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  • Current Residence: My Den
  • Interests: Animals, Anime, Japan, Animated Movies, Playmobil Toys
  • Favourite movie: Disney Classics, POTC, Balto, Spirit
  • Favourite band or musician: Greenday, Ruslana, Thirteen Senses
  • Favourite genre of music: Celtic, Alternative, Sound Tracks, Anime
  • Favourite artist: DaVinci, Moon Wang, Melody Pena
  • Favourite poet or writer: Shakespeare, Longfellow, Susan Cooper
  • Favourite style of art: Stylized Realism *drools*
  • Operating System: iMac OS 10.5 <33
  • MP3 player of choice: Silver iPod Classic <3
  • Skin of choice: Wolf
  • Favourite game: Animal Crossing, Final Fantasy & Zelda
  • Favourite gaming platform: Wii But PS2 Is A Close Second
  • Favourite cartoon character: Simba, Balto, Spirit, & Many More
  • Personal Quote: "It's A Dog Thing."
  • Tools of the Trade: Real Media: Prismacolors, Micron Ink, Copics, Acrylic, Watercolor

All The Pretty Creatures

Sat Jun 27, 2009, 8:03 PM
  • Mood: Eager
  • Reading: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
  • Watching: Howl's Moving Castle
  • Playing: Legend Of Zelda - Twilight Princess
  • Eating: Strawberries
  • Drinking: Water
I've been all over the internet in my free time lately and I've come across some amazing things. My recent dive into everything that is wild and wonderful in the animal kingdom started with the Thylacine stamps I posted a little while back. DevART was lacking in stamps honoring this fascinating creature so I learned how to make stamps and remedied this problem.



Since I made those, I aspired to do one for the Quagga, another species that has since gone under the radar thanks to mankind's foolishness. A few nights ago, I completed my stamp for the beautiful Quagga.



That night I went on a Quagga obsessed rampage. I searched Google images at length before coming back to DevART to subject their search bar to my Quagga frenzy as well. During this adventure, I stumbled across a deviation which in turn led to my discovery of the book The Katurran Odyssey. What does this have to do with my reason for posting this journal? A lot actually.

I mainly draw wolves and the other commonly known members of the canid family. That's what I started out drawing when art became more serious for me several years back, canines are what helped my art become as well known as it is today, and it's these same canines that people commission me for over and over and over. Please don't misunderstand, I'm not complaining in any way and I stand by the fact that the wolf still is my very favorite animal. But stumbling across the Katurran book the other night has really driven home the fact in my head that there are soooo many other incredible, wonderful, breathtaking animals out there that deserve to be admired, studied, and praised through art too.

There are already several extremely talented artists who do feature the rare, little known, and unique animals in their art on a regular basis, yet sadly, because the majority of people are only interested in the wolf and canine art, these artists and their fabulous representations of the other creatures gets overlooked. I want to take this opportunity to share a few of my favorites with you, in no particular order.

:iconstarhorse: Great equines as well as a host of other critters, I've been following her work almost since back when I first started out on DevART and her grasp on anatomy and use of color still captivates me.

:iconvekke: A recent find. Her knowledge of mustelid anatomy is combined with her style of bringing expression to the faces, an excellent combination.

:iconalopochen: Her brand new account. She had an entire array of wonderful art featuring various types of Hyenas and Civets on her previous account and I'm eagerly waiting for her new gallery to start filling.

:iconkyoht: And the amazing Kyoht. The first animal I think of when I hear her name is coyotes of course though she's proven her skill time and again when it comes to drawing primates, hoofed critters, and even dinosaurs.

It's art like theirs that challenges and inspires me to try my hand at something like a jaguarundi, an okapi, or the wild khur (don't know what these are? look them up on Google! ;)). There's a whole planet of animals out there that few people know about, yet can still be just as "cool" or "awesome" as wolves, foxes, or tigers. I need to broaden my horizons and experiment with other critters now and again. I think it would be good for me. :)

Oh, and here's the link to the awesome book: [link] The artist is Terryl Whitlatch who also did the creature designs for the first three Star Wars Episodes that came out recently and her knowledge of animal anatomy is phenomenal. The book came out in 2004 and has since gone out of print but you can still find it on places like eBay and such. I nabbed a copy for myself off eBay just last night and I cannot wait for it to arrive.

So, that basically sums up what's been on my mind artistically lately. I encourage you to try drawing something that you wouldn't otherwise do. I know I'm going to. :dance:

--WildSpirit











:star: I am OPEN for COMMISSIONS, please check out my FAQ for info and art tips: [link] :star:



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Will Trade My Art For Your Stuff

Okay, a lot of you expressed interest in the trade stuff for art idea so I've compiled my list. Please send me a note if you have something from the list and you're willing to trade it for a piece of artwork done by me. I'm looking for stuff in good to gently used condition. Since most of the stuff on my list is lower priced things, they'll be worth a "mini picture" or something like that. The more expensive items will be worth a full size picture or if you have several of the smaller items, you can combine them to get a more complex piece of art. Ready? Let's go...


BREYER HORSES

Breyer Molokai: [link]

Breyer Spirit: [link]

Breyer Friesian: [link]



DVDS (R1 DVDs only and please no VHS)

Disney's Alice in Wonderland (2-disc "Masterpiece" release): [link]

Homeward Bound 2: [link]

Babe Widescreen Edition: [link]



PLAYMOBIL ANIMALS

Black Hound Dog: [link]

White Pyrenees: [link]

Dolphin with White Belly: [link]

Wildebeest: [link]

Sea Lions: [link]




STUFFED ANIMALS

Tahoe Wolf by Douglas Cuddle Toys: [link]

Any of the Kosen canines, see their website here: [link]



WINDSTONE EDITIONS

Winged Cat Sconce: [link]



BOOKS

Dinotopia by James Gurney: [link]

The World Beneath by James Gurney: [link]

The Illusion Of Life (1981 Edition): [link]

Comments


I sent you a note. :)

--WildSpirit

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I was standing in the park, wondering why frisbees got bigger as they got closer. Then it hit me.
Here is it

~> [link]

I hope it's ok so.
If not I will delite the picture.

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you love me,
but you don't know
who I'am...
Thanks, it looks great. Would it be possible for you to change my name so that it appears as an icon? Thank you. :aww:

--WildSpirit

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I was standing in the park, wondering why frisbees got bigger as they got closer. Then it hit me.
ok i make it ^^

thank you ^

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you love me,
but you don't know
who I'am...
I'm sorry, my busy schedule no longer allows art trades or free requests.

--WildSpirit

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I was standing in the park, wondering why frisbees got bigger as they got closer. Then it hit me.
Hmm, I took the quiz but didn't get the animal option and didn't see the theft. x_x

--WildSpirit

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I was standing in the park, wondering why frisbees got bigger as they got closer. Then it hit me.
Please check out my FAQ section found here: [link] for commission info and pricing, thanks! :)

--WildSpirit

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I was standing in the park, wondering why frisbees got bigger as they got closer. Then it hit me.
Check DevART's help section. It should cover that topic.

--WildSpirit

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I was standing in the park, wondering why frisbees got bigger as they got closer. Then it hit me.
Sure, just contact me by DevNote and we can set up an order for you. Also, the paper I use is 8.5x11". :nod:

--WildSpirit

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I was standing in the park, wondering why frisbees got bigger as they got closer. Then it hit me.
Thank you very much ^-^
I saw that you have drawn a panda before, but do you think you could do a panda and wolf nuzzling? Or kinda kissing, like putting their noses together?

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Im sorry, I cant hear you over how awesome I am.

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