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Published: 2007-02-07 12:57:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 9153; Favourites: 430; Downloads: 20
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I wonder what rats dream of....Three hours in Adobe.
Photo reference used.
*Update: I resized the original painting for higher resolution. The idea being that people can buy larger prints of it then. (Sorry for those who already bought the small sized print. At least they're not really expensive, right?)
Please see my prints section for the new larger version, titled "What Rats Dream..." [link]
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Comments: 186
That is neat. How did you get your baby to do that?
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My baby would never pose like that for me. She sleeps in a box. I used a photo-reference for this painting. Someone else's baby was much more cooperative apparantly. LOL
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This is really beautiful. I was just watching one of my rats sleep, admiring (for the millionth time) how adorable they are when they sleep! This is photorealistic, I really love your work this!
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You know, most of the time I don't bother commenting because by the time I see it everyone else has already said what I would. However he is far to cute to go with out a HURRAY!!
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this is soo cute! my rats actually sleep like this..and i think they dream of cakes!
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LOL! Cakes. Yes. Could be!
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yeah, me too!
such a cutie ^^
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if rats eat friut,they are most adorable sort of animal in the world!
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Rats will eat anything. Including fruit. Does that help?
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I meant...only if they don't eat rotten meat...
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Sleeping rats are a huge weakness of mine.. especially when they're all curled up like this
Great job :] I especially like the little feet.
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i was almost completely fooled as well. i can see why you would have gotten a tad lazy. that's a lot of work.
i kept looking at it saying, "is that a picture of a sleeping rat or a rat that has passed on...?" and then i read your comments later on. the tail was just a little too smooth, the body a little too stiff, but only a fraction of "a little too" and only because i have been loved by rats for too long. to anyone else, you would have them completely fooled.
fantabulous job.
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Thank you. LOL I wouldn't expect to be able to fool a rat person like you, but I'm glad I at least came close.
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I just love your dreaming rat; very masterful Photoshop painting. Itβs the kind of image that could make rat-haters change their mindsβ¦
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Thank you so much!! Rats are misunderstood creatures. They make great pets, and they're not as dirty and nasty as you might think. In fact, they're cleaner and smarter than any other rodent. Studies have shown they're at least as intelligent as dogs and cats, if not more so. Plus, they're very very cute if you can get over the 'persona' that rats have been branded with.
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Aww...I must favorite this! Beautiful -- simply gorgeous artwork. He looks like my last rat, Ben, actually.
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Uh oh!! BEN?!! LOL. Is that a reference to Willard?
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Haha -- actually, it was short for his full name...which was "Obi-Wan Kenobi". Just so happened that his nick-name, Ben, also happened to be the same name of the rat in Willard. And I love rats.
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awww it's sweet..and that's a good question
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Well I can't say anything different from what everyone else said, but I adore this little fella.
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Really really really makes me want a pet rat again.
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never thought it can be a Photoshop work until i saw the comments.
Very well done and awww : very cute.
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I thought that was real! only three hours?! seriously that is amazing.
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Aww. this reminds me of the pet rat i used to have. i sure loved that rat.
The artwork is amazing, its so peacful.
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You almost had me fooled there for a moment. The fur on the back and near the base of its tail looks a little rigid and unnatural. The face and hand are just exquisite, though.
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I worked my way down the body from the nose to the tail, and naturally I got a bit lazy at the end. Thanks for your honesty. I'll see if I can fix that up sometime soon.
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The paws are what makes me start speaking in high-pitched baby-talk around rodents. They're just so cute. How little they are, and when they hold their food. Just adorable.
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The detail in the fur is drawn absolutely perfectly, you can see the slightly coarse scruffiness rats have about them
My guess of what my rat dreams of is my kitten - the two are obsessed with each other. That and food.
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LOL. Yes, my rat and cat were either good friends, or plotting eachother's death. I could never really tell for sure.
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My kitten got startled when my rat tried to "hug" her face one time 
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This is so CUTE. Reminds me of my ratters. I squealed
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omg...that looks like the rat I had as a kid - her name was thumbelina - and then, two years after I got her, she died of cancer and my mom couldn't bare to get anymore rats. T_T
I love this though, it brings back fond memories.
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Ohhhh. How sad. I love rats. They make wonderful pets, but you do have to be aware when you get attached to one that they really don't live very long. Not like a dog or cat.
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Yeah, well I guess that's why my mom just can't handle furry things with short lives. She gets very attached and then the inevitable conclusion is devastating. That's why we now have a cat and a dog...I don't know what she'll do if my dog dies.
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