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The direwolves of a Song of Fire and Ice.

I really wanted to do a group port of all the adult dwolves and although one or some die throughout the books, I didn't want to give any spoilers and decided to do them all together.

Top left to right Greywind, Summer, Shaggy dog, Ghost. Laying left is Lady and right is Nymeria. Before anyone jumps on me about their pelts..this is more to my imagination after reading the books. Summer may be described as grey, however Ive always imagined him as a golden brown, Lady as petite, and Nymeria as more long haired and foreboding.

This beast is a HUGE file, as I really hope to get a poster of this one day, so I really went to town with the details. There's a lot more I want to fiddle with, but for now I figured I'd see what feedback I get...as it's in an almost happy place as is.

probably about 48h
Drawn and painted in photoshop CS5
Characters belong to George R.R. Martin
From A Song of Fire and Ice: A Clash of Kings
references for wolf poses from: [link] They have a beautiful photo collection. :)
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~SironaWolf 4 days ago  New member Hobbyist Traditional Artist
this is just... breath taking. absolutely gorgeous :)
do you know the comic Off-White? well anyways, some of these wolves remind me of the characters in it ^_^
such as the black wolf is so Jera, the one under it looks like Fehu, the one on the left, thats sitting, is almost like Raigho and the one on its right, the kinda cream coloured one, looks just like Othala :D
and NO im not trying to accuse you of copying! :o its just that they looked like that in my mind ^_^
i hope i didnt sound rude :o
PS: I LOOOVE the background!! <3
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~jessyr 4 days ago
Thankyou! I've never heard of it...but I LOVE animal stories (if you can't tell from my library of animal art lol), so I'll have to look into it. That bg took me bloody forever, so Im glad it was worth it. ^.^
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~SironaWolf 3 days ago  New member Hobbyist Traditional Artist
youre welcome ^^ and oh gosh you should look in to it, if you like wolves, you are gonna love it :D
and lol no, what animals? where? xD
it is :3 absolutely beautiful
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Mood: Love ~FirestarKozWolf Feb 18, 2013  Student Traditional Artist
AYAYAYAYYAA ME LOVES THIS SO MUCH I LOVE GOT OMG YAY THEY LOOKS EPIC
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Mood: Wow! ~Bluegreywolf Jan 6, 2013
This is a real awesome picture, incredible amount of detail on each wolf, the background is also so magnificent and well done. You really captured the essence of the Stark direwolves. The entire picture is detail oriented and just brilliant. Great work, keep it up.
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~jessyr Jan 6, 2013
Thankyou!! In truth, I worked on this thing for almost a year on and off...so yes, I definetly slaved away at the details and Im glad you noticed. ;)
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~Fujimoto-tan Dec 23, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
It truly is a great work! I really like the brushes you used, the colors and the lights. And you draw wolves so beautifully as well. On DeviantART you can see many artworks including wolves, but most of them aren't that amazing as this one. I think I like Nymeria the most :D keep it up!
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~DD-Ra Dec 10, 2012  Hobbyist Artist
Thanks for this picture of the forgotten heroes of "A Song of Fire and Ice" ! ^_^
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=charlottei Oct 4, 2012  Student Digital Artist
This is just... mind-blowing... seriously, I can't stop looking at it. I keep noticing more and more little details: you can really see the time and effort you've put into this! I love the complex shading of their fur and the snow, plus the background is really smooth and lovely and your anatomy is outstanding.

I can't believe I'm not watching you already! xD Great job.
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Mood: Optimism ~jessyr Oct 7, 2012
Thanks! :D I think I nearly died in the process of this lol, but it was worth it all.

And I totally agree with you; mutual watch. ;)
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