King-Cat reader Marguerite Insolia (she's an actress-- hire her!) asked me to do a portrait of her and her cat Mija, based on the photograph above.
Here's my first rendering:
Turns out she was looking for something more in my "King-Cat"-y drawing style, so I sent her the sketch below, which she approved, asking just that the cat be colored black.
And here's the final drawing:
For what it's worth.
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That's a nice final render.
ReplyDeleteWhat type of paper do you do your commissions on?
fantastic end result, great to watch the evolution, thanks for sharing John, JasonG
ReplyDeleteA.P.: Thanks! I usually use Bristol board, depending on the commission. Sometimes illustration board.
ReplyDeletevery awesome piece right there.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how the minimalistic "king catty" version contains so much more feeling and depth... Love it. <3!
ReplyDeleteI love it!
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful drawing and everyone who sees it loves it! Thanks so much John!
ReplyDelete- Marguerite
yes beautiful indeed, so simple and yet so full of feelings
ReplyDelete~love it~
Yes, it's lovely. I don't know if the customer is really always right, but this time she was!
ReplyDeleteI love the final illustration... I need to do commissions too.
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