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Description 'Ceremonial Repose' for the 2011 Werewolf Calendar

"Werewolf courtship and mating can be a beautifully elaborate and dangerous time of werewolf's life. Wild werewolf males will compete for female attention through extensively elaborate displays of body painting and hand crafted jewelry as well as tiresome marathons of dancing displays meant to lure the attention of individual females. Werewolves will braid their pelts and adorn them with multicolor ribbons of beads made from different materials. When dancing, beads of glass, wood, and stone will rub and hit against each other eliciting a rhythmic sound meant to accompany their individual courtship dance. Feathers of birds native to the region, often dyed with naturally found pigments, will also be braided into and attached to their pelt. As wild werewolves require camouflage to hunt, they will rarely adorn themselves with wildly colorful displays of jewelry and feathers thus making courtship all the more a special event in werewolf life; a chance for each werewolf to stand out as an individual."

Orders are now open for this unique project, now in it's 4th year of publication thanks to folks like you! If you want to find out more about the project, purchase, or just see the other artwork's in this year's calendar, please visit us at: The Official Werewolf Calendar website

Orders are open until November 12th of this year, after which only a very limited number of calendars may be available.

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Having always avoided the 'Native American' flavor of werewolves, for fear of trespassing on other's foundations of the idea, I have decided to give it a go this time around as the idea presented itself very strongly. Hope you folks enjoy. This has been sitting around more or less finished for sometime, but I wasn't happy with some of the minor details until now C:.

Technical Details:
Size: 6300 x 4500 pixels at 300 dpi
Tools: Photoshop and wacom intuos 3
Prints: Find prints in my store at [link]

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Comments: 149

ZolaDeus [2015-10-09 15:44:40 +0000 UTC]

Dude the description of this is amazing...considered this shared with my Cherokee friends lol. 

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Bearheart333 [2015-07-15 04:59:16 +0000 UTC]

This is one of my most favourite works I've ever seen. So beautiful!

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BlackStallion27 [2014-03-25 02:45:22 +0000 UTC]

O  M  G!!!!!!!! that is so EPIC!!!!!!!!

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Draconis-de-Christus [2013-12-01 18:57:35 +0000 UTC]

Looks like you drew inspiration from the tribes of the Plains? 

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Lonewalker789 [2013-09-27 21:05:14 +0000 UTC]

I want a get-up like his!

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Lunicc [2013-09-20 15:03:57 +0000 UTC]

Perfect! <3 

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Articwolf1 [2013-08-08 21:55:18 +0000 UTC]

I love it so fine drawing

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XxsliversnowxX [2013-08-05 18:48:33 +0000 UTC]

thatis iscool!

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Druell [2013-02-23 23:18:05 +0000 UTC]

Amazing artwork

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B81996 [2012-12-27 17:45:27 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful!!

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ZawArt [2012-11-07 12:05:10 +0000 UTC]

Holy cow! beautiful work! Great details and colors!

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thepantherwarrior [2012-10-23 18:59:35 +0000 UTC]

wow......this is amazing. awsome work!

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GrifterWolf [2012-10-19 19:18:09 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful.

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SpartanWolfAR [2012-08-27 21:05:10 +0000 UTC]

That's what I call art.

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abearpaw [2012-08-27 05:44:36 +0000 UTC]

this piece!

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Thane0Valkarian [2012-08-01 04:05:54 +0000 UTC]

Incredible

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DragonoftheEastblue [2012-07-23 02:20:14 +0000 UTC]

Mind = Blown.


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Batjoke12 [2012-07-10 19:41:31 +0000 UTC]

Indian wolf.... how it should be

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Phazon-Harbinger [2012-06-19 16:27:25 +0000 UTC]

Congrats on getting in the Digital Artist magazine, though i recognized this
Incredible work

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balaa In reply to Phazon-Harbinger [2012-06-23 05:26:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!! They are wonderful folks and I was deeply humbled by the opportunity!

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WolfPredatorWarrior [2012-06-13 03:59:59 +0000 UTC]

Love it!^^

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SpazzAttack96 [2012-06-11 21:03:56 +0000 UTC]

This has to be my favorite picture! Your whole gallery is amazing!

