Today I’d like to talk about a cool-looking dog: the Siberian Husky.
I’ve been looking at and drawing animals recently, intending to accumulate images and techniques for MGC. Yesterday I tried to draw wolves, but I made them look like dogs instead. So then I drew dogs, trying to determine how to render them visually distinct from wolves and vice-versa. Ultimately I need to draw caricatures, like a cartoon wolf that looks more wolfy than a real one does.
Then I drew these two. Compare random pictures of the Siberian husky to those of wolves.
Is it just me, or does the husky actually look more predatory than its wild relative?
At first I wasn’t sure why I thought this, but then I guessed: because this dog resembles a walking shark.
…Not in detail, of course. But there are superficial similarities – most importantly the gray-on-top, white-underneath coloration. The dog’s fur makes it look super-sleek and fast, which both creatures, in fact, are. Even their eyes seem a little similar in black-and-bright color, but not in mood… husky always seem sad, while shark eyes always seem… open. And dispassionate.
No doubt wolves are actually better hunters. Still, there must be few tame animals who can boast that they still look as badass as their wild ancestors. In fact, do any others (besides, maybe, horses and falcons) qualify?
