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Elkenar — Abbey the German Shepherd pup
Published: 2010-09-04 20:19:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 8031; Favourites: 391; Downloads: 140
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Finally I managed to make our scanner work with this new laptop! It was more complicated than I thought...This is a request drawing for , her German Shepherd / Alsatian puppy called Abbey. I finished this a couple of weeks ago, but I couldn't submit it here any earlier.
Yes, the file is quite big. I tried to make it smaller than this but I don't have my good old editing programs anymore so I had to use Paint for the size.... And the result wasn't good (the original size was about 2300x3400).
Made by 5H, F, HB, 4B and 6B pencils.
Ref photo [link] by ~LiveWild4Ever
Art (c) me!
I'd like to hear what you think about this. Good advice is always welcome too.
(btw. maybe this is just me, but it feels like we have less and less space for titles every year. Porbably in a few years the deviation titles aren't allowed to be any longer than 4 letters....)
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Comments: 201
This is just totally amazing!
May I ask how long it took for you to complete this?
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Thank you very much!
I have to admit that I don't remember anymore, it was quite a long time ago 
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You are very much welcome
5 to 10 hours? wow! man your hands must have ached so bad. I can imagine.
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Well, of course I had breaks and I always continued this during the following day. I can't sit still that long, it's impossible to me
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Yeah...same here.
When will you be posting your next official work?
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I don't know. I know what I'm going to draw but I haven't got a chance to start it yet. I still have about 7 school assignments and one exam to go through 
(actually I shouldn't hang around in dA either but I can't focus on school stuff all the time)
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Yeah. It is good to take a break and relax your mind once in a while
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just a lovley drawing,who ever requested it would have loved it
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This is beautiful! I absolutely love it! In my favs. ^^
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Thank you!
I don't remember anymore how long it took, hehe... But normal portraits without backgrounds are quite simple and easy to draw in my opinion.
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I really don't see anything to critique, this is fantastic ^0^
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I'm attempting to draw dogs.... this art makes me look a doodler! 
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Wow, thank you so much!
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This is incredible. The amount of detail and shading is just marvelous and it looks so real! What an honor to have someones pet immortalized like this; especially with such skill!
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Thank you very much for your kind words!
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You are most welcome. I know I would be honored to have such a treasure as this of my beloved Mala, so I can only image what Abbey's owner must feel! You should certainly be proud!
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Thank you, I truly appreciate your words!
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Your welcome!I cant resist german shepherds!
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You know, I think there is two types of german shepherds. From the two I have I noticed that their faces have really different structures. One has a thin muzzle and a really wolf-like face, like your drawling, and she's a bit more muscled. The other has a rounder snout with larger jowls, and she's slimmer. Any idea why that might be?
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I've heard that one type of the German shepherds is called Alsatian and according to the owner of this dog, Abbey is an Alsatian. If I remember right, Alsatians have developed in the UK and that's where you can see them. Unfortunately I don't know more about the different types of this breed. I believe some German shepherd owners can tell you more.
I think it's quite usual that the same dog breed can look a bit different in different countries. When a dog breed lives isolated in one particular area, they can develop in the long run. For example, dogs who live in very cold areas will most likely have a thicker fur than their "breed fellows" in some warm countries. Once I met a toller from Norway and I was surprised to see how different he looked compared to my own toller. Both the fur colouring and head shape were very different. Also people can breed their dogs depending on if they want work or show type dogs. Maybe the more muscled German shepherd is originally a work type dog?
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I can tell she's colder climate. Thanks for confirming the Alsatian type for me^^
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No problem, always happy to help!
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are you open for comission or request for something like this but of my dog? very beautiful work. what are your prices?
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I don't take free requests anymore because I don't have enough time for that. But yes, I can take commissions, I'll send you a note about the prices.
I'm happy to hear you're interested in my art, thank you!
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your very welcome, keep up the great work
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