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just a quick question. I'm still terrible at drawing animals, got any tips to make a fox look more like a fox and a wolf like a wolf. For some reason whenever i try to draw a fox it turns out looking like a wolf and vice versa. Any pointers on how to draw them distinctly?

Differentiating a wolf from a fox is definitely a bit tricky. I struggle with it myself sometimes, so I might not be the best person to seek advice from, but here goes—

Taking images of foxes and wolves and blocking out the core facial shapes can be very useful.

You’ll quickly notice that, typically, a fox’s features can be likened to triangular shapes— whereas a wolf is more blocky and square.

The slope from the forehead to the nose is much more subtle on a fox, while it’s sharper and more pronounced on a wolf.

The ears of a wolf are usually smaller than a fox’s in proportion to the head. While in reverse, the actual nose of a fox is smaller.

Pay attention to all of the subtle differences you’ve blocked out for either species and don’t be afraid to exaggerate on them. When I draw a fox, I tend to make the nose longer and sharper. I also make the lower jaw less visible, as it creates a more pointed shape. I do the opposite with my wolves so their snout is more boxy and rectangular, rather than triangular.

I find that the cheek and neck fur are also very useful. Foxes can certainly be fluffy (particularly their tail), but the neck of a wolf has overall more volume than a fox’s. If you show the neck fur sweeping into a triangular shape for a fox, it maintains that sleek feeling as the face transitions into the body. Blocking out and exaggerating the fluff on a wolf, on the other hand, creates a “fuller” look to the face and can make the creature seem larger and bulkier if carried throughout the rest of the neck and shoulders nicely.

I could go more into body shapes, but I don’t feel super qualified to do so. My advice would just be to keep these words in mind:

Fox: sleek, streamlined, triangular

Wolf: powerful, fluffy, boxy

I would also recommend referencing whenever you feel you need to. To avoid copying from references directly, grab 2-5 references of the same subject in various poses and angles so you’re forced to pay more attention to the subject, rather than a strict image reference.

On another note, I have some canines tutorials in this list.

Hope this helps!

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its official: tumblr is selling our data to Midjourney

we'd been hearing rumors about this for a bit but now its open and out there. some details from this article

it goes without saying, but if @staff goes through with this its going to be an utter shitshow and im all but certain the website will not survive it.

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Figured she's called starscout for a reason :)

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mermaid misty

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Misty Brightdawn 🩷🦋

No news for now, just Misty

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opaline loaf

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Been reading Set Your Sail lately and wondered what they'd look like as merponies... <3

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DJ DarkWater from IDW Set Your Sail Issue #2

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I think her "energy wings/horn" is really cool- i tried making them bigger than usual, and also a see-thru visual for their shape

#mlp g5 #myart #sunny starscout #pony stuff #my little pony

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Brightdawn Blues

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G5 mane 6 buttons done! I love how every one of these shows their sparkle ^w^ ✨

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the hetalia content scale. my beautiful mutuals please put yourself on this with me 😏. and uhh anyone else who wanna do this but dont wanna be in the same room as me blank below

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How I’m learning Tagalog / Filipino. Resources and more

if a link doesn’t work or if you’d like to suggest resources, message me. I use Tagalog / Filipino interchangeably. 

WEBSITES

Beginners guides PDF’s 

Tagalog.com dictionary - HIGHLY RECOMMEND!, flashcards and more included

HiNative - ask native speakers questions

PODCASTS

“Go Filipino: Let’s Learn Tagalog” by Kris Andres 

YOUTUBE 

talk to me in tagalog - helped with basic grammer. I love this!

tagalog made easy  - the short stories are beginner friendly and useful

The IdeaFirst company -  includes amazing romance/slice of life shows such as Gameboys and Pearl Next Door

PaoLUL (gaming/comedy)

Hello stranger - BL show (sfw, taglish) highly recommend!! 

Filipino fairy tales 

ABS-CBN entertainment (shows, movies etc)

Re.Create - similar to Jubilee, taglish, personal favourite 

PERSONAL TIPS

What helped me a lot was listening to my parents and using the dictionary above to search for unknown words. Learn the alphabet / sounds first so you can spell the words correctly. 

there’s a lot of pinoy twitter accounts that are helpful for learning slang. Most artists I follow are pinoy, and I like to read filo socmed au’s 

listening to children rhymes and songs can help with learning new words :))

Change the language of your phone/apps to Tagalog