(Yay, my first post!)
Currently working on this just for fun. It's supposed to be a desert dwelling cross between a wolf and a fennec fox. So, it's longer and slimmer than a wolf with large ears, similar to a maned wolf. Looking for any critiques, things I missed, lighting/texture/shading/perspective issues. I'm mostly hesitant about the tail being too bushy, the hair inside the ear (direction? too much?), and the shading around the nose/mouth.
Feel free to tear it apart.

Below's the WIP animation and the current with the 17-color palette. (Not sure if that's too big? All the colors have been used so far and not planning on adding any more)


Edited by FoxyFox12 - 20 August 2012 at 1:33am

A fennec wolf, huh? Well that's cool! Hm, it looks great!

I'm really impressed with the work so far. Keep it up!

BTW, any reference for lineart?

Thank you for all the compliments! They feel all warm and fuzzy inside. x3

Ummm? Thinking you're saying the hind legs are correct and the front legs are too long? Said in the description they're intended to be long and lanky type. Though, with the perspective, I was unsure if the back legs were a little short in comparison. xD

No, no lineart reference unless you're meaning the original sketch I did for it. Honestly, think it ended up coming out more like a maned wolf with a long tail than a wolf/fox cross breed. xD (Which would still need rounder ears, as H|F points out)


You have a good point about the leg, it was supposed to look like it's lifted slightly, as if the wolf's about to take a step. I'll play around with the paw a bit.
For the fennec parts, I think it's kind of important to keep the wolfy snout. ("All the better to eat you with!") Though, looking at fennec fox references... Holy cow, I thought I made those ears big! That, I shall play with.

Soooo......I kinda got distracted... ._. (mostly with work and gaming)
Went ahead and planned out the rest of the piece before finishing what I had so far...

This might take a while since I've only been working on it when I'm pants-crapping bored... xD

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Anyway! The blue is definitely going to be taken down a notch when I get to it. Only expect it to add 3-4 colors to the original 17 palette. And the wolves' aren't exactly making eye contact, which bothers me a little and I'll probably play with later. Of course, still going to mess with that paw and ear. It just seems I balk at changing already made line art. (But have no problem making more, go figure. xD)

Yea... Yay update! Comments welcome.

I'd mess with the palette a little, see if you can consolidate some colors. Also in natural light, highlights are yellow-tinted and shadows are blue-tinted, but the amount you tint them is a matter of personal style. I've seen shadows as actual blue and light as actual yellow, and I've seen pieces that worked just as well where it was very subtle. Whatever works for you. Or not at all; that's what I love so much about art: there are no rules.Also: I love the exaggerated foreshortening but the left back leg looks kind of stubby.