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bones-n-bookles · 2 years

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Working on a study of the new ice dog. My refs folder is absolutely feral but primarily using Norwegian Elkhound, Buhund, and Norrbottenspetz to see where things go, as well as of course the skeleton itself, and my mom's mutt is being a great help letting me poke her to see where her bones fall in her legs and face 😂

This is my first serious attempt at a reconstruction from bone. Why did I decide to start with an incomplete, not fully articulated skeleton of a dog with no live photos to help me? ADHD. Honestly having a blast and learning a lot though

#wip #sketch #pet portrait #dog art #paleoart #reconstruction #ice dog #idk what other people are calling him bc i overrode that file with 💖💕ice dog💕💖#paleolithic dog #primitive dog #truly primitive lol #prehistoric dog #norwegian elkhound #buhund #norrbottenspetz #i chose them bc of size and region and the skeleton looking generally spitzy #especially the skull #and like. primitive dog on a glacier. makes sense yknow?#also i have friends who own elkies and buhund #and know some people with norrbs so #easy refs as i was already in fb groups for them LMAO #worked out very well though #i only really had to lift the head up; curl the tail bc i can and want to; and straighten the legs out some #the front legs didnt need much fixing but the rear legs needed some messing with #i aint never seen a primitive dog with as much angulation as they gave that skeleton #my art

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