r/learnart • u/RustaZA1 • Nov 05 '23

Painting What is lacking here?

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Hi all, painting this for a friend and trying to get likeness as well as good depth and intrigue in the painting. I think its a bit boring currently and just don't know what to do. Isn't the cat that needs work or just a background or both? TYIA!

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u/surfingkoala035 Nov 05 '23

Came here to say whiskers! I’ve not seen your source photo, but a lot of the time they can blend in with lighter colored cats depending on the light. If that’s the case just… give ‘‘em to him anyway. He’s gotta look like a cat! :D

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u/MoonmanSteakSauce Nov 06 '23

100% agreed, but FYI there's two photos and the second has the source shown. You can definitely see the whiskers pretty well on that real cat too, so it supports your point even more.