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Published: 2015-03-02 03:55:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 1039; Favourites: 80; Downloads: 92
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Description My entry for fox swap!  This is Dead-Raccoons fox, a lovely fennec I decided to depict in her natural habitat.  I think I should have put more colors, like a bit of vegetation to break up the monotony of brown and tan, but I guess that learning for you.  

Rocks.  So many rocks.  Why must rocks be so hard for me?

Reference: leopatra-lionfur.deviantart.co… by
Character reference: dead-raccoons.deviantart.com/a…
Color pencil and pastels on smooth bristol paper

Constructive critique warmly appreciated! 
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Comments: 43

hmcshroom [2016-06-08 17:08:32 +0000 UTC]

This is very well done. The color, the shading, the friendly expression. I love it!

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WooflesArt In reply to hmcshroom [2016-06-09 04:26:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! I learned a lot with this one--like how rocks are much harder to draw than I thought they would be!

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hmcshroom In reply to WooflesArt [2016-06-09 16:25:12 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome so much  

yeah I've been there, I still struggle with hands too.

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WooflesArt In reply to hmcshroom [2016-06-09 17:05:04 +0000 UTC]

Ugh, hands and paws are the hardest!

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hmcshroom In reply to WooflesArt [2016-06-09 17:14:49 +0000 UTC]

 yeah

but we can only get better  

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ArcticIceWolf [2015-06-15 08:44:04 +0000 UTC]

dawww! Love Fennecs!

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WooflesArt In reply to ArcticIceWolf [2015-06-16 04:17:38 +0000 UTC]

Them big ears !

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ArcticIceWolf In reply to WooflesArt [2015-06-16 07:06:39 +0000 UTC]

Ohhhh yessssss!

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Kinnoak [2015-03-20 01:08:18 +0000 UTC]

The details and textures on the rocks look amazing
I love the fox's expression.

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WooflesArt In reply to Kinnoak [2015-03-20 15:54:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!!  Rocks are much harder to draw and color than I thought they would be!

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mimipersons101 [2015-03-08 14:56:15 +0000 UTC]

Did you make this? It looks like a professional made this! You really are a professional 0_0

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WooflesArt In reply to mimipersons101 [2015-03-08 21:59:50 +0000 UTC]

Oh thank you very much! Yes I did make this.  I'm not a professional but I do try my best on each picture I make.

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mimipersons101 In reply to WooflesArt [2015-03-08 22:38:20 +0000 UTC]

I can see that😉

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blanket86 [2015-03-08 07:12:06 +0000 UTC]

This is so amazing! Very interesting composition. You are great artist! 

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WooflesArt In reply to blanket86 [2015-03-08 21:59:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!  I appreciate your compliment.  

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Lpswolfblood69 [2015-03-08 06:08:23 +0000 UTC]

your amazing love it!!!!   

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WooflesArt In reply to Lpswolfblood69 [2015-03-08 21:58:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!!

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Lpswolfblood69 In reply to WooflesArt [2015-03-12 05:55:32 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome 

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NikTiberius [2015-03-04 08:52:42 +0000 UTC]

Yes. Rocks. *V* All the rocks!   I have to say, you must have gotten a years worth of practice of rocks in this photo!! It turned out very well! Beautiful! Those layers   Great work on the anatomy !! 

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WooflesArt In reply to NikTiberius [2015-03-08 21:58:35 +0000 UTC]

Yes, lots and lots of rock practice! I should try drawing real rocks from life so I can get better at them. Most of the rocks here are imaginary.

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leopatra-lionfur [2015-03-03 22:24:57 +0000 UTC]

Wow. It's like you set her free.
I really dislike the enclosure where they are kept, it's inside, small, and rather dark all day. So I am happy see her this way.

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WooflesArt In reply to leopatra-lionfur [2015-03-08 21:57:55 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I'm often sad when I see the conditions that some zoo animals have to live it.  They are much happier with their freedom in the wild. 

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JamJams [2015-03-03 02:31:46 +0000 UTC]

Holy wow hun, this really turned out so amazingly!!
I love the pose you used for their character, along with how you did the legs and feet.
The background, and detail is really good too!! I also really love the blending of colors.

You really can truly tell you put a lot of time and effort into this, because it really shows.

Edit because I submitted comment to soon)

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WooflesArt In reply to JamJams [2015-03-03 03:34:44 +0000 UTC]

Why thank you! I'm super glad my effort showed through, because I spent an obscene amount of time of this. I can never spend much time at once on a picture otherwise my hand and arm start hurting a lot, so I worked on and off for about a month. 
As for the pose, I discovered that about 90% of the photos of fennecs are of them curled up asleep (not surprising since they are nocturnal) so it was hard to find a pose photo that I liked!

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JamJams In reply to WooflesArt [2015-03-03 23:14:54 +0000 UTC]

I've noticed that too, regarding photos.
But I really do think you captured that fennec look so perfectly!

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WooflesArt In reply to JamJams [2015-03-04 06:26:36 +0000 UTC]

Fennecs are soooo cute. I was watching a documentary about the Sahara and I squee'd when they showed footage of a fennec.  Their ears! THEIR EARS!

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JamJams In reply to WooflesArt [2015-03-04 19:24:34 +0000 UTC]

I honestly wish there was more fox documentaries.

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IamETOH [2015-03-03 01:46:31 +0000 UTC]

Awwafoxy!

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WooflesArt In reply to IamETOH [2015-03-03 03:34:56 +0000 UTC]

Foxy with big big ears!

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IamETOH In reply to WooflesArt [2015-03-03 14:30:13 +0000 UTC]

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WooflesArt In reply to IamETOH [2015-03-04 06:25:04 +0000 UTC]

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IamETOH In reply to WooflesArt [2015-03-04 14:30:53 +0000 UTC]

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Dead-Raccoons [2015-03-02 21:26:26 +0000 UTC]

So awesome! Thank you! I love the smooth colors/textures!

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WooflesArt In reply to Dead-Raccoons [2015-03-03 03:35:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you like it! 

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Woodswallow [2015-03-02 15:03:32 +0000 UTC]

The expression is so typically fennec
Great job on the shading here, it looks absolutely plastic. And effort you put into the rocks definitely paid off, the stripes and shapes look so natural. Great job on practicing backgrounds

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WooflesArt In reply to Woodswallow [2015-03-03 06:15:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Fennecs are too cute.  If I had to do it again, I'd make the snout a bit narrower, but at least I'm learning to see stuff like that. Yeah, those rocks--oof! I tried to make the strokes align with the 'grain' of the rocks, I'm glad you could tell!

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MyDearAloysius [2015-03-02 14:02:50 +0000 UTC]

I love the background! And of course, the fox.

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WooflesArt In reply to MyDearAloysius [2015-03-03 03:45:04 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I'm trying to work at improving my backgrounds. 

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Kimmynn [2015-03-02 09:36:02 +0000 UTC]

Awh he looks so cute!!

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WooflesArt In reply to Kimmynn [2015-03-03 03:36:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! All fennecs are irresistibly cute, I think!

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Kimmynn In reply to WooflesArt [2015-03-03 21:13:16 +0000 UTC]

Ahh you're so right! Fennecs are awesome! And no problem of course!

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Robezpierre [2015-03-02 05:17:33 +0000 UTC]

The fox looks good! Fennecs are pretty cute. I don't know about Robez, but I think he looks really good against your reference. Nice, fluffy tail, big ears, good posture in the legs and the head.

pierre

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WooflesArt In reply to Robezpierre [2015-03-03 03:41:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!  A good reference picture is indispensable to a drawing, at least for me. I love drawing fluff!

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