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It was time to finish the series, after almost 9 months. (Or, more correctly - I suddenly felt for drawing foxes, and I wanted this done before I start drawing feline color variant charts.) Either way, it's done!

This does not mean I have drawn all fox color variants - far from it. This one does show some of the most important variants and colors in captive (fur farm and pet) red foxes, though, as well as some of the rarer and unique variants. There are an awful lot more.

Note that colors and markings vary a lot between individuals. None of these drawings show the One Way a fox of a certain variant has to look. Especially the amount of silver/light hairs changes a lot between individuals.

Some notes:

- Cherry foxes resemble red foxes, but with a darker and redder orange.

- The "fire factor" is a gene which dilutes (lightens) the orange. The "ice" is just a fancy word for saying the black is also diluted/has been turned grey.

- The snow glow fox is very, very rare, and only included because they are beautiful. Also, they are quite unique, so my excuse is that they also show the variety of the different coats well. Most snow glow foxes will have a (much) paler brown.

- Pearl foxes can be both darker and lighter than this.

- The Colicott brown probably has more silver than usual. The important part is the color difference between colicott and copper - the copper has a much warmer tone.

Again, lots of references used:

www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-…

www.pexels.com/photo/a-brown-f…

www.pexels.com/photo/fox-stand…

unsplash.com/photos/cCBBAoTM5_…

unsplash.com/photos/a-small-fo…

unsplash.com/photos/a-red-fox-…

unsplash.com/photos/a-fox-sitt…

Along with all of the photos used as references for how the different variants look.

Colored pencil on paper, ink for the text, 17cm*22,5cm.

And if you have any questions, anything to add to this guide/ideas how it can be improved, or any suggestions on what I should write about next - do send me a message!

Complete chart:

More fox drawings:

A list of all my tutorials is found here:
List of all my tutorialsThe complete list of all the tutorials I have written/made - at least the ones still worth sharing, as some are really old at this point. It just got so hard to find them after a while, and there are so many - so here we are. A complete masterlist.The tutorials are not in chronological order, but rather in (a more) logical order Some of them are rather old, so the formatting may be off - or the quality lower. I've still included the decent ones, though, and they may serve as an example that writing tutorials also is a skill you improve in as time goes on and you do it more. ,Rambles about being an artist, and typical Artist Problems:Typical Artists' Problems, and how to defeat them (a free pdf booklet which answers all the common questions. Includes improved versions of all the articles below)Unfair comparisons and being your own worst critic A word or two about practice and practicing art Some about talent, skill and marketingSome about finding your own drawing style Artists and social media The "right" way to improve We all start out as beginners Creativity, imagination, skill and art Materials vs skill Quick list of tips on how to improve your art Tutorials about drawing (parts of) animals:The (I hope) complete guide to drawing animal eyes How to draw animal ears Tips about how to draw animal paws/feet/hooves How to draw realistic (feathery) wings Tips for drawing the heads of common carnivores Tips (and a lot of rambling) about drawing deerHow to draw birds How to draw animal noses Sketchpage - Mule deer and whitetail antlers Sketchpage - Color variants of wild red foxes Sketchpage - Partially white red fox variants Sketchpage - The different lynx species + caracal Sketchpage - Summer vs. winter fur Sketchpage - (How to draw) tabby markings Sketchpage - Western/European roe deer Sketchpage - Running animals Sketchpage - Different cat head shapes The (I hope) ultimate guide to drawing fur More tips and tricks about drawing fur The actual ultimate guide to drawing fur (title - it includes everything and then some, PDF)How to draw feathers/feather texture How to draw scales A quick guide to basic animal anatomy (new, more in-depth, more correct - read this one!)Quick guide on basic animal anatomy (older, not that good, broken formatting - read the one above!)Basic animal anatomy and how animals move (older, alright enough)Tutorials about traditional art: Tips about drawing on black paper Tips about drawing accurate traditional sketches Basics about colored pencils - layers and blending How to draw white whiskers with colored pencils How to take and edit photos of traditional art Some basics about graphite and colored pencils (OLD!)An introduction to scratchboard (older)GIFs:Lynx process - step by step GIF Lynx eye process - step by step GIF Cat eye on black paper - step by step GIF How I draw fur 1 - closeup of tiger stripes - GIF How I draw fur 2 - solid-colored fur closeup - GIF How I draw fur 3 - long fur closeup GIF How I draw fur 4 - fur at a distance GIF Tutorials about using reference photos, editing those, and compositions:Finding and sorting reference photos Reference photos and how to use them: part 1 Reference photos and how to use them: part 2 Reference photos and how to use them: part 3 Some about improving bad quality reference photosThe (reference) photo always lies a little Making your subject fit into the backgroundTips to improve your compositions Some about compositions with multiple subjects Changing references when drawing realism - Examples Other art-related things which don't fit anywhere else:A tutorial about writing tutorials Some basics about drawing mountains How to draw snow Beginner's Guide to Animal Photography Short guide on values and hues How to draw blurred and bokeh backgrounds How to draw realistic art How to get better at drawing proportions Some about comments and critique The process behind Lynx Portrait IV The process behind Caturdays 25 - Black and GoldRed Fox - Fire and Frost WIP Red Fox - Fire and Frost WIP 2 Snow Leopard - Mountain Majesty WIP Different art questions, and my answers - part 1 (older)Different art questions, and my answers - part 2 (older)Different art questions, and my answers - part 3 (older)Art critique collections:Art critique collection I Art critique collection II Art critique collection III Art critique collection IV My "critiqued" favorites collection...

