what to do to make it better

[u/PretendSplit8081]

Yes, I know the angles wrong. It's too late to fix that, my art teacher said it was fine and I'd get better with more practice.

Second time using pastels, just looking for tips to make it a bit better.

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[u/ExpandoD0ng]

Add white glimmer to the eyes. It's not photo accurate to do so, but itll make him look lively /innocent

[u/bigsadkittens → u/ExpandoD0ng]

Yessss I do this to all my animal art. Just one or two dots of white give it such a dewy eyed cute look

[u/PretendSplit8081 → u/ExpandoD0ng]

I tried to add her eyelashes but it didn’t quite work,,, I’ll try this instead :)

[u/ExpandoD0ng → u/PretendSplit8081]

Post the update when you make it!

[u/sam-tastic00]

you can't, this is peak

[u/crimison]

Honestly you did a great job. You’ve captured the essence. I would leave it as is. :)

[u/Great-Macaron-8060]

Missing grey lashes on your right eye. Make the eye more round than it should be be.

[u/No-Power8284]

Honestly I think this is a great piece! There’s nothing I would change besides maybe some white shine in the eye? Great work, keep it up!

[u/macabrewhore]

Nothing. Absolutely nothing. You have created a masterpiece, Reddit friend!

[u/XA_LightPink]

Although you don't see much in the reference, I like to add a more noticeable highlight in the eyes, makes them look alive and stuff. Its like when anime removes highlights or darkens them for an evil, dim look

Personally I would render the dogs tag a little more, doesn't need to be detailed, just like what youve done with the background floof :)

[u/PretendSplit8081 → u/XA_LightPink]

Yeah the dog tags aren’t done lol

[u/FirefighterWeird8464]

You fucking sent this. Great style, great design. I think if you want to add depth then pay attention to the value and the direction of light. Right now it’s flat. To round it out, do a value study ignoring the colors, and then you’ll see where to darken you colors to add more form.

Anyway, I think it looks pretty good as is.

[u/arxneki]

really beautiful!! i think you could work on texture, unless it’s a stylistic choice, as some areas appear flat and not super “fur-like”. pretty nitpicky though, this is a great piece and def think you should continue doing pet portraits

[u/PretendSplit8081]

Camera angle made it a bit odd and oversaturated it 

[u/FoxWorkshop → u/PretendSplit8081]

You don't need to copy the picture. It's good how it is. Lighting and angle are relative anyway.

[u/CarolynDesign]

Just a bit darker shading (specifically, above where the nose begins on the face, left side of the face, and the cast shadow on the body left by the head) would give it more depth

And like somebody else said, eye shine. It just brings animal portraits to life. Even with the reference photo doesn't have it, art needs it. This is often true for human portraits, too.

[u/Scarymoviesendtome]

I would add extra white tiny strokes to better show the fur

[u/JimnyPivo_bot]

Nothing. He’s pup-perfect!