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Crazdude — Draw a Wolf Face (Tutorial)
Published: 2012-06-23 00:58:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 15621; Favourites: 606; Downloads: 1695
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FYI This is a tutorial for drawing with both digital art and traditional art! YAY!
I created this completely in Illustrator but I made the observation while studying stock photos and doodling. Then tested the idea with traditional art sketches.
I hope this helps! I would love to hear what you have to say and see what you create!
Thanks!
Program: Adobe Illustrator CS3
Tools/Effects: Wacom tablet pen, gradients and transparencies applied to some elements, type tool for text, drop shadow applied to some elements, Pattern applied to background, Pen tool used for lines.
Raster elements: no raster elements used.
Artwork and tutorial by/copyright Carrie *Crazdude Stariha
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PEAS Method to Artistic Self-improvementI came up with the PEAS method ("PEAS" stands for: Practice, Experiment, Ask for suggestions, & Study the world around you) about 5 years ago. In that time, I've seen significant changes in my own art and in the art of others! I figured that it's time to whip up a journal and share the PEAS method again.
These are the same concepts that I shared in the journal "How did you get so good at drawing?" which I posted about 5 years ago:
PEAS METHOD TO ARTISTIC SELF-IMPROVEMENT:
I my opinion and from experience, there are 4 things you can do to evolve as an artist...
:bulletgreen: Practice - it's been said time and time again that "practice ma
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Only as long as you think tigers, cats, and goats are satanic too - the star shape applies to them as well! 
Thanks!
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Oh this looks like a smart idea °_° Cool job dude. It shall help me too u_u; *can't draw frontals
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This is great! I've always had problems drawing the front side. 
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Whoa! This is awesome! I might be able to do this XD
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It's very useful and interesting,cool. I'll use this technique to improve on my art style and see if can use this for bases to done with my own way.
It's very simple and easy,thanks for doing it! I'll pratice and do some artwork later!
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So, how's that book progress going?
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Not well D: I haven't heard from the author - last I knew he was going to his Wife's grandma's funeral and I told him to get in touch when he wasn't busy so we could talk about the next step (whether I have to do everything all over again or if I just have to do some small changes).
So I've been active in the nice weather and getting back in shape with my BF! We feel better about ourselves and have more energy already! Plus I lost about 15lbs that was gained while working on the illustrations - feels good to be lighter again!
And with this break from the illustrations, it seems that I'm on the verge of an artistic revival or possibly rebirth! 
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Oh, that's not very good.. :0 I hope he replies soon.
That's great. ^^ Congrats on that! I bet it does.
Ooh~! Lol, I'm glad. X) I wish you the best of luck, Craz!
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Thank you, bub! 
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No problem. Well, you have fun~! Ttyl ^^
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Interesting, this is good. This is very very cool. I like<3
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This is pretty interesting; seems like I have a book of wolf photography somewhere in which the author describes his idea of the pinnacle of lupine facial aesthetics as basically a star shape. Or something like that. I'll have to find that now.
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Oh cool! Since I'm self-taught (through observation of my RL siberian huskies, trial and error, practice, and experimentation) I'm not familiar with the book you're talking about, but when I was testing this tutorial, I thought that I probably wasn't going to be the first to come up with the pentagram = wolf face.
By the way, hooooly crap! Thank you for visiting my gallery and commenting!
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Ah, that's cool~ I'm pretty much the same way, haha. This is just a book of photography and the photographer's commentary on the photos (mostly a bunch of backstories on the wolves and such). I've got it; I'll have to see if I can find the page that's on. And that's pretty interesting, it is a bit goatlike now that I think about it but I can see it working for a few animals.
Haha, you're welcome
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YOU HELPED ME OUT SO MUCH!!!
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This is actually pretty helpful! I've always had trouble drawing wolf faces from the front. ^^"
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YAY! 
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Cool! I'll have to try that sometime! Wait... Step 2 looks like a pentagram! O.O lulz
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YAY! 
LOL! It's funny that you say that because I was going to make a much larger, much more complicated tutorial/comic that involved my character Craz-wolf talking with me as I talked through how to make a perfect star for this and that it's called a pentagram... Let's just say there were a few parts where Craz-wolf made implications to heavy metal and summoning evil spirits! xP
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lol that's so cool! I rly love wolves, but I can never get the anatomy right. This'll help me with ther fluffy faces XD
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This is really clever! It's an interesting way of checking your proportions for the face. I might have to try it sometime!
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Oooh! I'd love it if you would!
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Interesting technique!
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I am so going to do this!! <3 Its so unique and i love the way it is! Ill give you the link on my try okay??
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AWESOME!
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:d Lol i know!! ^^ so excited to start i might even do it tonight! Tho i gotta work tomorrow -.- maybe tomorrow after work haha,
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lol This is a really creative way on teaching people how to draw a wolf face! I think really helpful as well!
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YAY! 
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It'll take me awhile since I have to clear up my to-do list before I work on personal stuff, but sure thing!
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Certainly!
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Sounds like a plan!! 
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it shall
and on the upside my friend taught me something in sai tha made my lines disregarding my shakey hands so much smoother i am like happy as hell
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Oh cool! That's excellent news!
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do u wanna hear the tip or your good as is ??
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Oh! LOL! Sure! I thought it was a tip that was specifically for your art program (I have Photoshop and didn't think it would apply!
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it was to fix the stabalizer on your art program
set it to a higher rate so the line doesnt immeditely settle down and can follow in a smooth direction
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Oh cool! I don't know if I have that problem with Photoshop but I'm glad your friend helped you set your SAI properly!
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