Foreground, Middleground, and Background... With Ori!

 It's been an extremely busy week for me at FIEA, because this is our MIDTERM WEEK! And what's a midterm week that doesn't have every assignment under the sun due at around the same time? Not a midterm week, I guess.

That aside, I have been extremely extremely busy this week, but I managed to work on Common Art for just a little bit. I didn't get to do as much as I had initially wanted, but I am at least happy with what I made. 

Let's check it out, shall we?

So, if you know me well enough, you've probably heard me talking about my cat, Ori, quite a lot. Ori and my dog Goose are the light in my life nd they help me get through my time at FIEA. My mom constantly sends me pictures of my babies, so I feel less alone when I'm at school.

My week has been really awful, but just one picture of this cat makes me smile. Take a look and see what I mean.

He's so cute and I can't wait to be back home with him. I wish he was here with me but he would hate my dorm. So at least he has plenty of room to roam with my parents.

My kitty aside, I chose to recreate a screenshot from Ori and the Blind Forest with my cat, Ori. He's been on my mind a lot and I wanted to connect him to his namesake via my art. 

So, using this picture as my reference, I set out to do just that!

The picture I drew has a little more color to it, which was a stylistic choice I made. Ori from the game is much more peaceful and gentle than Ori my cat, so I wanted to give some playful color to the image. I went Bob Ross style on the trees, too, making plenty of happy accidents along the way. 

But, yeah! 

I picked this picture because it had prominent depth, which I hope I was able to recreate in my rendition. I am so glad I got to use him as a study for Common Art. He has such a beautiful pelt, so swirly and chaotic. I really loved drawing it! 

For making it this far, I wanna give you a bonus pic of Ori. This is the face he makes when he's screaming for attention. Gotta love Siamese kitties. 

You can also see his newest toy- a tag that he stole from the counter or somewhere else. He's always getting into trouble. Total opposite of the peaceful, sweet forest creature from Ori and the Blind Forest.

Well, thanks for reading! See you next week, when I will be way more rested and peaceful, like video game Ori! 

Bye for now!