Bramblestar

Warriors Fan Art
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Yay! I finally finished it.
My first real attempt at doing a realistic animal digitally. Fur is so tedious... oh my gosh. 
This was completely spontaneous. I was just sitting there, before I got my next commission, had some time to draw whatever I wanted, so I decided to try this again because it's actually been a couple years at least since I attempted anything like this. (Even those I never finished) I did humans since then, but animals are a lot different because, well, fur. xD I just saw this reference picture and got inspired. (oi39.tinypic.com/2lx4kw.jpg) I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. :3 But always room for improvement.

I chose Bramblestar, of course, because he is my favorite Warriors character. I've always admired the way he resisted his fathers wishes for him to brutally take over the forest, and decided to go with what he thought was right - which was stand up for his beliefs and be loyal to Firestar and his clan. And of course, he's a leader now! So proud of my wittle brambley wambley. I added in the ear scar and the muzzle scar because I wanted him to appear more rough - he is a warrior, after all. And a courageous one at that. I wanted him to resemble his father, but give him a more softer, gentle look. Even though he is ambitious and strong, he is not nearly as brutal as his father.

I also wanted to represent Bramblestar in this style ever since I saw the Bramblestar's Storm cover. (s1381.photobucket.com/user/zSc…) I was indifferent about the way that Wayne McLoughlin depicted him as so soft and kitten looking. That's nothing like how I imagined Bramblestar to be. (Despite the cover, it's probably one of my favorite Warrior books. You know, besides that whole Jessy part... xD)

Special thanks to jocarra for their wonderful tutorial that gave me a good push in the right direction: (Definitely worth a peek!)


Progress:


And... for the lulz, my 'realistic' digital cats from 5 years ago:

Just a little reminder that everyone has to start somewhere.

Other Warriors Fan Art:

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Artwork (c) Jordi Rae 2015
Warriors, Bramblestar (c) Erin Hunter