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Kietsiekat [2014-05-20 04:28:09 +0000 UTC]

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I remember seeing this animation when I was little and it brought me to tears. Your beautiful artwork, without a doubt, has the same impact as the animation. ~ I highly recommend anyone who hasn't seen the video to go and watch it.

Your vision of imagery and placement is breath-taking, everything is placed perfectly. I love how its in a different view point, than whats in the video. It gives it a refreshing new appearance.

Originality: I love the realistic look, the wounds on the mother are placed correctly, even the bullet hole on the ear. The only things that I saw that you could change is the puppy's eyes (I amuse that you changed the color to make them look fake) dimming them might have helped them look more lifeless.
Also on the man I'm not sure whats happening with his arms, the one holding the gun looks too short and the other looks like its a crossed his chest and grabbing his other arm... it looks a little odd :3 maybe cleverly hiding the arms or blurring them might help.

Technique: flawless. The snow is absolutely perfect. Accomplishing that realistic look is difficult to do. A+

Impact: Seeing this was a beautiful sorrow ~

Conclusion: Work on the small details, especially when you're telling a story. Your artwork pulls on my heart strings and makes me want to go hug someone. Fantastic job ~

Kittykat~

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Agent36496 [2014-05-20 01:42:50 +0000 UTC]

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Never done a critique on a deviation before, but here goes:
I have seen the animation to know full well the story behind the painting. The animation makes a very good point. The painting here, really captures the moment, like a second that one wishes would be forever. If realistic was what you aimed for, you succeeded. Like a photograph, the painting shows what the primary focus is, that being the mother wolf cradling her late pup before she is to die, which was all that she wants. A mother's love is a great example that humans and animals are much alike. The positions of the animals are very accurate, and the same goes with the detail of their fur. I can see how you took shading into account because of the grey in the snow. Bringing back to my point how this is much like a photograph, I like to think the trees are out-of-focus because of their lack of detail. As for the man in the background, he could have been more like a shadow if he's to be distant from the wolf.
It may be cliché now, seeing an animal die in the picture, but it really touches the heart of the viewer. I am saddened that wolves are killed for sport, and that the wolf mother gets fatally shot, but I do admire that her love gave her strength. In my opinion, the viewer will probably pick at the detail in the background, but will love the colouring and the animals.
I may have exaggerated, but I consider this among the very best.

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majestic-glory [2014-05-20 01:20:56 +0000 UTC]

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Now, I haven't seen 'wolf song' so i'm unable to compare this with the scene its inspired by.

I'm gonna start by saying that I love the use of colour, it's dark and cold, which leaves the viewer feeling a certain emptiness, that i'm very sure the wolf pup would be feeling. Against the backdrop of washed out hues is the rich red of the blood and the bright yellow of the eyes. These colours work to draw the eye of the viewer which is a great way to insight interest. When one looks closer they see the retreating form of a hunter in the background (or i assume it's a hunter) Which answers the question of 'who could do such a barbaric thing'.

Now I move on to technique. Your wolf anatomy is almost spot on, which I congratulate you for but the hunter in the background doesn't seem to be quite right, his arms appear to be a little too short for his body, though honestly it doesn't matter that much. Next time I recommend showing some snow flakes clinging to the fur of the wolves, which will add even further to the realism of this piece.

In short, it's a very strong piece and something to be proud of, but there a few things to improve on that could make this so much more. I hope you don't take my comments badly, but I believe no artist is perfect.

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PrecariousWolf [2015-11-03 12:54:23 +0000 UTC]

Have the video in my phone but I will never watch it again...

