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tutorials on how to do a paw my way. unfortunately I have no scanner so I had to use my camera.

:T

I'll put another part up in a little while but here's some other good tutorials that may help c:

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a wolf walks on its toes. as such, the heel of the paw (the area below the wrist" is longer and raised off the ground at a slight angle to the forearm.

the two middle toes protrude a little more than the outer two. they are usually about the same length, so foreshortening should have some difference in the toes.

i draw my wolves with four toes and a dewclaw. the amount of toes you put on your character is entirely up to you.the least I've seen is three, the most is, of course, five.

as short as they are, paws usually have knuckles. I'm not a huge master at this, but the trick is to define the knuckles more than the partition. i need to practice this more, though.

the more organic you can get the shape to be (less geometric, less into the guidelines), the better the general look.
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Comments: 32

trustinparanoia [2011-05-07 12:07:34 +0000 UTC]

Super helpful, thanks!

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MagicallyCapricious In reply to trustinparanoia [2011-05-07 20:59:19 +0000 UTC]

you're very welcome <3

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trustinparanoia In reply to MagicallyCapricious [2011-05-07 21:02:30 +0000 UTC]

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the-hivesfan31 [2010-07-03 18:32:44 +0000 UTC]

i was looking for a good tutorial on paws
this makes sense to me
*fav*
thank you for uploading

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MagicallyCapricious In reply to the-hivesfan31 [2010-07-03 21:21:19 +0000 UTC]

oh my xD I wasn't aware that my tutorial made sense at all xD

I'm glad it helps c:

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the-hivesfan31 In reply to MagicallyCapricious [2010-07-03 21:29:18 +0000 UTC]

lawl
you should make one for the close ups of the wolf heads

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MagicallyCapricious In reply to the-hivesfan31 [2010-07-04 05:23:41 +0000 UTC]

erh actually that may be a good idea... but I gotta practice that if I make one you'll see it

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the-hivesfan31 In reply to MagicallyCapricious [2010-07-04 05:25:32 +0000 UTC]

*yes*
ill make sure to look at it

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MagicallyCapricious In reply to the-hivesfan31 [2010-07-04 11:46:14 +0000 UTC]

what specifically do you think I should put in it were I to make one?

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the-hivesfan31 In reply to MagicallyCapricious [2010-07-04 18:38:42 +0000 UTC]

how to draw the ears on the head and the muzzle drawn out correctly
also how to make a head shot of a wolf when its facing directly at you
(those are most of the things i have trouble with when drawing a realist wolf)

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MagicallyCapricious In reply to the-hivesfan31 [2010-07-05 05:12:53 +0000 UTC]

yeah front shots are hard, 'll try to do that on the way to a different city today.

don't give up! I'll try to get it done today

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the-hivesfan31 In reply to MagicallyCapricious [2010-07-05 05:48:28 +0000 UTC]

yeah they are
have fun in the city

thank you
ive been using your paw tutorial a lot now just for doodles and whatnot

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MagicallyCapricious In reply to the-hivesfan31 [2010-07-05 06:26:18 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

practice makes perfect, keep up the doodles! c: glad it's helping!

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nobodykonwme [2010-06-30 04:43:56 +0000 UTC]

must save it!w

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MagicallyCapricious In reply to nobodykonwme [2010-06-30 04:50:22 +0000 UTC]

lol thanks, I'm glad it's good c:

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followmeimlost [2010-06-30 03:39:04 +0000 UTC]

I lovvez. *.*

Although I do has a character with two toes. |D But, mostly, that means he's just got deer-feet...

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MagicallyCapricious In reply to followmeimlost [2010-06-30 04:50:56 +0000 UTC]

omg? new record!!!!

I like deer. OnO

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followmeimlost In reply to MagicallyCapricious [2010-06-30 05:08:32 +0000 UTC]

Or something. X3 He isn't really a deer so much as... a wolfish-thing, though. 0w0

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MagicallyCapricious In reply to followmeimlost [2010-06-30 05:47:38 +0000 UTC]

heeeeee deerwolf.

...

*gets an idea lol*

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followmeimlost In reply to MagicallyCapricious [2010-06-30 06:05:25 +0000 UTC]

He's like... an undead-deer-wolf-armadillo. : X He makes me happy.

8D Iderzzz!

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MagicallyCapricious In reply to followmeimlost [2010-06-30 14:43:42 +0000 UTC]

omg? ideas ideas ideas dammit now I want to draw it D:


8D 8D 8D

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followmeimlost In reply to MagicallyCapricious [2010-07-01 02:38:13 +0000 UTC]

Then... I'm not stopping you. |D Go ahead!

8DDDDDDDDDD

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Quitedeath [2010-06-29 19:10:42 +0000 UTC]

thank you soo much

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MagicallyCapricious In reply to Quitedeath [2010-06-30 04:50:35 +0000 UTC]

no problem C: any questions?

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Quitedeath In reply to MagicallyCapricious [2010-06-30 16:14:03 +0000 UTC]

ya, when a wolf is standing and has one front paw lifted how does the leg bend and what does the paw look like?

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MagicallyCapricious In reply to Quitedeath [2010-06-30 18:49:55 +0000 UTC]

the lifted paw?

the paw itself looks like the second to last example at the bottom.

the wolf's wrist is bent and the elbow is very close to the body, so that bends backwards while the wrist is bent forward. it depends how far up the paw is lifted, though, I think I'll draw that one up as well :T

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Quitedeath In reply to MagicallyCapricious [2010-06-30 19:22:13 +0000 UTC]

kk thanks i just have problems on where it should bend

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HunterBeingHunted [2010-06-29 16:22:27 +0000 UTC]

omg! epic! just what i needed! the paws i make always came up too heavy structured 8DDD these are perfect *fav*

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MagicallyCapricious In reply to HunterBeingHunted [2010-06-29 16:53:27 +0000 UTC]

LOL wow that's probably the most enthusiastic comment I got so far xD

I like your pawsies though D:

thanks, man! i do hope this helps xD

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HunterBeingHunted In reply to MagicallyCapricious [2010-06-29 18:48:34 +0000 UTC]

xD i am not a man....oh well xD it will help :3

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MagicallyCapricious In reply to HunterBeingHunted [2010-06-30 04:49:57 +0000 UTC]

rofl generic greeting lolz. sowwy.

I hope it does c:

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HunterBeingHunted In reply to MagicallyCapricious [2010-06-30 14:02:20 +0000 UTC]

xP

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