i like the first one too

I like the first one. <3

Left one stood out for me :3

I like the middle one. Pretty! :)

Middle or right one. =)

The first one.

The dodge and burn tool look ok if you don't over use it.

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I like the middle one. It's pretty and has a good color scheme.

i like the middle one.

First. Softer colors, softer on the eyes. The way your shaded it also looks unique to me. Standard dodge & burn and gradient shading is overdone and becomes boring. #1 is most unique, gives a better indication of your personal technique and it has that slight "painter" charm that goes along with soft shading and pastel colors. I like it a lot. I think it suits your style well.

I'm stuck between the first and second D:

The first and the last one look best, with the first having more of a classic illustrated feel, and the third cleaner and more modern.

I like the first and the second one, but I'm gonna say the middle one.

First one for the win!

I like that 2 has a bit more highlights but they're a bit too shiny. 1 is nice and subtle but still has detail, 3 is a bit flat in comparison.
1 has a nice traditional feel as well.

hmm, I used to use dodge and burn... but the weakness with it is you only get one shade from it.
now I only use it to make a highlight/shadow across several colors like say stripy socks. I get more subtle shading by using soft brushes at low opacity and smudging to smooth together. I have no idea what 'style' that is but is what i do :B

I agree! I choose the first one.

i love the shading on the first one, but it doesnt have the highlights that the other two do, but i do like the texture of the second one. i think if you combined elements from all three it would look good, mainly the shading colors and technique from the first, the texturing from the second and the highlighting from the second and third. but overall it looks like you are being really shy about the highlights in general. thats just my opinion tho.

You're absolutely right, I do shy away from highlights XD I suppose I just don't know how to do them yet so I don't do them much but I need to just get in there. Argh!

center is the best, these others that don't aren't real artist there just fakers trying to trick you. the center one is the best one.

I like the first one best, but there´s something missing... can´t quite put my finger on what.

I like the middle and last ones ^^

But dear gawd don't use burn and dodge, use actual colors! *laughs* Shadows are cool and highlights are warm. Burn and dodge just add black and white.

I like how there are several CG tutorials that say the dodge and burn tools are the "shading and highlighting tools." It makes me laugh how many people think that that's the easy way out. Anyway I wanted to try it out to see if I could make it look good at all and I don't think it's that bad, but I totally understand that there's like...no color in it at all and is like deadening things up XD

I like the middle one myself.

The second one caught me with the brighter highlights and overall color. I wanted to say something about how the contrast is greater, but I dunno if I'm still seeing it. I have been known to have mental lapses during stressful points in my life. *cough* finals *cough*
Just kidding, I'm perfectly sane. Or so Chef Brian told me. (If anyone gets that reference, they get a cookie. Maybe two cookies.)

I like the Middle and Left. :D

I do like the first one... though the second one had me second guessing, so to speak.

I like the highlights along the fur in the second, then again, I like the dark shading in the first.

Tough call... I'd say the middle one. :3

Still a good job all the way through each one!

i like the first one

the middle seems best in balance and brightness to me

You know what makes and breaks each coloring of the kitty for me? The back ground color. Are you asking which goes together best or which is the best color on the kitty directly?

If we're talking the whole thing then the middle one.
If we're talking the kitty then the last one gets my vote.
The first one comes off too dark on my screen, which could be MY screen but as I have learned the hard way that counts even though it's pretty much impossible to control.

I could tell you why I think these things but since I just stumbled upon your gallery I'd rather not over whelm you with my babble. =3

I'd have to say the first one.

Eeeesshh...hard to chooose. ^^; I like the second and last one. ^^;

definutly furst wun