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I haven't drawn a simple wildlife portrait in some time. It was marvelous fun exploring the bounce light, warm and cool colors, and values in the textures! If I had more time I would push the details and colors even more. Several things bother me, it's what I get for not making sure my base sketch was solid before diving into painting.
I painted this in Corel Painter using a stock photo from crywolf88 on DeviantArt.
I painted this in Corel Painter using a stock photo from crywolf88 on DeviantArt.
Category All / All
Species Wolf
Size 808 x 1088px
File Size 104.9 kB
Thank you!
I mostly use the Round Oil Pastel. I also used the Chunky Oil Pastel, Smeary Round Oil, Smeary Flat Oil, Just Add Water Blender, and Grainy Water Blender. Whiskers were Detail Airbrush. But overall, my main weapon of choice is the Round Oil Pastel in most all my work, with the Grain set to 60-70%, and Opacity varying from 20-100%. I hope that helps!
I mostly use the Round Oil Pastel. I also used the Chunky Oil Pastel, Smeary Round Oil, Smeary Flat Oil, Just Add Water Blender, and Grainy Water Blender. Whiskers were Detail Airbrush. But overall, my main weapon of choice is the Round Oil Pastel in most all my work, with the Grain set to 60-70%, and Opacity varying from 20-100%. I hope that helps!
It's a character portrait for someone who has blue eyes. And adult wolves can have blue eyes! Apparently it's rare, but true! http://vantid.artspots.com/image/11...../concentricity http://timberwolf4u.deviantart.com/.....-Blue-84408922
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I do thank you, I appreciate it very much! I am rabidly curious about the biology of most critters I draw, wolves being no exception.
I should have shown this link instead. :> http://timberwolf4u.deviantart.com/.....-Eyes-84309965 I trust Timber's assessment of this animal being a full blooded wolf since he works with hybrids everyday, and visits many a sanctuary. He mentions that Devid Mech fellow Northwolf mentioned in the ArtSpots link. He's also a good friend of mine!
I do like to think of wolves having blue eyes for my own human aesthetics. If it's a biological possibility, hurrah! I figure that the blue in domestic dogs had to come from somewhere, right? :D
I should have shown this link instead. :> http://timberwolf4u.deviantart.com/.....-Eyes-84309965 I trust Timber's assessment of this animal being a full blooded wolf since he works with hybrids everyday, and visits many a sanctuary. He mentions that Devid Mech fellow Northwolf mentioned in the ArtSpots link. He's also a good friend of mine!
I do like to think of wolves having blue eyes for my own human aesthetics. If it's a biological possibility, hurrah! I figure that the blue in domestic dogs had to come from somewhere, right? :D
Even I don't know that 100%. I feel 99.9% positive judging by what I do know though. He was a striking animal and if there's husky or malamute in there I sure as heck don't see it. I'd love to see a DNA test on this boy. I'm currently contacting UC Davis to see how they identified the newly discovered "pure wolves" in Washington. There is a remote pack that was found there at the southern border of the state and they are now tagged and ID'ed. DNA testing at Davis apparently proved they were pure. I have to hear more about this testing though. I know there's been major advances in genome profiling over the past 2 years alone.
You're point about blue eyes in dogs having to have come from somewhere is an extremely valid one =)
Hopefully I can visit you and Thorn soon!
You're point about blue eyes in dogs having to have come from somewhere is an extremely valid one =)
Hopefully I can visit you and Thorn soon!
I could show you a closeup of the eyes from the original full res pic. Even from different angles and such. I am definitely the same way in thinking hybrid when I hear of blue eyes. Seeing them on this guy surprised me. I've never even seen a high content wolfdog with eyes that striking and I've seen hundreds both online and IRL. As for art sites and how they draw wolves...I just chalk that up to fantasy or artist's preference/perogative. Especially with furry art which doesn't hold to any set standards to anthropomorphic animals and which physical characteristics to keep. It doesn't bother me that much unless it is made to be the focus of a piece. I have several shirts my parents have sent me with blue eyed wolves that I don't often wear because it just doesn't look right =P. I think Vantid did a really good job showing a subtle sky blue for this guy though. However, everyone's entitled to their opinion. I just don't give opinionated or negative critiques unless the artist requests it. Artists get enough flack for enough non-realistic things without being picky on top of it (and I can be insanely picky).
I agree with you to a certain extent that I don't like science used to change genetic structure. However, I think being able to properly identify markers for genetic identification is fascinating. It would definitely render our current discussion moot if the boy in my pictures had some genetic testing done. I'd love to know the background on my pack too. I know they're not pure by any means, but I'd love to know their complete genetic makeup. It'd be super helpful with animals labeled "wolfdog" in the shelters. I can't tell you how many odd looking mutts I've seen that were going to be killed just based on improper phenotyping by shelter personelle. It's sad.
