-space- Okay. Here's the story: When I first joined Scratch, I did not have any experience whatsoever and was like a helpless baby bird in the world of animation. I had just figured out what highlighting was in the first picture, but had not gotten the hang of shading. The ears have no dimension, NOTHING has dimension, and the cat looks 2D. On the other hand, I discovered some new ways to draw (and got better at animation) and applied that to my art. I also added fur tufts. As you can tell, I added effects, learned how to shade, highlight better, draw better, etc. Thank you, guys! And, thanks to SCRATCH for starting this all!
So fun to do, thanks @_Slash_ ! GUYS, I'm just trying out this new eye style, don't freak out.