Here I Am Alive

“Delphia”

Rating for the original: 2/10 DEAR GOD

Reasons (top of drawing to bottom):

1. The ears are, once again, godawful. -4

2. The eyelashes acknowledge the fact that the character was supposed to be female. +3

3. But they’re horribly drawn. -2

4. One of the eyes has a catlike shape, but the other doesn’t. Even though this is drawn at a three-quarter view, the eyes aren’t symmetrical at all. -2

5. I drew lines to show the bridge of the cat’s nose. +7

6. The “snout” goes out too far to be catlike. -4

7. The mouth. Just…WHAT THE HELL IS THAT? -12

8. The neck is WAY too small. -3

9. The chest being outward was to show a sense of regality (I remember what the character was supposed to be), but it just looks like she has some kind of tumor. +0

10. The detailing on what I think was supposed to be a cape (because cats wear motherfucking capes) is symmetrical, or at least tried to be. +7

11. The details on the “cape” are awkward, and I drew them only partially showing since I had no idea how to show them the right way. -4

12. I think I tried to show that the cape cast a shadow on the body, but it might just be because I’m a shitty-ass colorer. +4 (for the assumption that I tried to shade it)

13. There are no “hips.” The cat’s body just comes to a point conveniently hidden by the cape. -14

14. The tail looks somewhat natural. +8

15. The legs are just tubes. -20

16. None of the feet are even halfway decent. -4 for each for a total of -16

17. Shitty-ass coloring. -25

18. Not being the worst drawing in the bunch +10

Total score: -67

What I’ve learned since drawing the original: Cat anatomy isn’t difficult. Just like people, cats have hips and shoulder blades. No cat has totally straight legs. For paws, there are 4 toes in the back and 5 in the front, however, the 5th toe wouldn’t be visible in a drawing like this. I’ve also learned how to show something is metallic (to some degree. I’m still working on this).

Before I go onto the critique, I would like to note that the redraw is far from my best work. I probably could have gone back and shaded or fixed a few places, but it’s almost 4 a.m., and I have no fucks to give.

“Kittens Jaguara”

Rating for the original: 2/10 DEAR GOD.

Reasons (top of drawing to bottom)

1. The cat ears are just so lazily done. Cats’ ears typically aren’t to the side like that in a “normal” mood anyway. They’re in “creeping on my surroundings” mode. -4

2. The hair isn’t too terrible. Since I used different colors to show the strands, I gave my self a little bit of credit. This is probably what kept it from being a 1. +2

3. WHERE THE HELL ARE HER EYEBROWS? I seriously didn’t start drawing eyebrows on people until I was in 7th grade or so. -5

4. THOSE EYES. They’re staring into my soul. -17

5. Her nose and mouth. Her face kind of reminds me of Michael Jackson. -15

6. I have no idea what the pendant on her neck is supposed to me. It vaguely looks like a cat face. -1

7. The complete lack of boobs or anatomy that makes sense. This was my way of showing that a girl had curves. Right now, it’s making me think of a really skinny guy’s build. -24

8. The cat tail it really angular. Cat tails should be curvy to show natural motion. -3

9. THE HANDS. The fingers are pointy triangles that are all the same size. -16

10. The legs are awkward and way too straight. Also, she has no knees. -13

11. The shoes. No one stands like that and the angularness is just laughable. -8

12. The boring pose. -5

13. Not being the worst drawing in the pack. +10

Total score: -99

What I’ve learned since drawing the original: For anything cat related, the tail and ears should look natural with the pose and expression. Speaking of poses, they should also look natural. Hands and feet are still a bitch to draw and are still one of my weaknesses, but I’ve definitely improved. Also, PEOPLE HAVE EYEBROWS AND YOU SHOULD DRAW THEM WHEN YOU DRAW PEOPLE. 

I had an idea last night.

I was looking through some of my GODAWFUL drawings from the past 6 years or so, and I thought to myself, “What if I redrew these?”

So I decided to make a few rules for this:

1. I have to examine what I did wrong in the original art.

2.There will also be a rating on a scale of 1-10 (even though nothing will get higher than like a 5). The meanings of the numbers are as follows: 1. FUCK NO, WHY? 2. DEAR GOD 3. What the HELL? 4. Just why? 5. I guess this is almost socially acceptable. Rates of 6-10 (if awarded) will be determined on the spot.

3. The colors, designs, outfits, etc. must remain the same or very similar. However, the poses may change since those are a major problem in most of the old art.