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This is one of the images I used in Scragamuffin, the chapbook I released as October’s exclusive Patreon reward. I thought it might be fun to release the pictures with the photos that inspired them.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n This is one of the images I used in Scragamuffin, the chapbook I released as October’s exclusive Patreon reward. I thought it might be fun to release the pictures with the photos that inspired them. Pete was a pretty … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a> Continue reading \n\n![\"cat](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rachelswirsky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pete_in_bowl_photo.png?resize=300%2C207\")
Pete was a pretty large cat. This is a substantial-sized mixing bowl which explains how he got into it, but the way his fur spills over the edges makes it look like the bowl is much too small. I think he looks like a cupcake.<\/span><\/p>\n\nDrawing this image was interesting because the photograph is relatively low quality so I had to do some guessing. I also wasn’t sure whether the technique of using empty pencil lines to sketch in background elements would work when the bowl is such a pivotal part of the image, but I think the empty space works in contrast to the density of fur, and helps emphasize Pete’s expression.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"