Hi

This is the formal portrait of General Gustav.
(the cat)
This is a gift for my other half, a stylized portrait of her favorite cat.
Gustav is a special breed of cat called Bombay they have soft black fur and bright yellow eyes. We discussed many times how he is so much like a general I just had to paint him that way.

I used photoshop and a wacom and made many many many brush strokes for his fur to get the right look, after hand painting all the fur I painted a texture on his jacket and added little details such as the badges and medals.

As you see he is dressed in the style an old imperial German uniform from the first world war era
with special details on medals and badges.
I think he looks very suited to his new role and my girlfriend is very happy with his new look too.

Comments are most welcome.