Oh and yes I made a really stupid mistake and the forehead and muzzle lines should actually intersect at the nose or a few pixels farther, NOT how I drew them.
Some anatomy info (I'm pulling all of this out of my memory so it may be a little bit inaccurate):
- Wolves do not always have their necks lifted up! Often when resting or running a wolf will lower its neck.
- Draw angled lines for the forehead and top of the muzzle; if they intersect a little ways past/at the nose then they should be about right. Keep in mind how heavily angled the forehead is! Google a wolf profile and you'll see what I mean.
- It's easy to get away with a lazy wing but it really pays to know how a bird's wing is structured. Look up lots of pictures of bird wings and their skeletal structure. Note that the feather pattern and wing shape varies with each species. Keep the wings large too, lots of surface area is the only way that wolf will be able to fly!
- The tail generally stays down but I decided not to go into Nazi mode about that in the redline. X3
- There is fur in a canid's ear.
- Paws have lots of pads! Here's a list of them and why they are there:
- Digital pads: There are four of these on each paw, located on the bottom of the toes. These help with stability and traction as well as serve as a shock-absorber.
- Metacarpal pad: This is that big pad on the bottom of every paw. This pad also helps with stability and traction as well as serves as a shock-absorber.
- Dewclaws: These little toes are located on the inside of the forepaws only! By inside I mean they go on the right side of the left paw and the left side of the right paw. Look up dewclaws if that doesn't make sense. They are used to grip prey and bones and whatever else a wolf may get its paws on. These don't often touch the ground.
- Carpal pad: This pad is located on the back of a wolf's forelegs and is used for additional traction when stopping or descending a slope.
- ~ Caela
