Yeah, I cleaned it up a little in a later version and just got lazy about uploading it, especially since the changes are so subtle. ^^;
Really, though, I would like some criticism about the anatomy and concept rather than the artistic skill...
Anthro Skull - Wolf by @Navi1101 (Navi 1101)
I did this more to satisfy my own OCD than anything. One basic point of furry anatomy that always sort of bugged me was how the head of a quadrupedal creature could possibly attach to an upright humanoid spine. So I found some pics of skulls, and with some clever photoshopping I stripped away all the fur and musculature so I could find out.
This is my concept of a wolf furry skull. The brain case is identical to a human's, and attaches to the spinal column in much the same way, though rhaps a little farther back from the mandible. To support the extra weight of the larger jawbone and nasal ridge, the spine does not have as much of a curve in the neck/shoulder area as a human spine would, and the vertebrae themselves are much thicker.
I'll probably do other skulls (a cat next, I think), and if I'm feeling really ambitious I may do a whole skeleton one day. I guess I'll start taking requests on these, too.
I'd be extremely flattered if you critique this heavily, if you use it to influence your own anthro art, and if somebody who's better with forensics than I could put some flesh on these bones; I'd love to see what the finished critter would realistically look like.
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Posted: Tuesday, 02 June, 2009 @ 05:51 PM
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Really good idea. I'd love to have a 3-D rotation that I could use for drawing. :-)
I'd think that there would have to be some kind of canal down either side of the skull to allow for the auricular (ear) canal. Humans seem to be one of the few mammals with a full-rounded skull and ears below the eyes. Maybe something like a chimp or gorilla skull starting behind the eye ridges.
Thoughts?
Posted: Saturday, 06 June, 2009 @ 09:08 PM
I thought of using a gorilla skull at first, but their spines don't connect in the same way humans' and most anthros' do - the issue I wanted to deal with was getting an animal head onto a truly upright spine.
Anyway, gorilla and chimp skulls have the same auricual canal placement as human skulls: just behind the eye sockets, separated by a small ridge of bone (that bugged me too, incidentally). The wolf skull doesn't have this feature; the eye socket, aural canal, and part where the jawbone connects are all the same hole. Maybe I'll play around with that placement; I'd have to make the whole jaw structure a little higher...
I kept the round part of the human skull because that's where the big ol' intelligent human brain sits. Anthros are smart, right? ;)
If it helps, here are some of the reference pics I used. Human (source pic): http://www.skullsite.co.uk/Wolf/wolf.htm Wolf (source pic): http://www.skullsite.co.uk/Human/human_lat.htm Gorilla (comparative): http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20417/20417-h/images/image264a.jpg
Posted: Saturday, 06 June, 2009 @ 09:11 PM
Haha, sorry about the accidental emots there. Here's the links as they should be: Human (source pic) - http://www.skullsite.co.uk/Wolf/wolf.htm Wolf (source pic) - http://www.skullsite.co.uk/Human/human_lat.htm Gorilla (comparative) - http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20417/20417-h/images/image264a.jpg
Posted: Sunday, 07 June, 2009 @ 04:43 PM
Haha, sorry about the accidental emots there. Here's the links as they should be: Human (source pic) - http://www.skullsite.co.uk/Wolf/wolf.htm Wolf (source pic) - http://www.skullsite.co.uk/Human/human_lat.htm Gorilla (comparative) - http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20417/20417-h/images/image264a.jpg
Posted: Monday, 25 January, 2010 @ 04:18 PM
Haha, thanks. Actually, it's just a smooshing-together of photos of the two skulls; no real artistic work on my part. ^^; Could stand to be cleaned up quite a but, though, now that you mention it...
I was more fascinated by the concept than anything, and thought all the anthro/furry artists around here would get a kick out of it.
Nice Photoshopping and cheers for the thought you put into this. Some colour correction matching the jaw to the rest of the skull might not be remiss, and some texture on the spinal spine might help blend it in better with the skull. There's also some dust around the edges, but I know that's tedious work. The blending of human and wolf skulls are superb; with those small corrections, this would really look dynamite. Nice work.