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Family Bonds

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Families come in all shapes and sizes. Some have both parents, some have just a mom, some have just a dad, but no matter the size it's comforting to know that no matter what life throws at you you will always have each other.

Toofs the sabertooth and his two cubs enjoy the day together while other families play near their rocky home.

A commission for Spottacus

This is my final commission on my plate after 5 years of having a continuous queue of projects, so it's a bit of a bittersweet way to end, as I'm very proud but relieved at the same time. This is by far the largest and most complex drawing I've ever done to date, and in real media that makes it even more complicated for me, but I, and most importantly the commissioner, am pleased with how it turned out.

Spottacus had requested something family related to represent himself and his two children. Tender moments like these are very underrepresented in furry art and I was honored to have been asked to draw it.

This piece took 18 months to complete, but the majority of that time was spent psyching myself up to even get it going, which is why I will no longer offer pieces of this complexity as commissions. People don't often realize how much emotion is involved when creating a piece of original artwork, and with each stroke some of that emotion is represented in the piece. If I listen to music or watch a movie while I work, I will look at, say, a foot, and know "oh I was feeling X way when I drew that part" or "I was watching Y movie when I colored in that face". In real media you don't get that magical "undo" button that you have in digital media, so "having a good day" is exceedingly important to get to work, for me anyways. This piece is a culmination of a bunch of really good days, so I'm glad I can put that positive energy into such a sweet image :)

I did a lot of things I never have done before in this image, so I'm happy for the learning experience, but also happy that I can kick off my hiatus feeling accomplished in a big way.

Thank you Spottacus for being an amazing commissioner and a joy to work with.

20.5 x 16" - Watercolor, colored pencil and acrylic paint on hot press watercolor paper.
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elearu-hiru-firetail's avatar
Beautiful family well done adds another race to my anthro catalogue grate work mate.