Puma sketch 2021 Vs 2023 art comparison
It's day 37 of posting everyday challenge, here is a art skill comparison on my old sketch from 2021 vs how I sketch the same puma now. I want that to be a motivation for other starting out artists, improvement is still possible. Thank you for the support.
If you wish to recreate I suggest:
• using a thin paper that isn't high quality if you're a beginner
• art is about practice and making mistakes so don't be afraid of throwing out a few papers
• using a pencil that's on the harder side like most commonly used HB and using softer ones for details like B2
• references help understand how an object (in this case animal) presents itself, maintains balance etc.
• the puma is a member of the Felidae family and is the largest predator in Patagonia.
• females weigh 110 pounds while the larger male weighs approximately 176 pounds, and they are generally between 10 to 12 feet in length.
• pumas have a rounded head with erect ears and strong jaws for clutching prey. Their sleek, muscular bodies end with a thick, long tail, and their large fore paws have five retractable claws, including a dewclaw.
• their fur is typically a tawny golden colour, though they may have more silvery or reddish coats.
• pumas inhabit 28 countries in the Americas, and Patagonian pumas, one of the largest subspecies, can be found from Arica to Magallanes near the tip of Chile.
• they dwell in shrubby steppe ecoregions, dense woodlands, and mountains, and are most easily spotted in Torres del Paine National Park, where there is a particularly high density.
• pumas in Patagonia are threatened by a loss of prey as agricultural developments infringe on their habitat. As the population of guanacos decreases from having to compete for grass with introduced livestock, pumas resort to hunting the sheep of ranchers.
It's day 37 of posting everyday challenge, here is a art skill comparison on my old sketch from 2021 vs how I sketch the same puma now. I want that to be a motivation for other starting out artists, improvement is still possible. Thank you for the support.
If you wish to recreate I suggest:
• using a thin paper that isn't high quality if you're a beginner
• art is about practice and making mistakes so don't be afraid of throwing out a few papers
• using a pencil that's on the harder side like most commonly used HB and using softer ones for details like B2
• references help understand how an object (in this case animal) presents itself, maintains balance etc.
• the puma is a member of the Felidae family and is the largest predator in Patagonia.
• females weigh 110 pounds while the larger male weighs approximately 176 pounds, and they are generally between 10 to 12 feet in length.
• pumas have a rounded head with erect ears and strong jaws for clutching prey. Their sleek, muscular bodies end with a thick, long tail, and their large fore paws have five retractable claws, including a dewclaw.
• their fur is typically a tawny golden colour, though they may have more silvery or reddish coats.
• pumas inhabit 28 countries in the Americas, and Patagonian pumas, one of the largest subspecies, can be found from Arica to Magallanes near the tip of Chile.
• they dwell in shrubby steppe ecoregions, dense woodlands, and mountains, and are most easily spotted in Torres del Paine National Park, where there is a particularly high density.
• pumas in Patagonia are threatened by a loss of prey as agricultural developments infringe on their habitat. As the population of guanacos decreases from having to compete for grass with introduced livestock, pumas resort to hunting the sheep of ranchers.
