CARNIVORA CREATIONS
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  • About
  • Contact
  • Policy
    • General rules
    • Design rules
    • Art usage for non-clients
  • Commissions
    • Designs
    • References
    • Paintings
    • Bases and graphics prices
  • How to order
  • Pricing
  • Portfolio
  • About
  • Contact
  • Policy
    • General rules
    • Design rules
    • Art usage for non-clients
CARNIVORA CREATIONS

About me

Hello!! I'm Kate! 

I'm 28 years old and from the pacific northwest USA! I live up here with my fiancé and our cats, and, eventually, dog(s)! 
I've been drawing stuff my whole life, but only made it my full time job after going to college for years.
I studied biology mainly, and while the subjects were pretty interesting and complicated, I eventually (and probably too late, as I was nearly done with my degree) realized I didn't want that for a career.
I'm much happier drawing animals and all sorts of fantasy stuff now! 

While I mainly draw wolves now, back before I joined DA (deviantart), I pretty much only drew dinosaurs and big-cats (lions, tigers, etc), or were-people. I only sketched, and rarely ever used color or painted.
Joining the DA community helped inspire me to learn more about art, to get a drawing tablet, and to draw things for others. 
Now that I've been drawing wolves for so long, though, I really like them! 

[Dog tangent]
Learning about how to draw wolves, and learning about their biology and behavior, also got me interested in dog biology and behavior (though the two are extremely different).
I really love all animals, especially cats, but dogs are most exciting to me. Teaching tricks and problem-solving, figuring out how to prevent or change behaviors, is very rewarding and fun.
I try to keep up to date and learn as much as I can about new discoveries/updates in dog welfare and behavior, or as much as I can as a noobie.
Ideally, I'd love to try sports with my future dog, like bikejor, carting, and rally! Personally, I think I'd like a retriever for FutureDog!

I'm very grateful for being able to draw as a job, and it's incredibly satisfying to make art for people! 

Some random info:
  • I've been drawing digitally since 2011/2012, when I got my first tablet!
  • I've used both photoshop and some SAI, but I prefer photoshop.
  • I don't personally consider myself a furry, but I am somewhat in/adjacent to the community, as I work with many furries :)
  • Videogames are my main hobby, though I'm relatively boring and usually just cycle through my favorites, like World of Warcraft classic/TBC, Skyrim, Stardew Valley, Old School Runescape, The Forest, TheHunter: Call of the Wild, and tons more.
  • I really like audiobooks, and reading if I have time to do so! My favorites are the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Wheel of Time, The Demonata, and also books about real-world historical events. There are a ton more books I like, but the entire list would be huge!
  • Being stupid/goofy and purposefully cringe is really entertaining to me with friends!
  • I like pokemon and, when I first joined DA, they're what I mainly practiced drawing!
  • I LOVE stuffed animals and fat cute things!
  • I like to learn about and try new hobbies and crafts- mainly for practical and money-saving reasons. Like making my own hand soap, bath bombs, etc. You also get to control how it smells- so you can make sure it smells good!
  • I have dabbled somewhat in graphic design, which has been required over the years of making+selling art. I like making hand-painted graphics and can spend hours choosing fonts and colors for hand-made cards. 
  • I watch a lot of youtube, especially while I work! I really like commentary on funny/dumb stuff, like brutalmoose, jarvis johnson, kurtis conner, safiya, etc. History buffs, YMS, and lots more too!
  • I love documentaries, especially history-based ones! 

My tools and programs

TABLET:
​Wacom intuos 5 pro (2017)
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PROGRAM:
​Photoshop CS6
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BRUSHES:
Favorites:
Pointy

Fur
Soft round

Settings:
Flow ~15% to 80%
Transfer ON
Minimum diameter ~60% to 95%
​Angle jitter control set to PEN TILT
Canvas size: 3300 x 2200 to begin with
Click on image below to download my brush pack!
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