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Published: 2009-02-12 01:42:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 3500; Favourites: 136; Downloads: 0
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I've been stressed out about a lot of stupid things lately and some art therapy was in order. I felt much better after drawing this. Dogs shake themselves to dissipate tension as well as to dry themselves off, so it seemed cute and appropriate. It's now pasted above my desk as a reminder not to sweat the small stuff.
I made one for *StormyHotWolf88 too.photos are kind of blurry because my shaky hands and I fail at taking them.
Stormy ©
Swift and art © Shelley L./*swiftwhippet
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Thanks and I'm glad you do. :3
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Aww, these are great! ^^ They're both so cute. :3
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So cute, and so true! I think these are a great idea... particularly great sense of shaking it off with the husky-like dog
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Thanks so much! Maybe I should make these for other people when I get more time.
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I really love the movement in both of these! It really feels like they're shaking!
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aw, thanks love! that's a pretty high compliment in my book. <3
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This is fantastic.The idea behind it is inspiring as well
Great Job!!!
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Thanks and yeah, I actually do wish I could shake my whole body like my dog can sometimes, it looks like it helps a lot. I'm glad you like!
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Seeing my dog shake himself always makes me feel better. It must be contagious.
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you know, I agree very much. I wish I could physically do that, as weird as that sounds. xD
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That doesn't sound weird at all, it would be really refreshing actually.
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These are so wonderful! You can literally see the movement in them both.
And remember, nothing is really as bothersome as we let ourselves think it is!
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Thank you, and thank you!
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Oh my gosh these are both so cute! You really did an awesome job capturing the movement n.n That's a great thing to keep in mind too.
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Wow Swift, this is really a great idea, I wish I had the ability to make myself something like this! (As it happens, I fail at any type of unique pose 
But the idea is still a great one! And the art too 
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Thank you, and don't ever limit yourself by thinking you aren't capable or anything like that. I'm a firm believer that you can get yourself wherever you want to be artistically (or otherwise) if you want it enough to work at it, and it's what I tell everyone who comes by telling me they wish they had my skill. It's only part skill; the rest is work. So if you want more uniqueness in your art, study more anatomy and look at a wide variety of art as well as animals and people in real life. If you want help with art I'd be glad to give advice!
I'm very glad you like this picture, and thank you!
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Thanks Swift! And I know, I'm always trying to get better at drawing, hopefully I'll get to where you're at eventually
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Your own artistic journey is your own, so don't think about getting to where 'I'm at'. Try not to compare yourself with people too much -- admire and take inspiration from them yes but don't think of them as goals or anything like that.
I personally feel like I still have a lot to learn, but that's the whole fun of the trip, the learning. Enjoy your own journey and you'll get to exactly where you want to be and loving it!
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Yeah I guess you're right
For the most part, I do like my art. I'm not one of those people that uploads something saying 'eh it sucks but whatever' I upload my art because I'm proud of it. But I'll be the first one to admit that my art isn't that great, especially when compared to a lot of whats out there. But I have a lot of fun seeing what I can do, so I try not to worry to much about how good I'm not. But at the same time, I am trying to improve.
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And it's good to know that you have room to grow and improve, so good on you for that. So many people won't evolve as artists because they won't try new things or will just be content drawing the same thing in the same pose over and over. And there's nothing wrong with that -- well, not if you don't intend to go into a career with it -- but it's a great feeling when you can look back on old drawings and see that you've made progress!
Keep trying and learning and having fun, and I'm sure you'll get somewhere.
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Sure, I will.
Thanks for the time Swifty 
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I like to talk to and encourage other people who are interested and serious about becoming better artists! The world is cruel enough to us artistic types as it is, so we've got to stick up for each other.
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True that! It's nice to know there are people out there that got your back ^_^
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These are fantastic!
I love the idea of it all, Swift is all curvy and flud, and Stormy's fur is all swooosh.
Very nice!
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thanks so much Isi! <3 I've been feeling movement a lot more in my drawings these days than I used to and it's good that it shows.
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You're welcome! It's so great to see little aspects, or not so little aspects, come out like that
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Oh my goodness, these are great! (as always!)
The anatomy's so great. I love this idea; definatley a stress reliver.
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