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I've lately been trying to find ways to improve my style/drawings. And I've been spending more time with my hand-done drawings rather then mouse-pad ones, but I was wondering if anyone knows where I could find some tutorials on wolf heads? That seems to be the area where my anatomy sucks the most. I just can't seem to get the muzzle or the ears really to match the angle or the rest of the body.
Or if anyone could share what helps them when trying to draw wolf/dog heads. I know, a lot of people may draw circles for the head-and I do that too, it's the rest of the lines I'm not sure how to set up properly... It usually ends up looking like cat's head stuck on a wolf's body... which is really weird...
So I'd really appreciate any help =)

I'm going to put up a tutorial on this very thing sometime after Christmas! But for now, here are some tips:

- It's good that you're starting with a circle for the head. If you've already drawn the body (though I recommend doing the head first), make sure that the circle is in proportion with the rest. Otherwise, the whole thing will end up looking wonked out.

- After you've done the circle, I would do the muzzle next. Just try drawing a straight line out from the circle. (This will be the top of the muzzle.) If you need to, step back and make sure that it's not too long or too short. Like the circle, the length of the line is crucial to the rest of the head.

- It's hard for me to describe ears very well; I'd do better to just draw them (which I will do in my tutorial). So for now, I'd say that the best thing to do is to experiment with ear lengths. Don't be afraid of the eraser, and try to step back from your pic or take a short break every once in a while. Also, it's easier to start out with ears pointed up instead of to the side or backwards.



Hope this helps somewhat; I know it's not much, but these are the things I used when I was trying to improve my technique also.

Using the circles is the best way to start it off. Basically, anything can be broken down into really simple shapes.

Here's a few tutorials I found on deviantART:
http://riverwolf1o413.deviantart.com/ar ... l-27171953
http://animalartist16.deviantart.com/ar ... l-95703339
http://grlwolves.deviantart.com/art/wol ... l-42560409

I attached a little guide I just did too which is the way I start drawing wolf heads *the* best way though is to use actual photographs as a reference.

Wow thanks =) I think trying to fit the muzzle in and make the mouth and nose work is probably the hardest part.
And thanks a lot for the tips! I noticed that a if the muzzle is too small or too big it looks all wrong =/
I never thought to look at actual wolf pics! lol, I think I'll try that! I've been looking at wolf skeletons and such lately...o.0 Strange how things so obvious don't seem to pop into my mind...