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Published: 2007-02-16 08:17:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 9680; Favourites: 249; Downloads: 234
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Anyone that knows me, knows canines are not my strong point in my art. But its time to break away from some comforts and discover beauty in things I didn't see beauty in before..and discover for myself other things I want to portray in my art.So my latest challenge is figuring out canines..and namely what aspects of canines I want to depict that I find beautiful..unique..etc.
So here are a buncha newer practice sketches, all done without ref. So there are mistakes to be had, however, the goal is..draw without any aiding ref and then afterwards go back and look at photos of wolves..etc..and track down the mistakes I made so I can ammend them in future pieces.
As always, thank you for stopping by. You can see more sketches and usually larger than these, at my lj account:
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Wow, awesome work, i like the husky laugthing.
You are definitely one of my favourite artist.
Can i ask you a favor?, could you please desing me a siting wolf howling (or standing, what you prefer), just like a sketch, but in wolf form, not werewolves.
Please, i really appreciate you.
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i love your art work, where do you get your insperation from ?
im trying to create my own style, have you got any tips?
i find it hard to draw movement and how to position the character and the background its in !!!!
thanks
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My inspiration comes from all around me. There really isn't one single thing I could say contributes the most. Sometimes a kind word from someone is enough to inspire a picture..sometimes a joke..sometimes a beautiful picture..or an intense sunset. The list goes ever on. I find I create best when I am drawing to music or a film I love 
As for tips..draw for yourself. Don't draw to stand out in the crowd, that will just keep you looking over your shoulder and not looking ahead. Draw from your heart and soul and that alone will set you apart because no one can recreate your soul..and as such your vision of the world.
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I think you did an amazing job with this.
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Lovely stab at the canid family.
Well done, the anatomy seems very probably, actually to what I can see pretty accurate.
It kind of looks like this collage tells a story of sorts.
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How could I not fav this... I always like your pencil sketches best. IF you could call this sketches, seriously. Do you always finish your sketches like this? I'd rather call them drawings.
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Aye, keep up the good work. The way yer headin' is promising.
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The only thing I could find possibly wrong would be the snouts are off, but only fractionally -seriously tiny margin! They are wonderful!! And I love all the angles you are trying
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If this is your weak point...it must not be very bad, because these are very good.
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i like the character in the upper lefthand corner. the spotted husky type dog. and the laughing wolf in the bottem lefthand corner.
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I like the one with the goat, goats and wolves go so well together.
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Great collection of sketches!
And, hey, the things YOU call 'sketches' always blow me away! They are already so detailed and seem so PERFECT to me!
You're so critical with yourself... but then I guess this is the only way you can better yourself time and time again, right?
Trying new things is always a good thing, I guess.
Your canines here are most lovely! The poses and faces are so lifelike, expressive and often funny, they really do have spirit! And I love those little dragon-sprite-thingies! They are CUTE!
All in all, this is a definite
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my fav is the one with the wings. its beautiful!
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awsome!!!! 
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These guys rock as far as basic anatomy, better than I could do without loooots of time and practice. I love your art!
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You consider this a weak point? 
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anywhere from 15 minutes up to an hour..depending on the number of distractions at that given point..and I ensure I have at the very minimum 3 distractions.
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Well, if there were no distractions you would've finished way too quickly and then you would've been bored.
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you say that you don't have much practice with canines....
this is like WOW...
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totaly awesome!!! you are going into my faves for SURE!!!!...nice artwork indeed!!!!
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love your art. this gives me a good laugh. the poses are great. very well done.
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Sweet! Great job! 
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Without reference? These are a WEAK point? gah, you sell yourself short! you put many artists to shame with your work, and these are quite good. Very realistic looking, but with the humanoid-type stature .. I think that's the word I'm looking for. The movements and poses look really natural, the dogs are more dog than human, as opposed to the other way around, which is something I haven't seen before in anthropomorfic art. Good job!
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the winged wolf is also my fav. if you want some stuff in regards to anatomy though - unless it was on purpose - his legs are too thick in proportion with his body and his tail is too short..but it doesnt make him any less gorgeous..i just wanted to point it out because you said this was like...practice.
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These are lovely. ^^ The winged quadruped caught my eye, 'cause it looked rather familiar, and I digged out of my old scraps this [link] .
What a coincidence, eh? 
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these are effin amazing o_o; wow. I love the goat. xD and the detail is mindboggling. ong. you spend so much time on these... wow... <33
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Awe...I canines are super cute. Been wanting to do some study work myself on other species ^__^
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these all look awesome
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The winged wolf with the runes on his body is my absolute favourite
What's with the little winged dragon creatures? Is there more about them, or are they just random creatures?
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