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Spectrolite In reply to kayrah [2007-08-14 22:55:21 +0000 UTC]
Um, I'd prefer if you didn't (if you were planning on posting them online). You can, however, try drawing some of the poses I've done and trying out different angles with them. The best way to get poses down isn't by going off of someone else's artwork, but from reference photos and drawing from life. That's what I do. If you go from someone else's art, the style isn't really your own and, in the long run, you're cheating yourself because it's much harder to move past this other person's work.
Drawing from life is difficult (and oftentimes rather boring) but I can tell you that it helps so much, especially with hard areas like paws or mouths. Photos work well for this too, but life drawings will hep you get lighting and shadows down so much better. Understanding basic anatomy helps as well (I have a wonderful book: "An Atlas of Animal Anatomy for Artists" by W. Ellenberger, H. Dittrich, H. Baum). I had (and to an extent still have) trouble with posing legs. Understanding the muscle structure of canine legs helped me understand ways a leg could and could not bend.
But you must remember that practice is key. If you don't doodle and sketch the canines you love so much, you won't improve. It's a cheesy sort of answer, but I swear that the things I mentioned work.
Thank you so much for asking. Many people would have just used the poses and posted stuff online with credit, so I thank you very much for that. If you still want to copy my poses, I won't stop you. I just ask for credit (as you said you'd give). Best of luck.
Oh, and sorry for the uber-long response. I don't think you expected that from such a simple question.
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jurujuru [2007-07-11 23:35:19 +0000 UTC]
Cute, It's a great job! n_n
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HalfAngel-18 [2007-06-13 23:21:24 +0000 UTC]
aaaaaaaawwwwwwww I love doggies!! (wolves, foxes, dogs, anything in the dog category. I love kitties too! =^.^= ) Nice job.
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Your1nOnlyStringBean [2007-06-11 23:54:18 +0000 UTC]
i agree with you...i like this one better than the last one.
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Spectrolite In reply to Ookami-girl [2007-06-12 01:42:39 +0000 UTC]
I'm so happy that you like this one. ^^
I can't wait to see what you come up with.
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Gorghte [2007-06-11 00:22:55 +0000 UTC]
Good job. I really like the curly, fluffy tail.
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