#ginger tortoiseshell

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“StarClan spoke to me moons ago, before you joined the Clan. […] They said fire alone can save our Clan.” —Spottedleaf, Into the Wild

SPOTTEDLEAF — A smaller, somewhat thickset, somewhat thick-furred dark molly with ginger spotted tortie patches, very low white, and huge amber eyes.

Finally settled on an overall design for Spottedleaf that I!! Actually really like! I am quite content, this time around, with her look.

I might do another pass at her overall proportions some other time, because I feel a little iffy about them? But for now? I’m very pleased with this version — and it only took me two drastically different posted versions and about six different drafts to reach this point!

Also, as a fun, useless fact: I listened to Judas Priest almost exclusively while drawing her lol

Some design notes!:

Extremely rounded, from her build to her fur style to her extremities.

Spot clumps only come in pairs or trios.

Completely ginger tail, sans the white tip.

One white toe on left hind paw, one dark toe on right forepaw.

Leaf-shaped fringe over left eye.

Distinctively big, rounded eyes, to give her both a somewhat youthful and a somewhat uncanny vibe.

Scarring: None! (Though I like to think she has at least one, somewhere, from her short time as a warrior apprentice)

Decoration: Daffodils, symbolizing new beginnings, admiration, truth, vanity, and death.

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Another cat nobody asked for, but I was struck with inspiration for all the same…

REDTAIL

“ThunderClan will honor your courage, Tigerclaw, but we cannot afford to lose any more of our warriors.”

[Chocolate-and-ginger tortoiseshell point with golden eyes.]

Across the entirety of my “career” as a Warriors fan and reader, Redtail’s design, in my head, has changed the least. Stocky, regal, low spotting, very autumnal, torn ear, points…

I’m currently re-reading Into The Wild for a budding rewrite project, though, so maybe that will alter it!

Design notes!

As mentioned in my general notes: stocky, sturdy, regal man! Very compact build, but relatively long limbs despite that.

Thick-furred all around, but his tail is all fluff.

Relatively broad face.

White-spotted paws.

Little red “beauty mark”.

Tons of colored freckles, all over his body! But primarily on his face.

Tiny heart marker on his chest.

Dual-colored nose! With his white paws, though, his pads are all pink.

Left foreleg, beneath the white, is primarily red.

Well-groomed constantly.

Scarring includes: Torn right ear.