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Sometimes it isn't until a project is basically finished that you sit back and look at it as a whole, in the light of day, and think...I could do this better.

I have that with this girl. A memorial cat. The brief was himalayan/persian type. Folded ears, seal point colouring, a couple of light patches if possible. Blue eyes. Ideal position would be with front legs that could sit with crossed paws.

I was looking at her today, thinking of how I would present her when completely finished, yet to add the patches and thought....I'm not happy with her.

Her front legs are too short to cross with a nice visible bend, and paws too thick to sit...nicely?

The issue with having a flatter face face is that she resembles a bear. Need a trimmed down mouth just a little to show the actual mouth

There's wire in the tail so it can be posed - I really love that. But where are the hips!!!! We've just got leg. This could be improved.

The front legs also have wire so can be posed

In summary, she's beautiful. I love her. But, I want to remake her having learned a few lessons.

The brown fur needs to be darker

The front legs need to be longer to bend nice for posing

The back legs need to attach nicer - hips!

The body could be shorter, chunkier, more shapely