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KlakKlak — Reference Sheet: Pidgin

Published: 2010-06-08 03:53:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 15104; Favourites: 639; Downloads: 143
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Description Introducing Pidgin! She's modeled after some sort of dove or pigeon. I dunno. It's a big family. P:

Pidgin's "wings" are just muscle and bone covered in fur. Because of the lack of feathers (and because she's so heavy, weighing in at about 70lbs), they are completely useless as flying mechanisms. They may be useful for holding in or dispersing heat, or for additional balance. She tends to keep them folded close to her body because they get tired being held open for long.

Additionally, her hip joints have a wide rotational range, making it easier to negotiate cliffs and trees.

Compared to Klak Klak, she is much lighter and more agile. When drawn, keep in mind that she is more angular, with pointed ears and tail. Her fur is long and wispy, and her undercoat is relatively thin.

Pidgin is very playful and spontaneous, and she often seems to bulldoze over more subtle personalities. She is youthful and innocent in her own way, charming to friends and strangers alike, but doesn't much care what other people think. She forms judgments hastily, either loving or hating something based on first impression.

Raised in a large colony, she was physically cared after by devoted parents, but emotional fulfillment always came from peers rather than adults.

Companion to Klak Klak
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Comments: 52

Romantiik [2011-06-15 23:06:22 +0000 UTC]

the quite detailed image looking up... you can kinda imagine her making a cooing noise like a pigeon at that point. lol.

adorable design!!

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KlakKlak In reply to Romantiik [2011-06-16 07:50:36 +0000 UTC]

It's funny, when I read this in my inbox I couldn't really agree, but as soon as I looked again at the picture, I heard it. XD Thanks!

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Romantiik In reply to KlakKlak [2011-06-16 16:06:54 +0000 UTC]

Atleast I'm not 100% insane. xD

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wolfplanet102 [2011-05-27 23:52:36 +0000 UTC]

Very pretty and cute.

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awesomedawnwolf [2011-05-13 15:06:01 +0000 UTC]

thats a cool wolf

may you spread the news about the naming contest for my new wolf? thanx [link]

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LegacyTheAmurLeopard [2011-05-07 15:44:18 +0000 UTC]

Very nice

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NinjaPancake [2011-02-24 18:37:01 +0000 UTC]

dude pretty

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ILOVEEXPERIMENT626 [2010-09-09 15:53:37 +0000 UTC]

Wow ! shes so pretty ive never seen a collard dove wolf or any person use its markings before
I love to 'talk' to collard doves, they're silly xD

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KlakKlak In reply to ILOVEEXPERIMENT626 [2010-10-14 03:28:52 +0000 UTC]

They're pretty. I've never seen one in person though. All we have around here are rock pigeons. And they just make me kind of sad. >>;

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ILOVEEXPERIMENT626 In reply to KlakKlak [2010-10-14 15:03:07 +0000 UTC]

awh! why?? D:
we have allot of collard doves, apparently their the most prolific breeders in the bird world , they can have up to 9 broods in a year as they'll have babies in the winter too

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Kuwaizair In reply to ILOVEEXPERIMENT626 [2011-03-24 19:42:49 +0000 UTC]

mourning doves here!

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KlakKlak In reply to ILOVEEXPERIMENT626 [2010-10-19 13:28:14 +0000 UTC]

That's... incredible. o____o; Until this summer, we had several rock dove pairs breeding under the roof above my bedroom windows. I swore they had more than two broods.

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ILOVEEXPERIMENT626 In reply to KlakKlak [2010-10-19 15:29:36 +0000 UTC]

yeah! i thought it was amazing when the family of great tits nest in our bird box have two pairs let alone 9 !!!
but i love doves and pigeons, their so round and funny when their walking around :3 i mean Victoria pigeons are amazing ^^

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SoldierToger [2010-08-11 16:32:53 +0000 UTC]

Very awesome design. I can definitely see the columbid in that black collar, haha.

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SaltedDriftwood [2010-06-29 05:05:50 +0000 UTC]

I always do like how you make them so realistic. Not as much in drawing them I mean but their ability/build descriptions. How Klak Klak can't run front legs first because of the weakness in her lightly boned bird legs and how you also take into account Pidgin's inability to fly dispite her wings because of her weight.

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KlakKlak In reply to SaltedDriftwood [2010-07-09 03:01:07 +0000 UTC]

I enjoy taking fantasy elements and bending them to real world elements, as I see them. XD It suppose it's my favorite thing, when creating fantasy.

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Pencilartguy [2010-06-23 16:43:19 +0000 UTC]

Can i use these asa reference?

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KlakKlak In reply to Pencilartguy [2010-06-30 06:02:09 +0000 UTC]

Uh... how so? I mean, Pidgin is a special character and I'd prefer that she isn't copied. But if you want to ref the poses or style or whatever, be my guest.

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Pencilartguy In reply to KlakKlak [2010-06-30 13:05:14 +0000 UTC]

Nah, I'm not stealing your character. I like how you gave the wolf the realistic look but at the same time gave it emotions. I have an anthro character and I needed a reference who I'm goingto have look realistic. I just needed a reference on how he would smile, frown or look disgusted, etc.

Thanks.