I agree with you to a certain extent that I don't like science used to change genetic structure. However, I think being able to properly identify markers for genetic identification is fascinating. It would definitely render our current discussion moot if the boy in my pictures had some genetic testing done. I'd love to know the background on my pack too. I know they're not pure by any means, but I'd love to know their complete genetic makeup. It'd be super helpful with animals labeled "wolfdog" in the shelters. I can't tell you how many odd looking mutts I've seen that were going to be killed just based on improper phenotyping by shelter personelle. It's sad.
Oh and I forgot about this! This is how it originally looked, before I got the full description. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1265562/
The point you mention about inbreeding is an interesting one. Many of the wolves (new pups in particular) at Wolf Park are due to inbreeding from within the park. All of the grey wolves at the California Wolf Center are a product of inbreeding. The mexican grays are not obviously as those lines are carefully monitored for population reintroduction since they are critically endangered.
How is someone that works with hybrids everyday qualified to know about real wolves? Well, if they are familiar with research and have read many texts on them I would say they are pretty qualified or at least knowledgeable. If you do enough wolfdog (aka wolf hybrid) rescue then you probably have a lot of ties to a lot of different facilities. David Mech does say that pure wolves can have blue eyes. He has an account of one in the wild. It is exceedingly rare though. Everyone with a wolfdog loves to claim their animal is pure when the likelyhood almost always zero. Usually many "wolfdogs" are low percentage at best and display husky or malamute characteristics which can include blue eyes. As for colors combining to give a blue versus a true blue...that's a different debate. Blue is blue no matter how it's viewed. If you're seeing blue just because of a shadow or angle then that's not blue. It's some sort of visual artifact.
If wolves from the wild are the only basis for determining a "pure" wolf then how do you rule out other canine ancestry in their background? Who knows the origins of the wild wolves for any particular area/region? It really all comes down to DNA testing and understanding of what physical characteristics define a wolf versus a husky, malamute, etc. I have yet to see a high content wolfdog that was so high content I couldn't tell it from a wolf. The animal in the photo Vantid linked had striking blue eyes. Could he have been a high percentage wolfdog? I wouldn't completely rule it out because yes, he is a rescued animal. However, there is next to nothing to show that he had any dog characteristics in general physical conformity, etc. The eye color for him was a combination of light and dark blues as well as a few yellows and greens. Overall it is a light blue eye though. Extremely rare/uncommon, but not impossible. This was and is the first and only wolf (an animal I feel 99.9% confident is pure) that I've seen with blue eyes.
A few more shots:
http://timberwolf4u.deviantart.com/.....-Blue-84408922
http://timberwolf4u.deviantart.com/.....-Eyes-84309965 (This shot is the most representative of this boy)
http://timberwolf4u.deviantart.com/.....Wooly-84408532
http://timberwolf4u.deviantart.com/.....et-It-84408698
http://timberwolf4u.deviantart.com/.....Smile-84310230 (I contrasted this pic a bit too much and it's in direct sunlight so it's not as representative of his features. Still you can see the depths of his eye color even though the rest of him is washed out a bit)
Woof back atcha =P
How is someone that works with hybrids everyday qualified to know about real wolves? Well, if they are familiar with research and have read many texts on them I would say they are pretty qualified or at least knowledgeable. If you do enough wolfdog (aka wolf hybrid) rescue then you probably have a lot of ties to a lot of different facilities. David Mech does say that pure wolves can have blue eyes. He has an account of one in the wild. It is exceedingly rare though. Everyone with a wolfdog loves to claim their animal is pure when the likelyhood almost always zero. Usually many "wolfdogs" are low percentage at best and display husky or malamute characteristics which can include blue eyes. As for colors combining to give a blue versus a true blue...that's a different debate. Blue is blue no matter how it's viewed. If you're seeing blue just because of a shadow or angle then that's not blue. It's some sort of visual artifact.
If wolves from the wild are the only basis for determining a "pure" wolf then how do you rule out other canine ancestry in their background? Who knows the origins of the wild wolves for any particular area/region? It really all comes down to DNA testing and understanding of what physical characteristics define a wolf versus a husky, malamute, etc. I have yet to see a high content wolfdog that was so high content I couldn't tell it from a wolf. The animal in the photo Vantid linked had striking blue eyes. Could he have been a high percentage wolfdog? I wouldn't completely rule it out because yes, he is a rescued animal. However, there is next to nothing to show that he had any dog characteristics in general physical conformity, etc. The eye color for him was a combination of light and dark blues as well as a few yellows and greens. Overall it is a light blue eye though. Extremely rare/uncommon, but not impossible. This was and is the first and only wolf (an animal I feel 99.9% confident is pure) that I've seen with blue eyes.
A few more shots:
http://timberwolf4u.deviantart.com/.....-Blue-84408922
http://timberwolf4u.deviantart.com/.....-Eyes-84309965 (This shot is the most representative of this boy)
http://timberwolf4u.deviantart.com/.....Wooly-84408532
http://timberwolf4u.deviantart.com/.....et-It-84408698
http://timberwolf4u.deviantart.com/.....Smile-84310230 (I contrasted this pic a bit too much and it's in direct sunlight so it's not as representative of his features. Still you can see the depths of his eye color even though the rest of him is washed out a bit)
Woof back atcha =P
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