Book of Nonsense- First Final Image Development

Then I started working on my first final image, of the Siamese cat, coming in first place.

I wanted the Siamese to look elegant and aloof, with a huge trophy and placecard proclaiming it best in show.

I sketched the cat sitting a few times, altering the way it looked each time:

This was the first real draft of the final image. Although I liked the general pose of the cat, I think it needs the curve and ridge of the neck like in the second two images, and I think the nose is a little too long.