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Post by Dumerili on Jan 1, 2013 12:05:49 GMT -5
These were both disqualified from a show and I don't understand why :/ I know the first one isn't great although it's still a pose, I'm still trying to figure out at which weight I can get that cat to actually look like he's posing when he poses. The second one is the best I can get out of that cat as she's not built well for posing but I think it's good enough to be entered in a show?
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Post by Alex@Marvel on Jan 1, 2013 12:21:07 GMT -5
Their tails are going the wrong way, you want them to be curved over the back.
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Post by Dumerili on Jan 1, 2013 12:22:50 GMT -5
Oh ok, the tail on the second one doesn't straighten though so I'm not sure what to do with her. I'll work on it with the first though, thank you
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Post by shebaatje on Jan 1, 2013 12:34:10 GMT -5
With Calico's there are a few things to look out for. Like Selena said, both their tails are curved in the wrong direction. Then there's also the eyelids on Calico's...they really are a pain to get just right, because this breed often poses with uneven eyelids (personally I never place a Calico with uneven eyelids (or depending on competition), because even though it's difficult to get them to look even, it's also what makes a Calico pose really stand out...). You also have to look out for leg allignment. With Calico's you're supposed to see a little bundle of pixels behind the ankles. Here's an example pose from one of my own catz that you could uses as an example when trying to pose yours=). The second cat has a Meezer tail and I know for a fact that those can curve just as nicely over the back as any other catz breed=) just keep trying!
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Post by Alex@Marvel on Jan 1, 2013 12:35:14 GMT -5
There's no reason the tail on the second shouldn't go over the back, you don't want it straight.
Look at the cat's tails in the other shows and you'll see what I mean.
edit: Yeah, you'll also want to watch the eyelids. For calicos, it depends on the judge if they like wonky eyelids or not. Every breed has it's own standard for eyelids though.
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Post by Dumerili on Jan 1, 2013 12:50:46 GMT -5
Ok thank you both, I'll work with them more and see what I can do c:
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Post by key0fthetwilight on Jan 1, 2013 21:53:19 GMT -5
Their tails do curve over their back, but they flick them back once while posing, which is what these pics are. About a second later they should be curved nicely over their backs.
If you haven't already tried, you might want to enable auto-save on your photos and click away with the spacebar when they start posing. It can be helpful if you're having trouble timing the photo to when their tails are curved over their backs. Then you can simply delete the ones that are no good.
Calicoes are definitely tricky too. And purebreds are harder than mixes IMO. It helps if you have their energy and fullness set to around 80 on the brainsliders. You can adjust it a little bit from there. If they have too much energy they have a tendency to not want to pose well; same with too little energy.
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Post by shebaatje on Jan 2, 2013 4:38:27 GMT -5
Also, I usually keep their weight around 55 on the sliders when posing. If you set the weight too low you'll get a skinny pose and those are almost always immediately disqualified and if you set it too high, they just look fatxD haha.
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