I realized a while ago that you guys have never seen me do a realistic wolf before. It's been awhile since I've done it.
OK, so...
You need a much smaller head for one thing.
The blue is the extra tufts where the fur is thicker and fluffier. If your drawing a wolf in winter or fall then you can bulk these out. Shrink these when drawing a wolf in a summer coat.
The head is rarely very high above the shoulders unless howling, looking over shoulders, ect.
Head is not so rounded, stop is short and muzzle is longer.
Don't make the nose so pointy like mine XD But try drawing it separate from the muzzle rather then cutting it off.
No overbite.
The upper lip hangs over, almost covering the chin.
The ears in the redline are in natural position. Above I have shown some other poses:
- Turned: Use only when wolf is trying to pick up sound or listening to something behind it. You can also use this to help show the human emotion of annoyance.
Forward or pricked: Use this for an alert look or when wolf has picked up a sound from ahead.
Backward: Use flattened ears in submissive poses. EX: Licking or nuzzling a loved one, submitting, scared or frightened, apologetic poses, pups asking for food, ect. Some times you can use flattened ears to show aggression as well.
Your foot shape was pretty good, only you need to put in a bit more perspective. Don't over do it though.
Your eye was human shaped. I only use this in my comic now because it's good for showing emotion. But it's not the best option when you want to draw realisticly.
The wrists can only bend backward. It's a pain in the pants to draw... LOL
When drawing a fluffy wolf, like in it's winter coat, there's a lot of fur between the ears.
Wolves cannot retract they're claws like cats. The claws are always is view.
I really hope this helped you
Please tell me if you have any questions,
