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Submission

Published: Dec 3, 2013

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Edit January 2 2014: Added in many details on the wolves as well as the background, and balanced the colors to make the picture more unified

Video of the process: youtu.be/DbdsQN40X3o

okay okay I really should've worked on this at another time, but I JUST COULDN'T STOP MYSELF

I had too much fun with it :c Well, working on the fur, at least. This is yet again another mixer brush experimental painting, designed to make me focus on shapes and proportion.

As I've said before, there's no 'sketch' in this method. I paint directly from looking at the reference, which is crucial to the process, and as such there will be anatomy errors. In time they'll become less noticeable

I'm fascinated by animal behavior (ethology), and for the longest time I've wanted to do a painting of submission/dominance in wolves. I'd like to do more in the future, maybe with a chart of some kind to illustrate the results of my studies :3

^{For some reason I feel kind of strongly about this painting. It's not meant to be romantic or cute, but rather.. sad? Regretful? Idunno. It represents the desire to be forgiven, and the weight of guilt.}

^{I often find myself in that wolf's position- seeking forgiveness from those I love. Seeking comfort.}

ANYWAYY enough of that weird emo chatter, HAVE SOME DOGGIES EHHHHH

Photoshop CC

Time taken: 3 and a half hours or 4

Reference: fav.me/d2g1lsv

WIP steps on my website: thekfcexperience.weebly.com/wo…

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