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John-Peter [2012-04-02 03:26:22 +0000 UTC]

I love shaman wolfs!

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All-Powerful-Lioness [2012-03-31 03:26:22 +0000 UTC]

Is there anything you can't draw incredibly? It's amazing.

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AccuserArt [2012-01-15 23:34:59 +0000 UTC]

This is ABSOLUTELY stunning!

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NATisFURRY123 [2012-01-12 15:52:49 +0000 UTC]

i fell in love with this

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IamETOH [2011-12-13 15:38:05 +0000 UTC]

Brilliant

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BEARaaaw [2011-11-27 16:22:11 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful!

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Fang1992 [2011-11-13 23:56:06 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work.

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Marrow-Murder [2011-11-07 06:24:01 +0000 UTC]

this is absolutely amazing i love it

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LionKingFanatic1 [2011-11-05 20:27:15 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful pic, I love it!

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Lobo-the-Wolf [2011-11-02 09:14:55 +0000 UTC]

wow, amazing beautiful !

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LucaMaria [2011-10-24 01:23:41 +0000 UTC]

I'm not really a fan of Anthro but this is really amazing!

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ToxicPeacock [2011-09-15 22:04:54 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely beautiful..................

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JBaulmont [2011-09-13 21:41:41 +0000 UTC]

Awesome details!

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IPukeGlitter [2011-09-12 04:52:08 +0000 UTC]

This is so beautiful, really. I am in awe - just gorgeous. Downloading. This is my new wallpaper! I'm definitely going to have to poke around your gallery for more.

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VeronicaRosejones [2011-08-26 14:01:22 +0000 UTC]

OMG just amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Phazon-Harbinger [2011-08-25 14:51:04 +0000 UTC]

Thats incredibly detailed

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yaksha95 [2011-08-22 11:11:27 +0000 UTC]

awesome, I've always wanted to write a book, about a dimensional world where animals replaced humans in history. I always knew a wolf or buffalo would be a representation of american indians. I love it!

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eaglowl [2011-08-11 01:04:58 +0000 UTC]

Wow....I don't know what else to say...WOW. This is amazing!

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POSEIDONNEPTUNE [2011-07-28 01:03:56 +0000 UTC]

thats nice! (I think that wolf has caught up on the trends these days...)

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FenrisMau [2011-06-11 01:09:32 +0000 UTC]

I'm at loss of words...

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IzunaKonjo [2011-06-02 20:38:13 +0000 UTC]

Takeru?

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UrsulaPatch [2011-05-29 02:19:41 +0000 UTC]

I love how with everything going on in the piece, I'm drawn to the face of this werewolf, and then notice all of the surrounding detail.

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katarthis [2011-05-22 09:00:02 +0000 UTC]

I don't know why the Native Americans can't have weres too. After all, I do think it was eastern tresspassers glimpses of hunting and ceremonial headress wearing indians that brought much of the were/anthromorphic culture to our collective imagination. (And I'm sorry if I offend using the term "indian" - I'm old enough to be of that old non-PC school.) At any rate, you've brought your Balaa magic to yet another culture and species, and again made things look mind blowingly realistic.

k

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elninja [2011-05-08 06:02:17 +0000 UTC]

Incredible!

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KevlarUnicorn [2011-04-18 04:35:59 +0000 UTC]

This is really stunning and beautiful. Love the blurb that goes with it. Wonderful work and texture and expression.

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12021987 [2011-04-03 22:07:40 +0000 UTC]

I am simply in awe at the natural beauty and raw talent on display within the minute detail woven into this piece. Furry/anthro art is commonplace; furry/anthro art that blends attention to detail and skillfull execution with truly inspiring creativity is a rarity. I salute you. Thank you for blessing us with your imagination!

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RyoshiSaito [2011-04-01 06:07:01 +0000 UTC]

AMAZING!!!

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thedukeofweasels [2011-02-27 22:03:51 +0000 UTC]

wow so awesome *dies*

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