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Published: 2005-01-10 22:49:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 603; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 81
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Here's my half of my trade with Akita....her and Dakota, snuggling.Hope you like it *Akita !!
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Awwww what a cute pic! It's all warm and snuggly 
I wuv it! tehehe
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Did you teach yourself how to draw dogs?
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Sort of. For a long time, I was determined to do it all on my own. But after a couple of years, I realized I still didn't know what I was doing. So I looked at other artists around me and said "What is it that makes this look like a dog"
I payed a lot of attention to how muzzles are formed (using several different styles) and how faces are shaped. By looking at a lot of different styles and comparing them to actual pictures, I was able to get a vague idea of how to do it in my head. Same thing for anatomy.
Then I drew about five million heads and bodies trying to get them straight. I'm still learning (I have a hard time learning three dimensional concepts in my head) but I'm getting better! It's my hope that I have something that is fairly unique in style, and that I didn't copy any of the techniques from the artists I studied. Since they were all pretty well-known, and nobody's yelled at me, I must have succeeded. =]
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Where did you learn these styles, muzzle styles, or canine anatomy? Because I'm really at the point you were at (but only drawing dogs for 2 years), when I do draw a dog it's extremly simple and when I try to make it look real I realize i have no idea what I'm doing. When drawing anime, I use a graph for heads and bodies, which helps sooooo much but I've looked and never seen one for dogs/any type of canine.
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By looking at other artists that I admired and by looking at reference photos. I broke them down to their basic parts -- circles and lines, and went from there. Some artists, like daisy7 and thornwolf, offered tutorials that really helped as well.
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Oh my gosh thank you soooooooo much!! It's been so helpful! When I was teaching my freind to draw anime, more or less just helping I wouldn't consider myself good enough to teach, I was just showing her the graph I use.... ANYWAY I drew her a completed face but didn't erase the circles and squares I use to shape the face..... I wonder what that'd look like on a dog/canine. Anyway once again THANK YOUUUU 
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*hugs* You are too welcome!! ^^ I'm just glad I could help!
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I loved the sketch, but I love the colored version more! Nice job!
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awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! akita and dakota sitting in a tree...
snuggles <3
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oooh, thank you! And that pawpad's my favorite too!
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Who wouldnยดt like it
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=] Thankee moony!
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Oh and I just noticed my collar. I love that too <333333
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......EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEJFLSIJ#*ORTOPSIFU(* #$RSjSEXESUP *w* -dies-
You dont know HOW much I love this o.o *staredroolsalivate* Its BEAUTIFUL. The bright colors and beautimous shading and his ickle feets and my expression and and.. *explodes* @@
I LOVELOVELOVE IT! *squishes* I shall do your pic soon <3 Oh yes, Ive been experimenting with gouache (paint) and things like that. Would you want me to do it in real or traditional media? Dont say my pick. YOU pick.
*LOVES* Its so gorgeous <3 *molests*
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*giggles and dances* oh, I'm so very glad you liked it! *bounces and headbutts*
And I love his ickle feets. *winks and tickles the pawpads*
*hugs and muffins* I am VERY glad you liked it!
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Do I want real or traditional? *wiggles and fidgets, ears twitching* Umm...ooh.... *gnaws on a claw*
Ummm..
*brain explodes*
You're quite evil for making me not say "you pick"
Well, if you're trying to get practice with your paint, do it in that! =] Yay for more practice, neh?
*tail twitches* Oh, I hate making decisions. Blech.
*goes off to brush her teeth to get rid of the bad decision-making taste*
OH! And if you'd like the original colored pencil piece, note me with an address. May take me a while, cuz I'd have to get a bigger envelope and take it to the post office to get the right postage, if if ya want it, I'll send it. =]
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awww that's beautiful she's gonna love it sis! ^^
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*giggles and hands you some cookies*
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*drools* mmmmm cookies...... *munches while sitting on yer paws, getting crumbs all over the place*
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*giggles and licks up the crumbs*
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*giggles and hands you some muffins* Thanks! That was the effect I was hoping for. *winks*
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=] I just HATE how her head came out. *sighs and frowns at her inking skills* But everything else I like. 'Specially his foot. *tickles the pawpads*
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Awww i think her head looks great!!!!!!!!!
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*stubby tail wags* Oh, I hope so! She's an awesome artist, and I feel honored that she agreed to a trade with me.
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Awwww hehe im sure she will
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