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Trash Rat vs. Cool Rat
I draw a lot of rats. And well, I have some opinions on how to render them without making them look like singing animatronics.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / General Furry Art
Species Rat
Size 1248 x 1012px
File Size 420.6 kB
I'd give my collective contributions to your gallery a B, B+, they could have gone better. In the case of the rest of your gallery, at least the occasional not-so-good rats seem to be more a case of poor execution by developing artists rather than intentional poor design choices. With exception to that most recent one, which reaches out and clotheslines you off your bike while you're going downhill at highspeed.
I'm sorry, but you made me laugh too much when I was at work, so I have to favorite it.
Take both. Erase the ears, and the teeth if you want. Mr. Egg eyes looks like either Joe Camel, Scooby Doo or a shank of ham growing a head, I'm not sure which. Makes me think of people drawing a kangaroo who don't know what a kangaroo looks like, too. No matter what though, remove those ears, and you can't tell what it's supposed to be. Do the same to the right and remove the ears completely and you still can tell you're at least looking at a rodent, or maybe a lagomorph.
Take both. Erase the ears, and the teeth if you want. Mr. Egg eyes looks like either Joe Camel, Scooby Doo or a shank of ham growing a head, I'm not sure which. Makes me think of people drawing a kangaroo who don't know what a kangaroo looks like, too. No matter what though, remove those ears, and you can't tell what it's supposed to be. Do the same to the right and remove the ears completely and you still can tell you're at least looking at a rodent, or maybe a lagomorph.
Well, at least you apologized.
Could've also just put a picture of the Great Mouse Detective in place of Trash Rat. Sure, he's a 'mouse,' but since he doesn't even look like a mouse that'd just add to the criticisms. A buddy of mine kind of misinterpreted this post as me making a dig at cartoonish designs, but it's more of this particular kind of design I wanted to poke fun at. It's not like my rats are perfectly realistic, they're just kind of balanced with what I consider an ideal ratio of stylization and some realism here and there. For max accuracy I'd add some variants for each, but, this'll do for now. It's just super important that people know what I like and don't like in rat design, so that they can plan their lives accordingly.
Could've also just put a picture of the Great Mouse Detective in place of Trash Rat. Sure, he's a 'mouse,' but since he doesn't even look like a mouse that'd just add to the criticisms. A buddy of mine kind of misinterpreted this post as me making a dig at cartoonish designs, but it's more of this particular kind of design I wanted to poke fun at. It's not like my rats are perfectly realistic, they're just kind of balanced with what I consider an ideal ratio of stylization and some realism here and there. For max accuracy I'd add some variants for each, but, this'll do for now. It's just super important that people know what I like and don't like in rat design, so that they can plan their lives accordingly.
Some might have interpreted this as me trying to attack people but it's more of an amusing interpretation of my extremely particular tastes.
Also as long as you're here, I haven't forgotten about part 2 of your commission, which is actually nearly finished, I've just been waiting until I'm back into a NSFW mindset before writing out its blurb.
Also as long as you're here, I haven't forgotten about part 2 of your commission, which is actually nearly finished, I've just been waiting until I'm back into a NSFW mindset before writing out its blurb.
An acquaintance of mine guilted me about how it's really none of my business how people draw their rats. And it's not. I just prefer good rats is all. People can like bad rats. It's 2021 now. Bad things are very en vogue.
As long as your perusing my rat portfolio, and I agree you deserve transparency, let me point you to a few rats of note:
If you like them brooding: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/43766248/
If you like them yelling: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/38897916/
If you like them queering: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/43068396/
As long as your perusing my rat portfolio, and I agree you deserve transparency, let me point you to a few rats of note:
If you like them brooding: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/43766248/
If you like them yelling: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/38897916/
If you like them queering: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/43068396/
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