This was a long overdue request my friend made of me to make a surfer island fox character. When I was putting together my series of kitsune, I decided to cut my species list off by true foxes. So the island fox did not make the cut. So now, six months later, here he finally is. We decided to name him Finn Shorecrest based on ChatGPT suggestions today. Don't know what I'm going to do with him yet.
The island in the background is that of Anacapa, one of the channel islands, although not one with the island foxes on it. Still, it is the one I am most familiar with since my grandparents used to live in Oxnard and so this was the view looking out into the ocean from there.
Also, FA doesn't have an Island Fox species tag. I guess Grey Fox is close enough.
The island in the background is that of Anacapa, one of the channel islands, although not one with the island foxes on it. Still, it is the one I am most familiar with since my grandparents used to live in Oxnard and so this was the view looking out into the ocean from there.
Also, FA doesn't have an Island Fox species tag. I guess Grey Fox is close enough.
Category Artwork (Digital) / All
Species Gray Fox
Gender Male
Size 2808 x 1188px
Learned about the island foxes from your description, thank you!
Interesting, tiny relative to the mainland gray fox.
Thank you for pouring your past experiences
in this picture! A very wistful mood in this one.
Seems to be a frequent atmosphere for your drawings.
Interesting, tiny relative to the mainland gray fox.
Thank you for pouring your past experiences
in this picture! A very wistful mood in this one.
Seems to be a frequent atmosphere for your drawings.
Yeah, I think that's something I enjoy drawing. This could have been a plain pinup, but I extended the piece so to make them just a smaller part of the whole and have them more adjacent to the piece rather than the focus. I'll be honest, I actually didn't realize how many of my more recent pieces were structured like that till you brought it up.
Well, I mentioned the mood more than the structure,
but I suppose it fits with the overall idea
of emphasizing characters-within-space,
as parts of a greater world, setting,
as opposed to being the sole
focus and reason
of the picture.
So many vacation photos suffer from centering the boring tourist,
instead of the environment, which is the entire point
of travelling and touring in the first place.
but I suppose it fits with the overall idea
of emphasizing characters-within-space,
as parts of a greater world, setting,
as opposed to being the sole
focus and reason
of the picture.
So many vacation photos suffer from centering the boring tourist,
instead of the environment, which is the entire point
of travelling and touring in the first place.
Sorry, my message was a bit garbled, but I think I was trying to say that the structure is more emphasizing the mood of these pieces in many ways. Like for most of these I did not set out to capture a more wistful mood. Like even with this one the character is smiling with a thumbs up and when it was just a straight character shot it didn't have that mood to it. When I changed the whole composition to add the islands and decided to go with the sunset it kind of turned that way despite the character's expression.
Ah, I see! Sometimes the it's better for the picture to adhere to the artist's intent,
and sometimes it surprises the artist pleasantly enough
that they roll with the unforeseen result.
I admit also that my impression was strongly informed by viewing the piece
in its stretched-to-fit-the-screen version. Upon zooming in on the character,
I can see that their expression softens and cheers up the scene a lot.
But the wide-angle composition does shift the overall emotional impact of the piece
from the charmingly cheery "I'm on the beach with my trusted board, and life's great!"
to "Come, relive with me the halcyon dog days of summers gone..."
and sometimes it surprises the artist pleasantly enough
that they roll with the unforeseen result.
I admit also that my impression was strongly informed by viewing the piece
in its stretched-to-fit-the-screen version. Upon zooming in on the character,
I can see that their expression softens and cheers up the scene a lot.
But the wide-angle composition does shift the overall emotional impact of the piece
from the charmingly cheery "I'm on the beach with my trusted board, and life's great!"
to "Come, relive with me the halcyon dog days of summers gone..."
What a dude, and yes interesting lighting and composition, what did your friend think of it?
A surfer dude indeed. And the texturing is very striking in this piece!
Thanks. I really feel like I'm finally getting the hang of doing the fur texture like I want.
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