Drew this for two reasons: 1) I really wanted to play around with a slightly more realistic style, more painted looking, 2) Wanted to draw a snow leopard, cause snow leopards are awesome.

But yeah, I feel like I learned a lot of things while working on this, and I plan on practicing more with this sort of style in the future. Possibly also step out of my comfort zone with animals, cause, I do kinda draw a lot of felines and canines, and I think that it would be a good idea to experiment with other species.

I am actually pretty pleased with the results of this though. Certainly better than previous attempts at a more painted style such as this one.

Expect more practice pieces soon. >w<