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Published: 2015-03-02 03:55:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 1038; Favourites: 80; Downloads: 92
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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
This is very well done. The color, the shading, the friendly expression. I love it!
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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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You're welcome so much
yeah I've been there, I still struggle with hands too.
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Ugh, hands and paws are the hardest!
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yeah
but we can only get better
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The details and textures on the rocks look amazing
I love the fox's expression.
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Thank you very much!! Rocks are much harder to draw and color than I thought they would be!
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Did you make this? It looks like a professional made this! You really are a professional 0_0
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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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This is so amazing! Very interesting composition. You are great artist!
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Thank you very much! I appreciate your compliment.
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Yes. Rocks. *V* All the rocks! 
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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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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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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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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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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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I've noticed that too, regarding photos.
But I really do think you captured that fennec look so perfectly!
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I honestly wish there was more fox documentaries.
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So awesome! Thank you! I love the smooth colors/textures!
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Thank you so much! I'm glad you like it!
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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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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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I love the background! And of course, the fox.
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Thanks! I'm trying to work at improving my backgrounds.
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Thank you! All fennecs are irresistibly cute, I think!
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Ahh you're so right! Fennecs are awesome! And no problem of course!
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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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Thank you! A good reference picture is indispensable to a drawing, at least for me. I love drawing fluff!
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