i googled fox and watched many videos on line to get a sense of how they move, even though they are dog like they seem to move and stand more gracefully. i knew if i had to capture this i would have to imagine basic lines through out the design skeleton and have them running smooth from each other.
these are just a few of many studys i did of a fox
the stance was a big focus in my study. if i didn't get the form right it could easily begin to look more like a dog than a fox
a fox has a longer lenth in leg and a shorter waist.
again i had to study the face and form of the head to make it more fox like and not more of a dog.
after many drawings i still wasn't happy with the face. it was my little sister who is a massive animal lover and studys it at school who told me that a fox has a short snout and a larger crown than a dog and reminded me to keep the ears more to the crown of the head. after i took her advice i felt the fox real was coming to life and was taking more form as a fox.
animal legs have always been a pain for me to draw i don't know why but they always look broken. so i did a study on the legs of animals and adapted them to the foxes farm and elements.
a more confidant sketch of a fox. i thought i would try it in water colour to see test the media for my book. look at this i can tell i still haven't captured a fox form its only the colours that tell you that its a fox. the snout and head are wrong and his waist is too fat.
focusing more on expression and features in this drawing. big wide eye bigger crown and short snout. still not there at this stage but slowly going the wright direction.
whislt I'm studying the fox i felt i would give it ago in another style and see if i could capture the fox this way. this image i was happy with.. it made me feel it shouldn't be a kids book and should express the hardship of a foxes life.
another fox study. not to sure were i could take this image to me its boring and has no life this style wouldn't make my book successful.
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