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Peachfuzz β Lusiada, Peachfuzz style
Published: 2007-02-10 21:52:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 696; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 5
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For my trade with . This is her wolf character, Lusiada. Check out her gallery for some really fantastic animal and anthro artwork!My very first wolf.
And only my second canine anthro ever. I really struggled to get her to look like a wolf and not a deformed long-muzzled cat. Not sure I succeeded. I also had a heck of a time with the lighting. I really like the backdrop, I'm just not sure that the shading I did on the character jives with it. My first night scene in a very long time, so it was a real experiment.Hope I didn't kill poor Lusiada too badly, FalcΓ£o!
Sakura Pigma Micron, Staedtler Triplus Fineliner, Prismacolor marker.
Lusiada (c) *Psamophis . Artwork (c) me, *Peachfuzz .
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Wow, thanks for the kind comment and fav on this old thing!
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Ooo now this is just absolutely awesome!!
I love wolf anthros!!
Wouldn't it be cool if we were anthros..?
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Looks a bit more like a fox than a wolf. Oh well, practice makes perfect! 
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Simpa le personnage j'aime bien le style
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Simpa le personnage j'aime bien le style
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Simpa le personnage j'aime bien le style
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love the pose and the attention to detail in the background. Night scenes are hard, it's difficult to make it look dark without loosing all of the vivid colors. you did a good job there.
Her head seems a bit too large though.
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Thank so much for the nice comments. You're not the first to say the head's too big...
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easy mystake to make, especially when it's your first attempt at drawing a long muzzled animal. I think it's just the extra mass of the maw that makes the head look oversized, if that makes any sence. ^_^'
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Hi!!!
Only today, I found some time for commenting
Lusiada is very well captured. Her pose, her colours, hair...EVERYTHING!!!
I love making art trades with you 
Thanks for this wonderfull piece. I will print it and put it on my wall!!
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Hahaha, yay! 
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A lovely work Peachfuzz. I really LOVE the foliage on the trees. They look fluffy (in a pine tree way, not in a fur texture way) and they have real depth to them. Having the trunks stick out at crazyt angles is just so cool.
It may just be my monitor (which is screwing up a fair deal lately) or the way it was scanned/ saved, but this picture seems to have few really rich dark tones, that I'd expect in a night scene. If someone else mentioned this already, I'm sorry.
That aside, the colours rock and I didn't see a problem with the shading. It looked great to me.
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Don't ever spare a critique just because someone else might have said it. Recurring critiques are actually the best indicator of what I need to work on!
I shaded black into the darkest browns. Not sure what else I can do to darken it, except use more...
Thanks so much for the awesome comment. 
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I think you did a great job doing a wolf character, she looks wolf like! I also love the shading you did on it, although I do see your point, the shading of the chara doesn't quite go well with the shading of the background. I think the chara's shading goes really well with the moon, but maybe you need some more shading on the trees to make them fit better...although I do love how you did them! And the moon is spectacular!
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Thanks. 
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well, at least you do lighting! I don't really ever pay attention to that sorta stuff...>,>
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Well you succeeded with the wolfiness; she doesn't look at all like a cat. The thing about moonlight is that it mutes color and adds an eerie pale glow unlike the golden shine of sunlight. The lighting is not exactly accurate here, (this is the woods, a natural setting where there wouldn't be extra light from streetlamps etc.) but I seldom do 'accurate' moonlight myself...I like showing color, even in what's supposed to be night. There is a time around dusk when colors would look like this. I'd probably add a touch of white in the highlights, but it's beautiful as it is. I think the 'big head' is okay because it gives her a chibi-cuteness. The pose and the background are great
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So, it would have been more accurate to have paler colors? Like greyscale, almost? I really need to get outside one moonlit night and take a look around.
Thanks for the helpful input, I always appreciate it!
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Lighting can be tricky; it depends on how many light sources there are. In the deep woods at night it should only be the moon, but in places near large human habitations there can be surprisingly more light. When I look at this picture It makes me think maybe there's a large town somewhere in the forground that we can't see, and she's warily sneaking towards it.
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Looks great! I really love the background, it brings the pic to life :3
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Whoa! You've totally got me in awe with this picture! Just the detail and amazing shading using the greys and blues with the actual colors of things to make the night lighting effect is.... wow! I especially love the trees! The water there almost looks real... and her fur has this really nice texture to it that looks like it was done with just different colors overlapping!? Hmmm I think it goes quite well with the background... maybe a little more dark shades with the arm she is leaning on, torso, and a little on the side of the face that is away from the moonlight might give her a little more impact like her leg/foot seems to have, but I dunno!
This is one of your first wolves?! Whoa!
Only thing I'd say is her overall head looks a little big for the body, could be her angle since you don't see much of her neck but right now with the scruffs of fur on her cheek it looks like her head is as wide as her shoulders. ^_^ But I still like it... You're so good at coloring and drawing!! Amazing work, must fav this one!
O_O Yikes that was long! Sorry
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Woah, I totally didn't notice that.
I had trouble shading the fur. The character's feet, ears, and hands are a dark black-brown, and the rest is a lighter brown. So I had problems figuring out what to do to make the darker fur lighter in the light, and the lighter fur darker in the dark, without confusing her fur colors! I still have a lot to learn about shading and lighting.
Thanks so much for the detailed input, I really appreciate it! 
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Yay
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That's really cool! You've been doing all sorts of things you don't usually do: Rats, wolves, what's next?!
I think you did a fine job of making her wolf-like. I love the background, especially the moon. Wonderful work!
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Thanks so much!
I have some ideas for more rodents, ungulates, and prosimians. I'll always love felines but I really need to branch out!
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That sounds awesome. I can't wait to see you branch out even more!
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Sweet! Your canine-esque skills look better in this one. xD
The background is awesome
And the character herself is really amazing! D:
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I love the expressing of the tree and the leaves and the illuminated river, the the brightness is good degree.
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Thanks!
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Wow, very impressive. This looks great, wonderful work on the details and the colors and great work on the posing. For your first canine it looks great.
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*Snicker* You did well with her muzzle and everything, she does look like a wolf and I love her hutning position.
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Wow. O.O
That really does look like a wolf, except the ears are a little too long. Otherwise it looks really good. The colors on this are so beautiful!
And now I'm off. See you in a month!
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Cats have longer ears than wolves, then? 
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Heehee. I think the shape's just a bit different... fatter at the bottom? Anyway, I look forward to seeing more of your crazy awesome marker skills when I get back.
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Wider ear base? Can do!
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The background looks amazing..that's for sure. I think you're right about the shading...it doesn't totally click...but that doesn't ruin the picture. It still looks really good! And she -does- look like a wolf anthro, not some long nosed kitty.
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Thanks, Amaguard.
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Yes that sounds like a surefire way to find out what it should look like!
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I like the moon pocks, but I don't think you should have outlined it. I like the feathers a lot too. What kind of fur would be on her spear you think? Great job! I like the details in the trees!
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Harhar, double post.
I agree, the outlining on the moon looks bad. I don't think I could have gotten away without an outline, but I should have done it in colored ink. Would a light gray have been good? Or another color?
Thanks for the input, I really appreciate it.
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Ah, sorry. I suck.
I would the light gray, maybe the light blue?
Ah, I was just wondering, 'cause she is furry and such. But that's a good reason!
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I like the moon pocks, but I don't think you should have outlined it. I like the feathers a lot too. What kind of fur would be on her spear you think? Great job! I like the details in the trees!
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