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Published: 2017-10-18 15:31:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 5309; Favourites: 253; Downloads: 0
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Completed thylacine/Tasmanian tiger portrait in gouache and pencil. I relied heavily on David Fleay's 1933 black and white photos for this one. Thank you to everyone who has left support and feedback on my other uploads. You are the reason why I keep posting here
If thylacines weren't extinct, would you like to keep one as a pet? I think they'd definitely cause a stir in the dog park!
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So beautiful and it looks so soft. I want to boop it's nose!
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So glad you like this 
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this is an exceptionally beautiful portrait. I love it.
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Thank you for the kind words
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They actually made lovely pets. If you google "thylacine as a pet" you'll end up on the website "Where Light Meets Dark" and there are many stories. I would totally have one.
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Yes, someone else made a comment about this and I was distracted for half an hour reading about it. Apparently the most successful taming attempts were those cases in which the thylacine was treated kindly - sadly something which didn't occur to many people in those days.
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One positive that can definitely be said about the current time over any other is that the treatment of animals is the best it has ever been. I'm sure there have always been people who have treated animals kindly, but in the past, it seems, the primary view of animals was of objects that existed to serve a purpose for humans. I'm glad that's changed.
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Such beautifully soulful eyes
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Some of the better coloured pencil work I've seen. Looks very natural as well as detailed. Though can I ask how much is due to the gouache?
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Thank you, that's very kind!
Perhaps 50/50 gouache and pencil. My process started with a gouache wash, then sketching in pencil forms, gouache shadows, more pencil definition, gouache highlights, more pencil, more gouache details, then a detailed layer of pencil fur, finally some white gouache finishing touches, e.g. reflections on the eye and nose.
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This is so gorgeous I could cry.....
Hold on..
youtu.be/8P2mZJay-XY?t=142
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Years ago I was so disappointed when I realised that movie basically had less than a minute of thylacine on the screen
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Oh, I didn't even watch the whole thing - only that scene, but I plan to watch the whole movie.
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It really has very little to do with thylacines. The footage of the Tasmanian highlands is very pretty though.
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I wish thylacines were still around
Wouldn't it be nice if some of those "sightings" were real....
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This is simply gorgeous, the fur shading is just beautiful. Well done!
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Thank you for the lovely comment!
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I have heard of a man a long time ago that raised one from a joey, apparently it was relatively friendly, not at all vicious. So yes, I would definitely want to have one as a pet if they were still around 
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That's fascinating! I just did a quick Google search and read that in the 1800s many people tried to tame them, some quite successfully.
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Wow! I never knew about that! Thanks for finding that out
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This is amazing! Incredible details! LOVE IT!!!!
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Thank you, I'm glad you like this
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Awesome work. I love the detail. If they were still alive i would love to keep one as a pet.
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Thank you for the comments!
Haha, you're very brave
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Beautiful! love thylacines!
If they weren't extinct I'd definitely not keep one as a pet however, haha. Even dingoes are not suitable pets and these guys are very unique!
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Thank you!
It's a pretty funny question to consider. Most people say "hell yeah!" without any real thought.
Somebody owns a pet dingo in my town (northern suburbs of Sydney), it seems well behaved and walks better on a leash than my German shepherd 
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I've bumped into a few dingoes who've "escaped their masters" lol. They're crazy escape artists! Easily jump or dig under most people fences.
I suppose there's a lot of variety, from super independent to more obedient as a lot of them are dog hybrids anyway
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I imagine so! Huskies are clever enough at escaping
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Haha yeah. If it wasn't for that I would totally love a husky one day
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Well Thylacines were sighted a few times over the years after being claimed extinct, even though there's no proof, it moved from extinct to endangered species and are protected, so it's very rare to see one in Australia.
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Yeah, I am still so squeeling about finding you. This is beautiful, the skull study was beautiful, crazy adore your biology works and extinct creature works.
It's gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!
If these guys where still around, prevalent enough to have as 'domesticated', you bet your booty I'd keep one, put my butt into debt owning enough property for it to run around, foods to nom, and make it as spoiled as physically possible so I could take it around to school and libraries and teach people the importance of the creatures we share this planet with. <3 <3 <3
How could anyone not love that face!!!!!!!????
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You are too kind <3
I really wish they were still alive so I could see a sight like that. Obviously they would be a difficult animal to keep and manage, but it would be amazing to see them up close while handled by professionals in educational programs.
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