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KlakKlak In reply to Pencilartguy [2010-07-02 20:00:08 +0000 UTC]

Haha. XD No problem. I always have trouble drawing emotions out of context. I tried filling out one of those "25 Essential Expressions" memes and just couldn't do it, so I let myself sketch random expressions and then picked through the results for the ones that looked best. You might actually try a search for some of those memes. They might be more help than this.

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Shizuku-Uzu [2010-06-19 19:48:31 +0000 UTC]

I like your character studies! they look great!!

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KlakKlak In reply to Shizuku-Uzu [2010-06-20 20:08:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. X3

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Shizuku-Uzu In reply to KlakKlak [2010-07-10 03:29:01 +0000 UTC]

no problem!

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caligis [2010-06-17 22:16:52 +0000 UTC]

lol, i love the top right expression! it is so adorable...

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KlakKlak In reply to caligis [2010-06-17 22:26:11 +0000 UTC]

The cheezy-sleezy face? XD I wasn't sure if I should include it, but I felt it captured an essential facet of her personality.

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caligis In reply to KlakKlak [2010-06-18 12:28:30 +0000 UTC]

hehe, its genious!

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AmeixKon [2010-06-08 21:45:17 +0000 UTC]

She's really cool! ^-^

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Frez363048 [2010-06-08 21:06:32 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful!

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inkscribble [2010-06-08 17:36:06 +0000 UTC]

Homigosh, she's so adorable! I love the one of her sleeping!

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KlakKlak In reply to inkscribble [2010-06-09 00:08:35 +0000 UTC]

XD Danke. I was about to scan the page, and then I realized I just /needed/ to draw her sleeping in a tree.

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inkscribble In reply to KlakKlak [2010-06-09 00:59:35 +0000 UTC]

Oh, you totally did.

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maria-mar [2010-06-08 16:39:04 +0000 UTC]

Such a pretty char

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poplet [2010-06-08 15:40:52 +0000 UTC]

Ohmygosh she's adorableness! 8D
I adore her wings, you make such original characters~
C: <3

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KlakKlak In reply to poplet [2010-06-08 23:26:04 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! ^^

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xXblackwolfXx [2010-06-08 15:24:13 +0000 UTC]

Nice design
The "wings" are really interesting and unique. :3
So she can carry her body-weight with them if needed? (like holding on to 2 branches)

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KlakKlak In reply to xXblackwolfXx [2010-06-08 23:25:21 +0000 UTC]

Hah! XD I love your questions.

I think they could carry her weight for a few seconds - like if she was falling down a tree, she might be able to slow her decent or catch herself by spreading her wings and grabbing at branches. But they get so little use, the muscles are pretty weak. Imagine doing pull-ups if you don't have any upper arm strength. So it's not like she hangs from branches to grab at hard to reach fruit or anything.

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xXblackwolfXx In reply to KlakKlak [2010-06-09 15:13:11 +0000 UTC]

thx ;3
Ok :3

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espeon40 [2010-06-08 08:49:54 +0000 UTC]

cool
when i was little had a book about cats with wings but they could fly.

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KlakKlak In reply to espeon40 [2010-06-08 09:25:08 +0000 UTC]

I had that book too! I was trying to remember what it was called a couple days ago. You wouldn't happen to remember, would you? XD Was it just "Cat Wings"?

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espeon40 In reply to KlakKlak [2010-06-08 09:27:34 +0000 UTC]

Thats it i think i had the second one to were they took Alexzander to the place they were born.

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KlakKlak In reply to espeon40 [2010-06-08 23:04:09 +0000 UTC]

Oooh, I had that one too. xD Wow, nostalgia. Heh, I didn't realize they were written by Ursula Le Guin. I'm just now looking them up again on Amazon.

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wolfshadow10 [2010-06-08 07:50:18 +0000 UTC]

I really love all of your canine/bird designs, they're all so awesome!

Anywho, this character is very interesting. I love the little bits of information like about her wings and how she was raised, it really adds to getting a feel for her personality.
Her name is great too

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KlakKlak In reply to wolfshadow10 [2010-06-08 08:41:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. Having all the info here is a good reference for me. And I'm glad you think the name works. I'd been intending to use it here for a few years, but I realized at the last minute that people might be bothered by the spelling. XD

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wolfshadow10 In reply to KlakKlak [2010-06-08 08:58:42 +0000 UTC]

I actually like this spelling of it better than if you had just gone with the original, it gives her more character.

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Sugar-Senshi [2010-06-08 04:36:38 +0000 UTC]

[link]
Left corner!! It is like a key chain of her!!!! She is super cute!

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KlakKlak In reply to Sugar-Senshi [2010-06-08 06:22:23 +0000 UTC]

Haha! XD Those are neat. Never seen leather keychains before. Thanks for sharing.

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Sugar-Senshi In reply to KlakKlak [2010-06-08 06:24:42 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! Ya, they are super neat!

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PhantomWolf [2010-06-08 04:32:04 +0000 UTC]

What pretty girl! I really like her design.

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KlakKlak In reply to PhantomWolf [2010-06-08 23:27:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I think if she were a pet, her nickname would be "pretty girl." xD

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WilliamNakki [2010-06-08 04:29:09 +0000 UTC]

So cool, good job there!

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