What A Challenge (bobcat)

Glen, looking good, however you shop is to damn clean and organized.

 

the front leg looks very stiff not a relaxed look at all. the face will not work either. look at live animals not someone else's even if they are nice, when you look at a live animal it will put the very best to shame, the skin is also a very big consideration, a bland rabbit cat won't look as good as a really spotted out cat just my two cents worth , bobcats are a difficult one to pull off ,good luck

 

I've had similar requests, customer shows up pictures of WA's cats or Codi's and says they want them exactly like that. My response is to either look them up or be a little flexible. I'll do the best I can. I don't get many around my area so it is hard to get consistent practice on them.

 

Great job on the manikin alteration. I think the left front leg looks a bit stiff because it’s hanging too far toward the rear of the cat’s body? It drops straight down, almost like his paw weighs ten pounds. Maybe if it “flexes” forward just a bit?

 

looks great, id maybe shift that hanging front shoulder a bit further back. but honestly it'll look fine once it's got skin on and a good fluffing. That is probably the most common "ref" pic clients bring in, that or WAs sitting one. I'm so slow at small life-size I stopped taking them in,. . . unless it's someone that shoots a bobcat over my dogs, then it's kinda hard to say no lol.

 

Whose form was that originally you are modifying? (Curious)

 

Glen, as you well know, cats have plenty of loose skin. With that said, the belly/chest area should reflect some weight on the wood limb rather than sitting stiff where they touch. IMO, I would remove some of the belly on the form to fit the wood limb. This alteration will allow some sag in that area once the skin is in place, to show weight bearing areas on the mount. JMO

 

Thanks! I got a couple of his forms. They are good.

 

Brian Hendrick's form. I just ran across this a few minutes ago.

 

Here's what I see at a glance that doesn't sit with me, first move those eras up a tad, second, make the whisker lines match better from side to side and third the pupils look to can't out at the top not in. The rest is looking pretty good.

 

What 3Bears said. Also, need to address the ears being nonsymmetrical. I'm not talking about just being pointed in different directions (live animals rarely have both ears pointing the same way for very long). The right ear (on my right side) appears to be riding lower on the head than the left. I would also look at your lower lip. Is it tucked in all the way? There appears to be some lip showing (hard to tell in the photo) and once the inevitable shrinkage sets in, you may end up with gap-osis.

Other than that (and some final grooming), looks good. I'm going to be doing a coyote here in a few weeks and I'd appreciate the same honest evaluation and constructive criticism!!!

 

and get your blow dryer going