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Talliburr
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Talli/Talliburr 🐏 She/they Artist. lover of dnd stuff, fantasy stuff, paleo stuff, dinosaurs, cryptids, and more. Thanks for checking me out 🫡 Find more of my work at Talliburr.weebly.com (upgrading to Carrd soon), as well as @Talliburr on TikTok
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Progress photos from my most recent commission 🐈‍⬛ 🎨 #art#bskyart#cat#paint#painting#commission#comm#portrait

Sketch of a cat sitting on a fancy victorian arm chair.  Curtains are draped over the chair and the cat looks towards the viewer.  This is the beginning of a large commissioned pet portrait.
Work in progress of the painting of the cat as values from dark to light are being blocked in.  Similar to classical oil paintings, I’m using brown tones to do the “underpainting” of the image prior to adding color.  This gives me more control over values and contrast and makes it easier for me to not muddy details.
More details and values are blocked in at this stage as the cat has more life to its appearance.  Lighting is gradually being added to lighten up the image and build a clearer picture with the source of the lighting coming from the top right side of the image.
At this stage colors are added and the painting is finished.  The cat sits looking towards the viewer as light cascades down from the top right side of the image.  The chair is a vibrant emerald green in coloration with gold stitching, and the curtains are a deep, wine-colored purple with golden tassels. A toy mouse sits on the floor next to the chair and the cat’s paw rests on a loose tassel string.  The cat’s fur is long and is various shades of brown and grey, and it has a white chest and white socks.  She has a somewhat vacant stare as requested by her owner.
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Thank you so much 💖

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It was so cheap I ended up just buying a sub for the whole year because I was like “what no way” haha

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Thank you!! ❤️❤️

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annnnd done This portrait was so fun to do!! I can't wait until it's printed on canvas and framed :) #art#bskyart#painting#cat#petportrait#portrait#pet 🎨

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The trick that I’ve found when drawing animals is if you make their eyes stray just…a little too far apart… it works perfectly 😅 it makes them look a bit unfocused. Works like a treat!

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Honestly I love that they were so passionate about how the cat should look. As far as color goes, I am a little stressed. I won’t be sharing any pictures of the colored version until it’s done, I fear

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They really are insane.

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working on a high-detail commissioned portrait. The client requested their cat be painted in a sort of classical portraiture style and stressed that the cat, named Eliza, must have a vacant stare. I just started on colors and I'm a little nervous about it, but so far so good. #bskyart#art#comm 🎨

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I can only imagine. I live and write insurance policies in a mountainous area that’s rather secluded from major weather events and even here we’re seeing major hikes in premiums both for auto policies and homes.

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Talliburr
@talliburr.bsky.social
Talli/Talliburr 🐏 She/they Artist. lover of dnd stuff, fantasy stuff, paleo stuff, dinosaurs, cryptids, and more. Thanks for checking me out 🫡 Find more of my work at Talliburr.weebly.com (upgrading to Carrd soon), as well as @Talliburr on TikTok
261 followers584 following1.5k posts