Thank you^^ I use photoshop :) maybe you could achieve this kind of work with scratchboard or airbrush too ;D

It kind of reminds me of this: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f.....=3&theater

That is scratchboard and airbrush. Very well done BTW

Here's another: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f.....=3&theater

I adore starfinder, she can do really awesome realism <3

Phenominal work!

Beautiful... Just beautiful.

Lovely scratchboard, I havent tried color on any yet. Too scared

Me too, haha xD this is with photoshop, all digital, where I live it is difficult to get scratchboards :(

Really? I looks more like a real one than many digital ones I have seen. :3 Stellar job.

I love having them at our local store...

I'm not sure if I'll ever understand how to draw fur on Photoshop like this... Or well... Just any of it... XD

Awh but it is so easy you just-hatch and hatch away :'D There is no big trick to it^^

How are you getting the shading then? And how are you doing things like the eyes and the nose?
I cannot figure out soft shading on Photoshop, although, it looks like you possibly just layered different shades of color for things like the nose and stuff....
And how small of a brush are you using for the fur? 1 pixel?
And then I remember someone saying something once about drawing an undercoat, and I have no idea what to think of drawing when drawing and undercoat. I'm guessing that it's darker... Bah... I'm sorry for troubling you about this and your awesome artwork. D:

okay, shading is done by leaving more or less space in the hatching :) eyes and nose I just-paint o.O many colors next to each other (blues, browns, yellows, umber for nose) eyes I never draw the pupil pure black but a few shades of blue and add a rim in brown around it. A pupil should never be totally round and smooth in the edges.
Soft shading in general works with the eyedropper tool, you have to keep eyedropping the color from dark to light and light to dark to get good transition http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=&a.....orial#/d1i55ag here is a very good tutorial on basic blending.
Undercoat is often the base colors blended together with a hint of fur direction, it saves you hatching ;D *only wip I have to give you a idea is this http://www.furaffinity.net/full/7112252/ *
I hope that helped a little^^

I think that your comment will be extremely helpful. ^_^

Beautiful brush work, he's got so much personality!

so much love for German shepherds. can't wait till i have mine

sorry, Malinois. face is similar XD

This looks fantastic!! I love Malinois!! x3 Such handsome doggies. <3

Stunning piece of work!

None the less, this is a beautiful piece. I envy your brush skills. I could do that...but God it takes so much patience.

Thank you^^ yes, patience is one very, very basic thing for realism renders and a strong wrist xD

Thanks for taking time to reply back to me~ Not many artists do.

Gorgeous artwork.

oh my god this is mind blowing *O*

^___^ Thank you so much sweetie-pie

HNNNGGGHHHHHH

I would frame this and put it on my wall ><

what a wonderful picture!!!!

V.

Thank you dear

I love your level of realism, this is so immensely beautiful! :)

Wow, this so scary good, it gives me chills!

Beautiful painting! Interesting similarities to my fursuit http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8115977/

*jaw drop* ...I'm speechless..that is amazing!!

that is just outstanding

Just wow, this is amazing, the tone proportion and especially the detail. You have great talent!!

You have an amazing sense of color and detail <3

I love his expression :)