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Description "Now this is the law of the jungle, as old and as true as the sky,
And the wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die."

~The Law for the Wolves by Rudyard Kipling.

when you have lived long enough, you will come to understand that, in order to strive well, obeying rules is as important as enjoying freedom.

to see more traditional drawings of wolves in this series of artwork inspired by kipling's poem, please visit the folder in my gallery: "The Law for the Wolves"

reference photo by ~Katzilla13



original size is b4 and done by kisshou watercolor paint and chinese ink on XUAN paper, with watercolor and calligraphy brush plus a few dots of maxon white comic ink.
i meant to do everything in this project with pencils, but it should be a good idea to do the very first stanza with something quite different.

by #dALinkSystem , look at lone wolf by ~SavageArt :



a battle-beaten beast, lonely, fierce and vigilant.
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Comments: 85

cheetoBowler [2013-02-05 01:34:13 +0000 UTC]

your work is amazing. absolutely love this one.

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LordStarsCreamy [2012-12-12 13:23:34 +0000 UTC]

wolfes forever.. I love this picture *-*

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SirFerrick [2012-11-10 10:42:05 +0000 UTC]

Fantasmic.

Ohay, did you know that you are so far the only person that i have found who paints coloured ink paintings? I mean, like, i have seen some that are of traditional asian panoramas being sold in shops, but none that are done as non-traditional paintings, without the thick black line of traditional chinese works.

Do you know of any others by any chance? Like, established artists or dA hobbyists or anything like that?

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moyan In reply to SirFerrick [2012-11-12 04:23:21 +0000 UTC]

i would think my method is somewhere between the western and oriental style of watercolor painting.
the chinese painting technique of MOGU, (沑ιͺ¨οΌŒboneless) could be the type you would like to see.
i also featured some other ink painters in the artist's comment section below the ink paintings i posted. you could take a look at their gallery as well.

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SirFerrick In reply to moyan [2012-11-18 07:24:20 +0000 UTC]

XDD Cheers, that should come in useful.

XDD That other person is very simular to you, methinks.

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Magnakanus [2012-08-17 08:24:02 +0000 UTC]

Another very true piece of wolf wisdom.

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linards74 [2012-08-13 11:29:35 +0000 UTC]

You drew my favorite animal! Thanks! They are just beautiful and strong. This is one of my favorite pictures in the whole DeviantArt.

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Young-Jacob [2012-07-11 11:08:50 +0000 UTC]

This is simply amazing. All of your illustrations for this poem are amazing. (I think this one is my favorite, but [link] is a close second.)

I love how this picture almost has a glowing quality to it. It is complimented very nicely by the earthy colors throughout.

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Laisteala [2012-06-24 12:09:34 +0000 UTC]

I LOVE WOLVES!!! beautiful..!!!! I also have some wolf paintings as well.. they are old though.. now I want to paint them again!!!

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DARKNESSZT [2012-05-29 05:19:11 +0000 UTC]

That could be a picture of me before I got married and turned into an old hound dog...

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moyan In reply to DARKNESSZT [2012-05-29 05:22:14 +0000 UTC]

congrats for finding an owner to tie you down.

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DARKNESSZT In reply to moyan [2012-05-30 19:27:03 +0000 UTC]

Well unfortunately I still had a little wolf left, so she cut me loose. Now I get to talk to my kids on the phone sometimes, and all the wolf is out of me, I've curled up next to a pretty little sheepdog and the only wolf I've got left now is the part that would do terrible horrible things to people if they were to hurt my pups.

Got to get enough money for a bus ticket to get to one right now... But he'll learn after someone comes to teach him a lesson or two...

My girls are smart in the head, unfortunately, not so much in the heart.

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moyan In reply to DARKNESSZT [2012-05-31 01:34:50 +0000 UTC]

Don't kill anyone papa mark.

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DARKNESSZT In reply to moyan [2012-05-31 22:48:41 +0000 UTC]

Not even if I eat the evidence??? Nobody's getting hurt by me. His girlfriend, my daughter, wouldn't understand it...