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5-PM [2014-12-30 00:09:00 +0000 UTC]

The video is so sad

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Elviah [2014-10-21 19:19:13 +0000 UTC]

this video is the most heart-wrenching one i personally have ever seen. makes me cry every time...
beautiful rendition of it

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somescarywolf [2014-09-11 16:12:43 +0000 UTC]

even thinking about it and seeing this artwork gives me a lump in my throat. i love it such a sad story

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JessiRenee [2014-08-28 01:26:49 +0000 UTC]

I love this - the details in the fur and snow.. so beautiful! Also I just saw this animation for the first time a few minutes ago and I'm still crying over it TT_TT

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BriksIceWolf [2014-08-02 20:56:13 +0000 UTC]

Wow this is deep. Love it.

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AftonsLittleRabbit [2014-07-13 21:43:53 +0000 UTC]

Ahh that video made me cry ;w;
*eyes tear up* 

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LycanthropeHeart [2014-05-23 17:31:23 +0000 UTC]

 That video made me cry like a baby!
Great job, it is still sad yet beautiful!

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lionqueen106 [2014-05-21 22:02:54 +0000 UTC]

wow, it's beautiful.

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Vipoid [2014-05-21 18:42:53 +0000 UTC]

That video is so sad.

Great work though, I think you captured the moment really well.

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LadyMignonette [2014-05-21 16:09:40 +0000 UTC]

Ouch, I can already assume that if I watch that film I will be in a puddle of tears, lol. Just looking at this piece stings even, haha. But good artwork draws an emotional reaction from people. . I love this, the composition and detail(especially in the fur) are great. Beautiful work !

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BlueVain161998 [2014-05-21 04:06:32 +0000 UTC]

omg todd this is so good but its sad 👍: 0 ⏩: 1

McFaol [2014-05-20 23:36:52 +0000 UTC]

I saw it recently too. It was very touching. Great picture.

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VampireLouislove [2014-05-20 23:09:26 +0000 UTC]

I saw this video on tumblr and I lierally had to pause it cause I started bawling. You just made me tear up some. Damn it.

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ShapeshiftingOcean [2014-05-20 22:27:39 +0000 UTC]

That was the saddest animation ever!  I showed it to my friend, and she cried. I was like "No! Don't cry!" so I sat there comforting her for a while.   Yeah, I really love the tune of the lullaby though its so soothing, I want to find a full version. Oh the picture is soooo beautiful!!!  I wish I could draw like that! The shading is spot on, and the scene looks so emotional.

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shadowraiwolf09 [2014-05-20 20:21:57 +0000 UTC]

I cried a little seeing the video. :.(

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sioSIN [2014-05-20 19:10:18 +0000 UTC]

i love that animation! ive watched it soo many times
this is awesome

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RevontulerChrysocion [2014-05-20 13:44:07 +0000 UTC]

Amazing and touching image, nice work!
I saw the animation and it was really sad  poor mother and pup. 

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Vannjaren [2014-05-20 10:10:08 +0000 UTC]

This is absolutely GOOOOORGEOUS!
I haven't seen this little animated short, but I think I'm going to have to put it on my list of things I want to watch, after this AMAZING fanart - as I said, I don't know the animation, but I'm sure this is a more than fitting tribute. <3

I love the muted colours and just how realistic and wonderful that background is, just slightly out of focus but drawing the attention more to the central characters.

The snow texture is AMAZING and I love the falling snow in the background, plus I think your fur texture looks wonderful here. <3

I also have to say that the eye and expression of the mother/father wolf is just wonderful... you can really see the pain in their face, yet still glad to spend their last moments with their pup - the pup that clearly isn't aware of what just happened. (I would say that the pup's anatomy is a bit off compared to the parent, but it's only very slightly so, and the piece is still wonderful. <3 The parent's right front leg is also a bit off, as are the paws of the characters, but the  main focus is on the FACES of the characters, so it doesn't really matter since these are more in the background than the faces, and you got those SPOT ON perfect! )

The emotion in this is wonderful, it really stands out, and I think this is one of your best pieces!

One day, I'd love to be able to draw like you. <3

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Dark-Dragon-Aera [2014-05-20 09:10:20 +0000 UTC]

really nice work. Love this moment.)

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