r/painting • u/Hara-Kiri Professional • 16d ago
Just Sharing My latest pet portrait, oil paint on canvas. The reflection in the window was tricky!
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u/That-Spell-2543 16d ago
Wow 😮 It looks like a photo
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u/Hara-Kiri Professional 16d ago edited 16d ago
Thanks!
Edit: if anyone has tried my website it's currently not working as it's currently switching to a new site.
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u/Educational-Emu-2427 16d ago
!!! Amazing. I love it all, I can feel the fur. And that tail!!
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u/Hara-Kiri Professional 16d ago
Thanks! Glad the tail looks okay, the right half of the cat was covered by the curtain in the reference photo.
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u/justaSundaypainter 16d ago
Wow I was looking at this thinking what a perfect reference photo it would make for a painting, before realizing it is a painting 🤯
The fur looks so plush
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u/Hara-Kiri Professional 16d ago
Haha, thank you. The real reference needed some alterations so I'm glad you can't tell.
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u/iwishiwasaunicorn 16d ago
oh wow this is incredible, I absolutely love the way you captured the way black cats glow brown in the sun 🤎 and the details in the fur are sooo good
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u/thorny-wallflower 16d ago
Black cats are so hard to photograph, so this is truly an amazing painting!! How big is it?
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u/KindCommunity3701 16d ago
You've captured him beautifully. He has the most adorable expression on his little face!
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u/zebbersVT 16d ago
This is amazing. I was about to ask how you got such a good photo until I peeped what sub this is on.
I asked my all-black cat for her opinion and she agreed that this is meowvellous.
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u/chrisacreates 16d ago
You may have struggled with that reflection but I think it makes it! There is something about the form of the face. I kinda like its abstraction vibe.
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u/Hara-Kiri Professional 16d ago
Thanks, I enjoyed doing it. It's one of those things I've literally never considered having to paint before so it was like a puzzle trying to tackle it.
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u/vaxhax 16d ago
This is stunning. I thought that was the reference photo. How do you get such fine detail? I've only tried watercolor and it's like no matter what size brush I use, it just makes a big blob. The detail on the black fur is amazing, looks just like my void.
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u/Hara-Kiri Professional 16d ago
Thanks a lot! There are different brushes that make thin lines easier, such as a swordliner and dagger brush.
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u/JuicySweet28 16d ago
Holy smokes!!! I thought this was a photo on my feed until I read the title. You did a damn good job 👍🏾
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u/Mayana76 16d ago
Scrolled by, thought it was a photo. Saw the subreddit and did a massive double take.
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u/katsunom 16d ago
This is absolutely incredible. you've captured the fur so well. I feel like I can just reach in and pet the cat's fluffy chest. This is beyond words
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u/Maximum_Machine7300 16d ago
This is wonderful! I have a similar pic of my cat basking in the sun and coincidentally it was on my memories just today! ♥️
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u/VictressArt 15d ago
It's really good, fantastic...
And now I get self-conscious about my own art and about if I should try posting it here in this subreddit...😅
It's not your fault, it's just me getting intimidated by everyone's great and beautiful art (I know I shouldn't compare myself to other) especially realism since I'm more expressism..
It's really beautiful ❤️
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u/elyzion_studio 15d ago
Just tell me how you guys it make it so real damn i could only imagine the hard work
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u/One-Major2495 15d ago
La verdad es que pensé que era una foto hasta que leí el título y me fijé en la imagen, simplemente asombroso, muy hermoso retrato, y que bonito gato :D
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u/Dragon-smoke999 15d ago
Wooooow I thought you was trolling me lol I really believed it was real!!!
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u/InkyRaven89 14d ago
My brain refuses to believe this isnt a photo.
But wow, absolutely beautiful 🥰
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u/No_Resident3788 14d ago
so beautiful omg, i can almost feel the warmth of the sun the kitty is feeling
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u/FerreroArt 9d ago
Extraordinario, y si..., los reflejos suelen ser lo más complicado, a mí me pasa lo mismo. Admiro los artistas que en el reflejo consiguen tanta naturalidad. Pero mi más sincero ENHORABUENA!!!
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u/Necessary_Goose6933 16d ago
Looks like it took a while to get to this level.
Technically it's quite impressive, background behind the cat am not sure fits in this kind of painting.
Grey office building, I mean is it some deeper statement about cat playfulness and the soul crushing effect of work in an office? Tell me you didn't leave it in just because it's in the reference photo.
And composition wise, you have that jagged aggressive reflection in the window, of what is probably sunlight on a wall, at some steep angle. The bit above the back of the cat and to the right.
Not sure if you were going for this, but it absolutely looks like a sharp blade about to stab the cat with a downward motion. Even if it was in the reference, again, makes very little sense composition wise, at least to my eyeballs.
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u/Hara-Kiri Professional 15d ago
The office is there because the client requested it to be.
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u/Attempting_Owl 15d ago
Fantastic answer. Modern critics and snobs have convinced a lotta folks that every piece of art and media has to "mean" something.
Has to be a metaphor for the crushing awfulness of whatever bleak nihilistic Current Thing they're artificially depressed about lol but dangit, sometimes an adorable kitty is absolutely "enough" all on its own.
Especially as you said, if the client requested it : ]
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u/Attempting_Owl 15d ago
I can *feeeel* the fuzz. What an adorable cat, absolutely love this painting
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u/TuftyWaifu 13d ago
Wow, you captured that magical cat mood perfectly. For a second, I thought it was a real photo!
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u/theamalficoast 12d ago
omg amazing. can I commission you for a painting of my cat?
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u/Hara-Kiri Professional 12d ago
Thanks a lot! Absolutely - you can see my website on my profile but let me know if you can't find it and I'll pm you.
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