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Khaz-Lycan [2012-05-19 00:00:03 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow. Your style is hauntingly beautiful! I adore it!! I love that it's so surreal until they eyes- the eyes are so real.

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annkgoo [2012-05-12 07:42:57 +0000 UTC]

*automatic fandom

What a beautiful excerpt...to go with a purty picture! And the color blending...you is my idol now xD

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ArcticIceWolf [2012-04-20 15:39:49 +0000 UTC]

Very nice style!

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Neranella [2012-04-19 15:38:21 +0000 UTC]

Impressive and amazing.

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Karl-DS [2012-04-10 23:42:48 +0000 UTC]

like your technique is so cool............

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Miroyoshi [2012-03-07 09:17:48 +0000 UTC]

Really nice work ! I love it ! *w*
Especially the colours that are really beautiful.

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TwistedSynapses [2012-02-29 04:24:29 +0000 UTC]

Nice work! Love your fur textures and liquid technique

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Tybaku [2012-02-28 15:09:20 +0000 UTC]

Amazing!

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TiamatHeart [2012-02-27 12:21:35 +0000 UTC]

Lovely

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fairyville [2012-02-26 16:43:47 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! ^^

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tyler1012 [2012-02-25 20:29:32 +0000 UTC]

UGG this is amazing!!!!! is it water color?

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moyan In reply to tyler1012 [2012-02-25 23:59:31 +0000 UTC]

Yes, chinese style.

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Jester2086 [2012-02-25 20:14:15 +0000 UTC]

nice work!

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Trinitite [2012-02-25 02:10:05 +0000 UTC]

Very nice!

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pachirisustar [2012-02-24 22:19:26 +0000 UTC]

wow

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Namisao [2012-02-24 18:43:41 +0000 UTC]

Amazing picture
I love it

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e-quahlo [2012-02-24 16:55:52 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely gorgeous. Your water coloring skills are so amazing!

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Laila18 [2012-02-24 11:25:39 +0000 UTC]

So beautiful wolf > u <
Amazing....
All those colors... are so well mixed > u <
Brilliant art

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Axel230 [2012-02-24 03:56:20 +0000 UTC]

Wow, beautiful and majestic, this is amazing
I love this series of paintings, keep it up n_n

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SilverNinjaWolf [2012-02-23 21:35:41 +0000 UTC]

Woooow

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dracodrugo [2012-02-23 17:18:24 +0000 UTC]

its so beautiful

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daertrijckephoto [2012-02-23 10:06:47 +0000 UTC]

this looks awesome! well done.

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LB-no [2012-02-23 07:49:59 +0000 UTC]

This is absolutely stunning. Brilliant work.

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XxBlackBooKitty11xX [2012-02-23 04:21:40 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful. <333

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mastergray [2012-02-23 03:57:29 +0000 UTC]

amazing!!

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Fire-Taco [2012-02-23 02:59:38 +0000 UTC]

Really good. The choice of colors is great. ^^

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inginuyasha [2012-02-23 02:52:07 +0000 UTC]

Wow ^_^

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Senthesilverfangwolf [2012-02-23 02:29:03 +0000 UTC]

Wow! That is amazing! I love wolves XD!!!!!!!

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Cascade71 [2012-02-23 00:54:53 +0000 UTC]

that is really beutiful

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Poetic-Stitches [2012-02-23 00:50:21 +0000 UTC]


This is so very beautiful...lovely choice of colours and blending, too ^^

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TheSavedWolf [2012-02-22 23:33:01 +0000 UTC]

Very cool, love the style!

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autumnechoes [2012-02-22 23:03:19 +0000 UTC]

wowwww

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merhorse102 [2012-02-22 22:26:20 +0000 UTC]

cool !!!

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Bambiiie [2012-02-22 21:50:45 +0000 UTC]

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SpyroAndKagaminLen [2012-02-22 21:50:33 +0000 UTC]

Wow its so pretty !

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moonsong-of-warriors [2012-02-22 21:38:25 +0000 UTC]

awesome

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