This is getting all scientific and technical :P
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The tail *does* connect to the base of the spine (right above the butt-crack). I think it just looks high since you can't see her backside.
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Mmm ... Maybe it is because I love cats but to me it looks just like the perfect "happy tail" . When happy cat's tails will stick at 90 degres from their back and then curve toward their heads.
I think that those who are seeing it as too high are thinking that it does a nice slow curve and thus they think it connects higher.
DJ you can see the back. Am I tight that it is this type of tail emotion?
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Truly impressive work on the furry front. Love the face detail as well. Pure genius.
Sorry I'm so late chiming in -- DJ, you've outdone yourself AGAIN. Best Rowr piece ever IMHO. I see you gave her the split upper lip and the detail on the fur is unbelievable. It's great to see your take on one of the forum's most popular characters.
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nice work DJ.. great detail..
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Hm... I was always wondering how to deal with that sort of thing. There are several philosophies of course, you can either take pains to make sure those optical illusions don't happen, (due to different positioning, etc), "fix" them by making them inaccurate but removing the illusion, (in this case, if that was done then the tail would actually connect about six inches past where the butt ended, but would look connected for the sake of this one shot) or just let them happen.
I suppose how you deal with these sorts of ... perceptual illusions is probably the best descriptor of them, depends on the peice and the pose.
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