imput please

linnie · 09-15-2006, 12:23 AM

I am so unfamiliar with big dark pups lol so would like some input as to how to make him look m

ore like a dog

***Cassiepeia*** · 09-15-2006, 03:38 AM

Hmmm...dark pups are difficult. And the position the pup is in makes it even more so.
I'd make the muzzle a little more narrow and the nose a little larger. I'd also lower the shoulder so it's not right up against the jaw and the make the hip lower, even if you have to eliminate the bottom of the two back legs. Perhaps make that area (the one from the shoulder and between the front and back legs) a little darker so that attention is directed away from it.
Do you have a reference photo for this?

Cass.

anaconda · 09-15-2006, 09:48 AM

Make the base of the ears visible... I mean where they join onto the head. Puppies are so difficult when they're young, they just look like furry tennis balls.

It's looking great, what medium are you using? Pastel?

linnie · 09-15-2006, 03:12 PM

Good imput thanks I will try it today.
it is watercolour and pastel and I am a babe with pastels lol

calgal · 09-15-2006, 03:54 PM

At first I thought the pup was in a pink blanket, but looking again I see it's a hand.

If you are not into details, then it would be quite a nice character. I like it!

mulroony · 09-15-2006, 05:09 PM

I think the nose is what is throwing it off, I would either make it less broad and longer (like a lab, more working dog) or make it a little taller (up and down, like a rottie or other bully breed)

Roobear · 09-17-2006, 10:42 AM

Linnie- you’re off to a good start and I like the concept but try paying more attention to your proportions. The forshorting in the picture looks off and I think that's what makes the picture maybe not look so realistic. You might try studying the proportions of hands and how the fingers and thumb relate in size, even when put into different positions. I think the colors are fine and the shading looks ok, to me its hand (thumb area) where the forshorting isn't right and the proportions are off the most. Good luck!

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linnie tibbie girl Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 3,051 Rep Power: 169	imput please I am so unfamiliar with big dark pups lol so would like some input as to how to make him look more like a dog
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*Cassiepeia* Chihuahua Mum Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NSW, Australia Posts: 8,253 Blog Entries: 9 Rep Power: 281	Hmmm...dark pups are difficult. And the position the pup is in makes it even more so. I'd make the muzzle a little more narrow and the nose a little larger. I'd also lower the shoulder so it's not right up against the jaw and the make the hip lower, even if you have to eliminate the bottom of the two back legs. Perhaps make that area (the one from the shoulder and between the front and back legs) a little darker so that attention is directed away from it. Do you have a reference photo for this? Cass.
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anaconda Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Spain Posts: 410 Rep Power: 65	Make the base of the ears visible... I mean where they join onto the head. Puppies are so difficult when they're young, they just look like furry tennis balls. It's looking great, what medium are you using? Pastel?
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linnie tibbie girl Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 3,051 Rep Power: 169	Good imput thanks I will try it today. it is watercolour and pastel and I am a babe with pastels lol
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mulroony Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 2,100 Rep Power: 116	I think the nose is what is throwing it off, I would either make it less broad and longer (like a lab, more working dog) or make it a little taller (up and down, like a rottie or other bully breed)
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calgal My Yorkster kids! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: central ca. coast Posts: 6,665 Rep Power: 225	At first I thought the pup was in a pink blanket, but looking again I see it's a hand. If you are not into details, then it would be quite a nice character. I like it!

09-17-2006, 10:42 AM	#7 (permalink)
Roobear Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 42 Rep Power: 43	Linnie- you’re off to a good start and I like the concept but try paying more attention to your proportions. The forshorting in the picture looks off and I think that's what makes the picture maybe not look so realistic. You might try studying the proportions of hands and how the fingers and thumb relate in size, even when put into different positions. I think the colors are fine and the shading looks ok, to me its hand (thumb area) where the forshorting isn't right and the proportions are off the most. Good luck!
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