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Published: 2009-07-08 18:18:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 10316; Favourites: 212; Downloads: 0
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A little sketch that I distracted myself with, when I should be working on more important things. (As usual)Here we have poor dear Nott being bullied by a random, unnamed female of Chinese type... he has no idea that she is just "playing" with him, so he's appropriately distressed. Never mind that she's tiny, and that he's quite tall! Makes no difference when you're caught off guard!
Besides, Nott's very serious, and isn't much for fighting. He's above that, remember.
And he's not keen on having his ear being bitten like that, either!She should really stop it this instant and apologize!
Watercolor and ink in my sketchbook, of all things!
Characters, species, art (C) April Schumacher (pallanoph)
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Aw, poor Nott... I can't help but feel sorry for him, seeing the pained expression on his face.
The little female reminds me of a scottish terrier for some reason. Small, but tough and wily with a big attitude.
The dynamic poses are wonderful, the anatomy looks spot-on to me, and I love the little patches of grass. XD
I really envy how you can have such contrasting designs, one short and small, the other big and lanky, with different markings, fur patterns, and facial features... and still have them be recognizable as the same species. A lot of people really don't realize how hard that is to pull off well. @_@
Now, this might just be my computer, as I'm viewing this on a laptop... so please feel free to disregard this if I'm wrong.
I think the styles you rendered the fur in clash a little bit to me. Nott's fur is shaded very softly, with nice gradients and shadows... he looks like he belongs in a watercolor painting... while the female is done in sharp blacks and whites, almost like she's a silhouette, like she just jumped out of an ink drawing. I like both styles, of course, but I'm not sure if they mesh entirely well together here. I think maybe leaving a few lighter, softer highlights on the female might have been nice, to give her body a little bit more depth.
One minor nitpick... maybe, I think the female's expression, although it's wonderful as is, might have been a bit more intense/fierce if her pupils were focused towards Nott's face... or maybe have her head tilted a bit more towards him.
(But maybe this would be missing the point, haha... the description does say she's only playing, after all!)
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Aww, thank you! I find it incredibly hard to make these critters diverse enough... I seem to gravitate towards a sort of static and expressionless idealism at times, and it's really hard to break from. This was a bit of fun to shake it up!
I think you're completely right about the two contrasting styles, and it's definitely not your computer. It was me deciding that I'd add color to a finished ink drawing at the last moment... 
Ah, yes... I didn't think of that, either. But perhaps it's okay, maybe otherwise she'd look too ferocious? 
And thank you! It's always so nice to read your comments!
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Ah, I see! Yeah, that makes sense.
Oh yes, she is definitely focused on chewing that ear. I wasn't really sure what level of ferocity you wanted... I just thought I'd mention it, just in case.
Really? Honestly, I feel so bad for not commenting more often; It's just that... I like to really have something meaningful to say, you know? Most of the time I'll see your beautiful artwork, and read the description and go "Oh, that's so awesome! I must say something amazing and profound about this piece!" and still can't think of anything to write in the comment box. Ah well. @_@
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No worries at all! 
Oh, but I won't be forcing you to comment more often! 
I fail at commenting half of the time, the internet distracts me more and more with each passing day.
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Oh, I hope I didn't come off as thinking you would force me to comment! You seem much too nice for that sort of thing.
I'm just lamenting the fact that I don't have the time, or when I do, I seem to have nothing important to say, is all. o_o
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Hehehe! Of course not.
My brain always spaces when I see awesomeness pop up in my inbox. My thoughts get, well, blown away, it would seem.
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these pallanophs sound so interesting! : D the poses are very good.
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really great job!
i love your style and your work ^^
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Hooray for distractions! Good work. I like the colors, how it looks slightly washed-out cause of the medium used. It's not thick, and helps with the playful sense since it's colored "cartoon-like" if you will. Nott's expression is priceless.
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I love the structure of the legs/arms, the way the bones show and such. Also, I love that fluffy tail!
Great job
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(ps) - that kid of reminds me of an antic one of my dogs used to get up to to intimidate visitor's dogs that were about three times her size (she's a border collie X Chihuahua ) - she would wait until they were about to jump into their owner's car, then she'd ambush them in mid-air..
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Oh my! That is like a supercombo right there! I can just imagine what life with one would be like...
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She's mellowed a lot with age (she'll be 12 this year), but I've googled the breed mix & the elite few who've also had them say they're very much like super-intelligent Jack Russels, which I'd agree with.
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I really love the detail to the anatomy in this picture, especially around the neck and shoulders.
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Small or not, it would freak me out too if my opponent could just shimmy up my back like that. XD
Sketchbooks are amazing!
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I bet they could have some weird looking offspring together.
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Very very strange looking! Is half tempted to draw one up for kicks...
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Bad nameless pallanoph! Get down! No treats for you!
p.s. I'm really REALLY loving these little sketches you've been doing 
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*she sulks off growling*
I have to say the little sketches are really sort of helping me to get things down in a short period of time... and they're whimsical, too!
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Reminds me how those tiniest little black ants are really the ones that hurt
On another note, I really like those back dewclaws- reminds me of a Velociraptor
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I did!
It's the little things that get you! Maybe that's why I'm cautious around small dogs, or even people that are smaller than myself, ha ha! 
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Haha, True with small dogs- I'm a 100% big dog supporter
Haven't noticed with small people- probably because I'm one of them
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I had a collie when I was younger... loved him! People were always a little scared of him because he was bigger than your average collie, but once they figured out that he wanted them to pet him, they loved him, too. Dang, I miss that dog...
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How adorable! I use to love collies so much as a kid (Lassie's fault perhaps).
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Large dogs are very awesome...
And they always think they're little puppies, no matter how big/old they get! I'm still amazed that people never seem to realize that they're just gentle giants and want attention!
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Indeed
I always find it strange when people opt for smaller dogs because they're more 'managable'. The only small dog our family had turned out to be the vicious one we had to get rid of
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Oh, they can be so disastrous! And people do the weirdest things with them, like almost pretending the dog is their little kid or something.
Sounds scary! 
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Eep! One of my friends actually got her face badly bitten (around her eye somehow) by a border collie. It was nasty, all she did was pat it and all of a sudden it leapt up an bit her 
...I think that goes against our previous discussion on the small dogs being the nasty ones though
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Oh my! That is completely mistifying!
Oops, it does, a bit...
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Somehow I am reminded of an older brother being haranged by a bratty kid sister... That or she's got a strange idea of flirting and he's caught completely off guard by it all.
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"Pain does not excite me"... So much for exuberant nibbling. >_<
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I can literally hear those words coming from his mouth! Spot on character!
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Grab any guy and gnaw on his ear... He'll let out a yelp, run like Hell and yell those words as he flees.
Don't ask me how I know this.... >_
Oh no save the ears
She reminds me a little of a Terrier
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Anything but the ears!
She does! Small and aggressive! And jumpy!
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I really love your pallanophs, they're so gorgeous and unique. I spent all last night looking at your gallery and enjoying them. I kept trying to remember what they reminded me of, until I finally realized they're a perfect amalgamation of a bunch of different sorts of creatures meshed into a new, unique, and totally believable one.
Your lines are so prettttty!
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Gosh, thanks! 
Thanks so much!
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He obviously just needs to relax and get a little acquainted with this lovely lady who is apparently full of those "chinese hidden muscles"
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Oh yes! They'd be quite the odd couple...
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>.> The females official name, decided by me of course, if now Fluffikins.
xD I hope she dun decide to go after me for that... *begins to slowly walk away backwards*
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