; the lady in question was a Siamese, and for the occasion, she was testing out new fur dye, having a grass-green fur with dodger-blue markings! But that was just kind of a joke.

What could you do for your fursona, though? Mixing pre-dominantly jaguar with a bit of lion is a very difficult mix, indeed. One thing that you pulled it extremely well off with is the tail; like mentioned by one or two people above, that just has 'lion' written all over it! For the fur colors, I can see it being a lot harder, though... especially because there's no real compromises; a black panther is basically black, a lion is basically beige, there's no real subtle tones that come closer to each other.

Hmmm... perhaps you could opt for a kind of agouti thing going on, with the undertone of the fur being beige and the outside being black/grey... I have to say, I also like the idea  darkmuse03 came up with, the freckles/spots. I can see your reasoning about such not really being worth it in artwork because not many people spot it, or when they do, don't know what it's for, but that is, I believe, something you should not give a very high priority when it concerns your own fursona; your fursona is there to represent what you feel represents you the best, so if that means freckles, then there'll be freckles! You have to be happy with it after all

*giggles*

I could say much more here, but this comment has already gotten way too long, and I saw in your gallery you did do another take on your fursona, so I will save the rest for a comment on that other picture!

Wow! That was an epic comment! And yeah, there is another fursona design here that's more current. Long story short, I'm just a lioness. I had always seen myself as a black panther, but, I adore lions (and wolves, too) so I just went with the lion...for now. Maybe I'll have a dual wolf persona, too, but for now, I am feeling the call of the lion within me

*smiles and nods*

Yes, I left an almost as epic comment on your "Take 3" as well But you're so welcome! I can really understand how you feel, and like I mentioned, the most important aspect of a fursona is that it has to truly represent what you feel inside, what you connect with the most.

*giggles*

And there's nothing wrong with a little switch every now and then, either... your feelings can change, of course! I mean, heck... over the past years, I have had a rabbit fursona and a mouse fursona before I finally settled down with Cat when I realized how strong Cat is inside me... but even then, my fursona Zinzoline went from a shorthaired brown/black tabby with white patches to a grey/black tabby with white patches, to a goldcat (Felis aurata, so lovely!), to a long-furred fully white cat with lilac eyes, and from there via a short-furred calico to the fluffy calico I am now, and will always be!

The ever morphing fursona That's good to know, thank

*giggles and hugs*

Yes, even now that I setled on my final form of a tall fluffy calico cat with angelwings, I'm still not done morphing! My fursona still has the choice of three forms; regular anthro (and a very tall one at that), small quad kitty, and kitty taur! All as a fluffy calico with angelwings, though... but still, I keep morphing all the time according to my whim!

*laughs*

And as a fellow feline, I daresay you know how whimsical we kitties are...

*sways and swishes in whimsy*

*giggles and bats at the lioness' tail... well, until something else attracts her attention, anyway!*