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Submitted: February 18, 2012
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another one of those assignments with only one word to tell you what to draw (white/transparent) ENTIRELY too vague in my humble opinion… At least it’s over… /tragic sigh
Being rebellious and trying to go against the actual meaning of the project in all its white-ness I wanted to try and push something that was completely the opposite and juxtapose the image, so I chose one very black symbol; the cat from Steinlen's Chat Noir poster. Seen here: [link] , of course, and represented as being "alive" in my piece (I tried.. not successfully, but I tried)
On a side note, in my original sketches she was eating and egg instead of holding a cat and my teacher thought it was too "playboy" so I wanted to sort of secretively keep that edge by adding "le chat noir" since it was a poster for a cabaret ;D

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~gothic-lollipop Aug 17, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

Toulouse-Lautrec Black Cats? Nice!

~Lindblut Aug 17, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

Great art, but don't you think you should give some credit to the actual picture for taking so much inspiration for the cat design, especially the one sitting in the front?

~herringbonnes Aug 19, 2012

oh my gosh, wow, I was completely unaware that I did not say anything at all about Steinlen's poster. I remember talking about it directly in class and how I wanted a direct and obvious representation of something black, as well as the cabaret it represented (since the theme was "white") I guess I was so into it during the critique it completely slipped my mind when posting it. I honestly do no know how I forgot that, that is not like me. Thank you for bringing it back to my attention, I feel really bad now!

~Lindblut Aug 26, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

It's okay, don't sweat it, I forgot to give credit a lot of times too but thankfully remembered it usually a little while after uploading so I can fix the descriptions accordingly

~herringbonnes Aug 28, 2012

hahaha, I usually do too! Thanks for catching it for me ugghh
I'm that guy on tumblr that's always going on about sources and credit, too xD

~Lindblut Sep 21, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

No problem, sorry for not uh, being more thoughtful and actually writing a note instead of leaving a comment. It's kind of a bad habit!

~herringbonnes Sep 23, 2012

no, no it's okay! I think it's better that way, then other people that see the comment can all converge and destroy! hahaha

~nightblue1991 Aug 1, 2012

I love black cats

good job I love it

*Down-a-Rabbit-Hole Feb 22, 2012 Student Filmographer

though i hate cats i do love this picture
the colour scheme is so striking!

~caffeinetooth Feb 20, 2012

Oooh! This is so cool! Such a great approach to the prompt! That is super vague. I really like how the cats are painted in a different style than the girl. They look so cute. The one in her hands is all "donotwant". X3
Is that Le Chat Noir?

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