paisleypaw

A sweet little girl ratty, all ready and excited to go to her new home!



PS:

Some of you might notice that this is a bit of a different design from the rats I've previously made, and this was done this way in an effort to achieve a better balance between realistic and cute, which is kind of where I'd like to head in my work from now on.

Here is the old version:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6174728/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5892186/

I'd like to hear your opinions on the differences, and some specific things like:
- The stylized fingers in this one. The previous ones were also obviously sort of silly, but in a different fashion. I was going for a small/thin look but also wanted to keep them cute, so I thought little loops would give the impression of fingers but still make it obvious that it is a crocheted doll. :]

- The addition of obvious legs. It makes it so the rat looks less "squat" and close to the ground, which I liked about the other one, but this helps balance the realism.

- The "rope" tail. It is not crocheted in a traditional chain, because I wanted to give it more texture. Thoughts?

Thanks!