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At first glance the margay (leopardus wiedii) might resemble the more well-known ocelot, but they are smaller with proportionally longer legs and tail, larger eyes, and has large spots over most of their body rather than the ocelot's characteristic stripes. The margay is also, unlike the ocelot, a fantastic climber - they can easily run down tree trunks head-first, run upside-down along branches, and frequently hunt birds and monkeys in the tree tops.

The species has been hunted for its fur, and loses habitat due to deforesting - but they are still quite widespread, and are considered Near Threatened.

(The SeldomSeenSpeciesSunday is a challenge first made by TheCynicalHound , which I'll try to do this year .)

Not the most seldom seen of the South American cat species - they are overshadowed by the ocelot, but are more known than species like the oncillas, Geoffroy's cat and the kodkod/guiña. However, I'm suffering of a bit of an art burnout, and this was the species with the most inspiring reference photo. You can expect to see more South American felines sometime later, though

Want a drawing like this? My commissions are open: Commission info

Prints, pillowcases, phone covers, notebooks, etc. can be found in my Redbubble store: www.redbubble.com/people/Becky…

Reference photo by Mouselemur again Go give it (and Mouselemur's gallery in general) some love!

(Also found on Wildlifereferencephotos: wildlifereferencephotos.com/me… )

Colored pencil on black paper, A4, 6 hours.

Please do not repost, claim as your own or use in any way without my permission.

Other recent drawings:

My tutorials:
List of all my tutorialsThe complete list of all the tutorials I have written/made - at least the ones still worth sharing, as some are really old at this point. It just got so hard to find them after a while, and there are so many - so here we are. A complete masterlist.The tutorials are not in chronological order, but rather in (a more) logical order Some of them are rather old, so the formatting may be off - or the quality lower. I've still included the decent ones, though, and they may serve as an example that writing tutorials also is a skill you improve in as time goes on and you do it more. ,Rambles about being an artist, and typical Artist Problems:Unfair comparisons and being your own worst critic A word or two about practice and practicing art Some about talent, skill and marketingSome about finding your own drawing style Artists and social media The "right" way to improve We all start out as beginners Quick list of tips on how to improve your art Tutorials about drawing (parts of) animals:The (I hope) complete guide to drawing animal eyes How to draw animal ears Tips about how to draw animal paws/feet/hooves How to draw realistic (feathery) wings Tips for drawing the heads of common carnivores Tips (and a lot of rambling) about drawing deerHow to draw birds How to draw animal noses Sketchpage - Mule deer and whitetail antlers Sketchpage - Color variants of wild red foxes Sketchpage - Partially white red fox variants Sketchpage - The different lynx species + caracal The (I hope) ultimate guide to drawing fur More tips and tricks about drawing fur The actual ultimate guide to drawing fur (title - it includes everything and then some, PDF)How to draw feathers/feather texture How to draw scales Quick guide on basic animal anatomy (older, not that good)Basic animal anatomy and how animals move (older, alright enough)Tutorials about traditional art: Tips about drawing on black paper Tips about drawing accurate traditional sketches Basics about colored pencils - layers and blending How to draw white whiskers with colored pencils Some basics about graphite and colored pencils (OLD!)An introduction to scratchboard (older)GIFs:Lynx process - step by step GIF Lynx eye process - step by step GIF Cat eye on black paper - step by step GIF How I draw fur 1 - closeup of tiger stripes - GIF How I draw fur 2 - solid-colored fur closeup - GIF How I draw fur 3 - long fur closeup GIF How I draw fur 4 - fur at a distance GIF Tutorials about using reference photos, editing those, and compositions:Finding and sorting reference photos Reference photos and how to use them: part 1 Reference photos and how to use them: part 2 Reference photos and how to use them: part 3 Some about improving bad quality reference photosThe (reference) photo always lies a little Making your subject fit into the backgroundTips to improve your compositions Some about compositions with multiple subjects Other art-related things which don't fit anywhere else:A tutorial about writing tutorials Some basics about drawing mountains Beginner's Guide to Animal Photography Short guide on values and hues How to draw blurred and bokeh backgrounds How to draw realistic art Some about comments and critique The process behind Lynx Portrait IV The process behind Caturdays 25 - Black and GoldRed Fox - Fire and Frost WIP Red Fox - Fire and Frost WIP 2 Different art questions, and my answers - part 1 (older)Different art questions, and my answers - part 2 (older)Different art questions, and my answers - part 3 (older)Art critique collections:Art critique collection I Art critique collection II Art critique collection III Art critique collection IV My "critiqued" favorites collection...

