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I even titled this picture 'needs red line' because it dose. I know it looks wrong, I know his fur looks funny, I know he looks funny. For some reason, when ever I follow wolf tutorials, they never turn out right...it's really weird. Sometimes it seems that I do better with wolves if I try and copy and actual picture of one that has been drawn. So please someone read line this and give me all the advice you can, because I'm going to be editing it!

It is always, without question, better to draw from a photograph than from another drawing. I would even say it's better to draw from a photograph than to simply follow a tutorial. If you want to know and study what a wolf really looks like, you're going to need actual, real pictures.

I looked around a bit for a picture you could work from best, and here's what I found. It's suprisingly close to your picture in angle and perspective.



Here are some redlines to guide you with your editing, so you'll know where to look and what to work on.



A few pointers:
- The length of the muzzle
- The size of the nose
- The placement and size of the eyes
- The placement and length of the fur
- The placement and shape of the ears

Study wolves carefully if you look to draw them right. Actual wolves, not drawn ones. You don't want to copy other people's mistakes ;).

Thank you so much! From the brief look I took at what you did (It's nine int he morning so I'm still a bit in that sleep mode), it makes a lot of sense. I'm going to try to work on it tonight