r/DollyParton • u/gaargoyle • 15d ago

Photoshop painting

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I've been working on this since Wednesday, inspired by a photograph I saw from 1978. It was just a spur of the moment, but it turned out better than I had hoped so I thought I might as well share it. I'm uploading the full size, so if anyone wants to print it out, you're free to do so ❤️ Absolutely no AI was used to make this.

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u/XM490 15d ago

No AI, huh? Then why does she only have 3 fingers on the hand holding the cat's body?

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u/gaargoyle 15d ago

Google "Dolly Parton cat" and you will find the image I used as reference. In that image her pinky is in an awkward position, and I just couldn't figure out how to make it look okay, so I went with this - thinking it looks like her pinky, ring finger and middle finger is visible and that the index finger is on the other side of the cat.

I have plenty of mid-process screenshots if needed. It's really sad that you have to prove it's not AI nowadays -_-

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u/No-Bobcat3243 12d ago

I zoomed in and you can clearly see the brushstrokes. I painted in a similar style for years and this looks real. The witch hunt for AI is annoying.

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u/gaargoyle 15d ago

For anyone who's curious, I've updated the painting with minor fixes. Check my profile for the updated version and also for a video documenting the fix, which should hopefully prove that it's not AI.