Description

At first glance the margay (leopardus wiedii) might resemble the more well-known ocelot, but they are smaller with proportionally longer legs and tail, larger eyes, and has large spots over most of their body rather than the ocelot's characteristic stripes. The margay is also, unlike the ocelot, a fantastic climber - they can easily run down tree trunks head-first, run upside-down along branches, and frequently hunt birds and monkeys in the tree tops.

The species has been hunted for its fur, and loses habitat due to deforesting - but they are still quite widespread, and are considered Near Threatened.

(The SeldomSeenSpeciesSunday is a challenge first made by TheCynicalHound , which I'll try to do this year .)

Not the most seldom seen of the South American cat species - they are overshadowed by the ocelot, but are more known than species like the oncillas, Geoffroy's cat and the kodkod/guiña. However, I'm suffering of a bit of an art burnout, and this was the species with the most inspiring reference photo. You can expect to see more South American felines sometime later, though

Want a drawing like this? My commissions are open: Commission info

Prints, pillowcases, phone covers, notebooks, etc. can be found in my Redbubble store: www.redbubble.com/people/Becky…

Reference photo by Mouselemur again Go give it (and Mouselemur's gallery in general) some love!

(Also found on Wildlifereferencephotos: wildlifereferencephotos.com/me… )

Colored pencil on black paper, A4, 6 hours.

Please do not repost, claim as your own or use in any way without my permission.

Other recent drawings:

My tutorials:
List of all my tutorialsThe complete list of all the tutorials I have written/made - at least the ones still worth sharing, as some are really old at this point. It just got so hard to find them after a while, and there are so many - so here we are. A complete masterlist.The tutorials are not in chronological order, but rather in (a more) logical order Some of them are rather old, so the formatting may be off - or the quality lower. I've still included the decent ones, though, and they may serve as an example that writing tutorials also is a skill you improve in as time goes on and you do it more. ,Rambles about being an artist, and typical Artist Problems:Unfair comparisons and being your own worst critic A word or two about practice and practicing art Some about talent, skill and marketingSome about finding your own drawing style Artists and social media The "right" way to improve We all start out as beginners Quick list of tips on how to improve your art Tutorials about drawing (parts of) animals:The (I hope) complete guide to drawing animal eyes How to draw animal ears Tips about how to draw animal paws/feet/hooves How to draw realistic (feathery) wings Tips for drawing the heads of common carnivores Tips (and a lot of rambling) about drawing deerHow to draw birds How to draw animal noses Sketchpage - Mule deer and whitetail antlers Sketchpage - Color variants of wild red foxes Sketchpage - Partially white red fox variants Sketchpage - The different lynx species + caracal The (I hope) ultimate guide to drawing fur More tips and tricks about drawing fur The actual ultimate guide to drawing fur (title - it includes everything and then some, PDF)How to draw feathers/feather texture How to draw scales Quick guide on basic animal anatomy (older, not that good)Basic animal anatomy and how animals move (older, alright enough)Tutorials about traditional art: Tips about drawing on black paper Tips about drawing accurate traditional sketches Basics about colored pencils - layers and blending How to draw white whiskers with colored pencils Some basics about graphite and colored pencils (OLD!)An introduction to scratchboard (older)GIFs:Lynx process - step by step GIF Lynx eye process - step by step GIF Cat eye on black paper - step by step GIF How I draw fur 1 - closeup of tiger stripes - GIF How I draw fur 2 - solid-colored fur closeup - GIF How I draw fur 3 - long fur closeup GIF How I draw fur 4 - fur at a distance GIF Tutorials about using reference photos, editing those, and compositions:Finding and sorting reference photos Reference photos and how to use them: part 1 Reference photos and how to use them: part 2 Reference photos and how to use them: part 3 Some about improving bad quality reference photosThe (reference) photo always lies a little Making your subject fit into the backgroundTips to improve your compositions Some about compositions with multiple subjects Other art-related things which don't fit anywhere else:A tutorial about writing tutorials Some basics about drawing mountains Beginner's Guide to Animal Photography Short guide on values and hues How to draw blurred and bokeh backgrounds How to draw realistic art Some about comments and critique The process behind Lynx Portrait IV The process behind Caturdays 25 - Black and GoldRed Fox - Fire and Frost WIP Red Fox - Fire and Frost WIP 2 Different art questions, and my answers - part 1 (older)Different art questions, and my answers - part 2 (older)Different art questions, and my answers - part 3 (older)Art critique collections:Art critique collection I Art critique collection II Art critique collection III Art critique collection IV My "critiqued" favorites collection...