Description

It was time to finish the series, after almost 9 months. (Or, more correctly - I suddenly felt for drawing foxes, and I wanted this done before I start drawing feline color variant charts.) Either way, it's done!

This does not mean I have drawn all fox color variants - far from it. This one does show some of the most important variants and colors in captive (fur farm and pet) red foxes, though, as well as some of the rarer and unique variants. There are an awful lot more.

Note that colors and markings vary a lot between individuals. None of these drawings show the One Way a fox of a certain variant has to look. Especially the amount of silver/light hairs changes a lot between individuals.

Some notes:

- Cherry foxes resemble red foxes, but with a darker and redder orange.

- The "fire factor" is a gene which dilutes (lightens) the orange. The "ice" is just a fancy word for saying the black is also diluted/has been turned grey.

- The snow glow fox is very, very rare, and only included because they are beautiful. Also, they are quite unique, so my excuse is that they also show the variety of the different coats well. Most snow glow foxes will have a (much) paler brown.

- Pearl foxes can be both darker and lighter than this.

- The Colicott brown probably has more silver than usual. The important part is the color difference between colicott and copper - the copper has a much warmer tone.

Again, lots of references used:

www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-…

www.pexels.com/photo/a-brown-f…

www.pexels.com/photo/fox-stand…

unsplash.com/photos/cCBBAoTM5_…

unsplash.com/photos/a-small-fo…

unsplash.com/photos/a-red-fox-…

unsplash.com/photos/a-fox-sitt…

Along with all of the photos used as references for how the different variants look.

Colored pencil on paper, ink for the text, 17cm*22,5cm.

And if you have any questions, anything to add to this guide/ideas how it can be improved, or any suggestions on what I should write about next - do send me a message!

Complete chart:

More fox drawings:

A list of all my tutorials is found here:
List of all my tutorialsThe complete list of all the tutorials I have written/made - at least the ones still worth sharing, as some are really old at this point. It just got so hard to find them after a while, and there are so many - so here we are. A complete masterlist.The tutorials are not in chronological order, but rather in (a more) logical order Some of them are rather old, so the formatting may be off - or the quality lower. I've still included the decent ones, though, and they may serve as an example that writing tutorials also is a skill you improve in as time goes on and you do it more. ,Rambles about being an artist, and typical Artist Problems:Typical Artists' Problems, and how to defeat them (a free pdf booklet which answers all the common questions. Includes improved versions of all the articles below)Unfair comparisons and being your own worst critic A word or two about practice and practicing art Some about talent, skill and marketingSome about finding your own drawing style Artists and social media The "right" way to improve We all start out as beginners Creativity, imagination, skill and art Materials vs skill Quick list of tips on how to improve your art Tutorials about drawing (parts of) animals:The (I hope) complete guide to drawing animal eyes How to draw animal ears Tips about how to draw animal paws/feet/hooves How to draw realistic (feathery) wings Tips for drawing the heads of common carnivores Tips (and a lot of rambling) about drawing deerHow to draw birds How to draw animal noses Sketchpage - Mule deer and whitetail antlers Sketchpage - Color variants of wild red foxes Sketchpage - Partially white red fox variants Sketchpage - The different lynx species + caracal Sketchpage - Summer vs. winter fur Sketchpage - (How to draw) tabby markings Sketchpage - Western/European roe deer Sketchpage - Running animals Sketchpage - Different cat head shapes The (I hope) ultimate guide to drawing fur More tips and tricks about drawing fur The actual ultimate guide to drawing fur (title - it includes everything and then some, PDF)How to draw feathers/feather texture How to draw scales A quick guide to basic animal anatomy (new, more in-depth, more correct - read this one!)Quick guide on basic animal anatomy (older, not that good, broken formatting - read the one above!)Basic animal anatomy and how animals move (older, alright enough)Tutorials about traditional art: Tips about drawing on black paper Tips about drawing accurate traditional sketches Basics about colored pencils - layers and blending How to draw white whiskers with colored pencils How to take and edit photos of traditional art Some basics about graphite and colored pencils (OLD!)An introduction to scratchboard (older)GIFs:Lynx process - step by step GIF Lynx eye process - step by step GIF Cat eye on black paper - step by step GIF How I draw fur 1 - closeup of tiger stripes - GIF How I draw fur 2 - solid-colored fur closeup - GIF How I draw fur 3 - long fur closeup GIF How I draw fur 4 - fur at a distance GIF Tutorials about using reference photos, editing those, and compositions:Finding and sorting reference photos Reference photos and how to use them: part 1 Reference photos and how to use them: part 2 Reference photos and how to use them: part 3 Some about improving bad quality reference photosThe (reference) photo always lies a little Making your subject fit into the backgroundTips to improve your compositions Some about compositions with multiple subjects Changing references when drawing realism - Examples Other art-related things which don't fit anywhere else:A tutorial about writing tutorials Some basics about drawing mountains How to draw snow Beginner's Guide to Animal Photography Short guide on values and hues How to draw blurred and bokeh backgrounds How to draw realistic art How to get better at drawing proportions Some about comments and critique The process behind Lynx Portrait IV The process behind Caturdays 25 - Black and GoldRed Fox - Fire and Frost WIP Red Fox - Fire and Frost WIP 2 Snow Leopard - Mountain Majesty WIP Different art questions, and my answers - part 1 (older)Different art questions, and my answers - part 2 (older)Different art questions, and my answers - part 3 (older)Art critique collections:Art critique collection I Art critique collection II Art critique collection III Art critique collection IV My "critiqued" favorites collection...