Slate Full Body

Posted Mar 27, 2006, 2:53:12 PM UTC

This is Slate, one of my "I'm feeling lazy I need to doodle" things. I was trying to figure out how to do head-on pictures of animals, specifically wolves. I can't do it!! I am having some obvious problems, but what? Any ideas? Tips?

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karanakaou
Apr 12, 2006, 8:08:19 AM UTC
As others have said, references are always nice. But to really get the full grasp of something, it's best to see it in person...*clears throat* Good luck finding a wolf!
This is very cute and I look forward to seeing more of your art!
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- 860
  Apr 12, 2006, 8:12:32 AM UTC
  Thank you! If I could get my computer to upload, I would happily put more up. Sadly, everytime I try, the computer locks up. *Dies*
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Dyami
Apr 3, 2006, 11:39:48 AM UTC
Yay! *gushes and beams with joy*
Fox! draw one of my gypsy foxes! yes! yes! yes!
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- 860
  Apr 4, 2006, 5:29:59 AM UTC
  Oh, if you insist! I will post my utterly adorable, too-cute-for-words gypsy fox, ya know, the one on that one paper...O.o
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  Dyami
  Apr 4, 2006, 8:38:07 AM UTC
  yay! *dances for joy and falls off of chair onto head* ow! see how happy you make ne?
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  Dyami
  Apr 4, 2006, 8:53:35 AM UTC
  oh, yeah... I got the yahoo messanger thing, username thingy Dyami_Neris
  
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eegirlee
Mar 29, 2006, 1:57:23 AM UTC
The eyes would be at a slight angle, and there would be a ridge were the snout projects. There should be detail on the nose especially, because in a face-on point of veiw, the nose is the main point. My idea is that if you drew a v shaped guidline from the nose to the eyes, and based the face around that....anyway, I have a pic. of a wolf in my images/photo folder that should help. ^ ~
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- 860
  Mar 29, 2006, 3:01:47 AM UTC
  You spelt "Where" wrong. You put "were". I thought I told you to keep an eye on your spelling. I will eat you one day.
  Anyway, I tried face-on in the way you described with a lion, but the bell rang and I couldn't finish it. Whoops.
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Jilly
Mar 27, 2006, 9:59:34 AM UTC
Aw it's so cute! To help with the head I suggest finding pictures of wolves off the internet and using those as a reference. I'm not to great at drawing animals (I draw people mostly) otherwise I'd be of more help to you
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- 860
  Mar 27, 2006, 11:08:15 PM UTC
  Thanks! I looked at a few pictures before, but I guess I have a problem with shading. The muzzle is a cylinder, but I can't draw a 3D cylinder. *Dies* At least not from that point of view. I get confused. ^.~
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  Jilly
  Mar 29, 2006, 2:04:50 PM UTC
  Keep working with realism pics. I know it sounds boring but the more you work with ref pics the easier it gets to apply that to cartoon style drawings.
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  860
  Mar 30, 2006, 3:02:12 AM UTC
  Realism...*Twitches* I will try. I have issues with realism. I get all panicky 'cause I don't understand what I am doing.
  In fact, I don't think I ever truly understand what it is I am doing. I just..Make it up as I go along! O.o, Look, there I go rambling on again...
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  Jilly
  Mar 30, 2006, 9:16:28 AM UTC
  It's just like it you were doing a fanart 'cept its realism XD just find a photo and copy. yup yup
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