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Werewolf Calendar 2013 - Retaliation
This is my piece for the 2013 Werewolf Calendar. Preorders open September 1st. First 150 orders get a free bookmark and sticker! To order, please visit www.werewolfcalendar.com
The harsh living conditions found in arid desert areas surprisingly do not drive out werewolves from inhabiting such regions. By the nature of the isolated locals, where both man and other competing predator populations are sparse, deserts provide a relatively safe territory for werewolves to inhabit. As a result some werewolf lineages extend several dozen generations in a particular desert territory giving these werewolves the advantage of learning skills necessary to survival in such a harsh habitat from their parents. Also as deserts are usually inhabited by much smaller animal species, werewolves, while hunting such animals as snakes, lizards, hares and even foxes, will often require a supplemental diet of roots, tubers and even insects. Some werewolves will remain in human form to survive times of extreme drought while others will turn to a balanced omnivorous diet that will even include poisonous insects such as scorpions and venomous snakes.
For this piece, I went way outside of my comfort zone and tried a bunch of new things: Textures, perspective, and dramatic lighting. Big thanks to those who helped me in the creation process! I chose to depict Mexican wolves as I felt it would fit the region better, and I chose a setting reminiscent of Joshua Tree National Park as it is a very special place to me. The wolves use crude obsidian hand tools (harvested from the local mountains, I myself have some large chunks from the area!) to hunt their dinner of venomous rattlesnakes, but not without a fight!
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The harsh living conditions found in arid desert areas surprisingly do not drive out werewolves from inhabiting such regions. By the nature of the isolated locals, where both man and other competing predator populations are sparse, deserts provide a relatively safe territory for werewolves to inhabit. As a result some werewolf lineages extend several dozen generations in a particular desert territory giving these werewolves the advantage of learning skills necessary to survival in such a harsh habitat from their parents. Also as deserts are usually inhabited by much smaller animal species, werewolves, while hunting such animals as snakes, lizards, hares and even foxes, will often require a supplemental diet of roots, tubers and even insects. Some werewolves will remain in human form to survive times of extreme drought while others will turn to a balanced omnivorous diet that will even include poisonous insects such as scorpions and venomous snakes.
For this piece, I went way outside of my comfort zone and tried a bunch of new things: Textures, perspective, and dramatic lighting. Big thanks to those who helped me in the creation process! I chose to depict Mexican wolves as I felt it would fit the region better, and I chose a setting reminiscent of Joshua Tree National Park as it is a very special place to me. The wolves use crude obsidian hand tools (harvested from the local mountains, I myself have some large chunks from the area!) to hunt their dinner of venomous rattlesnakes, but not without a fight!
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File Size 147.4 kB
Aw, you do deserve it though. I really enjoy the lighting in this pic - at first someone critical would think it unrealistic, but when you're actually OUT THERE, in the desert where the joshua trees grow.. this is exactly how the lighting feels. Everything is harsh out there, not just the weather!
This piece is definitely worth more than a thousand words! Incredible, well-done, and slightly humorous...just to name a few. I just hope that snake isn't striking at this moment; they'll do so insanely fast.
Impressive work! A worthy contribution to a very fine product!
Impressive work! A worthy contribution to a very fine product!
Oh wow this is very stunning! It seems like you do a lot of traditional work these days? so it's really interesting to see you do a full digital piece again. The colors are perfect, I love the background, and the details you put in especially on the snake, really stand out. But the background is absolutely my favorite part, the colors are just so nice to look at.
Very nice, I really wanna see more stuff like this from you now! But I know it probably took a lot out of you.
Very nice, I really wanna see more stuff like this from you now! But I know it probably took a lot out of you.
Thank you! Yeah I do mostly traditional work because I sit at my computer for my day job so sitting at my computer for pleasure just does not feel very fun for me anymore. Also I like the feeling of rendering things with pencils, but yeesssss this really gave me a lot of trouble, second guessing myself, feeling uncertain, so I'm really happy that it paid off so I could give the calendar something nice and different!
Thank you very much, I'm glad you like it :) Now that I've worked out a couple of issues and learned some stuff, I think I can apply it to other things in the future.
Thank you very much, I'm glad you like it :) Now that I've worked out a couple of issues and learned some stuff, I think I can apply it to other things in the future.
You're wonderful with traditional (I always think back to that lion and the mouse picture, so pretty!) and it's good you get some enjoyment out of coloring that way! I have that problem these days, art just isn't that fun anymore... maybe I should try to do more traditional stuff sometime, too 6_9
It's good that you're pushing yourself tho, it really shows in this piece and I think it was a success! You're pushing perspective and lighting, and the more you do that the easier it will become, but you know that. I think it's a lovely addition to the WWC! I have been seeing so many wonderful pieces popping up from everyone for the next calendar, I am excited to see how it all turns out. It's so cool seeing how the creativity and talent grows as the calendar goes on, I am excited for all the years to come, now :D
It's good that you're pushing yourself tho, it really shows in this piece and I think it was a success! You're pushing perspective and lighting, and the more you do that the easier it will become, but you know that. I think it's a lovely addition to the WWC! I have been seeing so many wonderful pieces popping up from everyone for the next calendar, I am excited to see how it all turns out. It's so cool seeing how the creativity and talent grows as the calendar goes on, I am excited for all the years to come, now :D
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