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ok, so here's the truth. i went on my little hiatus cuz i wanted to really work with my anatomy. not just with wolves, but with everything. i know i still have a lot of work but its helping me a lot. i even found this pretty good online book called "the spirit of the wild dog" that talks about the whole canidae family and all of these unique facts that i otherwise wouldn't have known without it. since then, i have read quite a couple of articles, fact files, .pdf files on different kinds of canines, hoping to finally move on to brighter things and different animals.

here's the book if you want to check it out: [link] gR1&dq=spirit+of+the+wild+dog

(google's online books feature is AWESOMEEEEE!)

the truth about wolf tutorials... is that no matter how good the art is, how anatomically correct, it is always wrong. always. unless that person happens to makes a tutorial referring to every 35 or so wolf subspecies there are, then there is nothing you can do. that doesn't even include the red wolf (canis rufus) who is only a little sister to the big bad gray wolf (canis lupus).

the only correct way to tell someone how to do something, is knowledge. reference, books, c'mon you're sitting on the dang computer yet you guys keep drawing the same ninja wolves in combat during some damn war. blah.

people will often forget that there are actually two species of wolves. gray wolf and its pretty cute, coyote-looking cousin, the red wolf. not to forget that gray wolves have practically pwned every continent (....except antarctica....), they do vary a lot between their subspecies. so yes, wolves can have big ears, wolves can have strange snouts, it all depends on what region you want your wolf to be located and a little research.

you also can't forget that some wolves are bigger, bulkier, or otherwise slimmer then each other. or fat! i'm not sure, just use your brain.

edit oh yeah, forgot. still on hiatus! brb

said a couple of very interesting points i left out, please check out this comment:
I had to read what you wrote several times to realize what your point was and that it wasn't that wolf tutorials all suck, but that photos are more accurate as well as drawing from life.

In that aspect, yes agree with your statement, though I really recommend that you change your title not to mislead others into feeling that you think all wolf tutorials are WRONG and BAD unless you feel that way.

Also I have to add that even if a tutorial drew subspecies it could still be anatomically incorrect if it just focused on details rather than the overall.

Why the good animal anatomy books help is because they teach you construction. They teach you how to build to a reasonably anatomically correct animal and also how to draw from life better.

In this view point they are not wrong and show the underlying construction and movement, as it will help viewers draw better.

That is the point of animal tutorials out there, at least the ones that aren't trying to prove to the world that "I draw awesome and this is how".

posted a couple of really good references/"tuts" that i think could help a lot.
[link] [link]

thanks a lot guys [8

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ok, so here's the truth. i went on my little hiatus cuz i wanted to really work with my anatomy. not just with wolves, but with everything. i know i still have a lot of work but its helping me a lot. i even found this pretty good online book called "the spirit of the wild dog" that talks about the whole canidae family and all of these unique facts that i otherwise wouldn't have known without it. since then, i have read quite a couple of articles, fact files, .pdf files on different kinds of canines, hoping to finally move on to brighter things and different animals.

here's the book if you want to check it out: [link] gR1&dq=spirit+of+the+wild+dog

(google's online books feature is AWESOMEEEEE!)

the truth about wolf tutorials... is that no matter how good the art is, how anatomically correct, it is always wrong. always. unless that person happens to makes a tutorial referring to every 35 or so wolf subspecies there are, then there is nothing you can do. that doesn't even include the red wolf (canis rufus) who is only a little sister to the big bad gray wolf (canis lupus).

the only correct way to tell someone how to do something, is knowledge. reference, books, c'mon you're sitting on the dang computer yet you guys keep drawing the same ninja wolves in combat during some damn war. blah.

people will often forget that there are actually two species of wolves. gray wolf and its pretty cute, coyote-looking cousin, the red wolf. not to forget that gray wolves have practically pwned every continent (....except antarctica....), they do vary a lot between their subspecies. so yes, wolves can have big ears, wolves can have strange snouts, it all depends on what region you want your wolf to be located and a little research.

you also can't forget that some wolves are bigger, bulkier, or otherwise slimmer then each other. or fat! i'm not sure, just use your brain.

edit oh yeah, forgot. still on hiatus! brb

said a couple of very interesting points i left out, please check out this comment:
I had to read what you wrote several times to realize what your point was and that it wasn't that wolf tutorials all suck, but that photos are more accurate as well as drawing from life.

In that aspect, yes agree with your statement, though I really recommend that you change your title not to mislead others into feeling that you think all wolf tutorials are WRONG and BAD unless you feel that way.

Also I have to add that even if a tutorial drew subspecies it could still be anatomically incorrect if it just focused on details rather than the overall.

Why the good animal anatomy books help is because they teach you construction. They teach you how to build to a reasonably anatomically correct animal and also how to draw from life better.

In this view point they are not wrong and show the underlying construction and movement, as it will help viewers draw better.

That is the point of animal tutorials out there, at least the ones that aren't trying to prove to the world that "I draw awesome and this is how".

posted a couple of really good references/"tuts" that i think could help a lot.
[link] [link]

thanks a lot guys [8