Mischief

"Keep peace with the lords of the jungle, the tiger, the panther, the bear;
And trouble not Hathi the Silent, and mock not the boar in his lair."

the Law for the Wolves by Rudyard Kipling.

this could be the most difficult rule for the wolves in general. i cannot imagine any 'big bad wolf' to be so demure and settled and does not stir up a hoo-har in the forest with the other 'lords'.
hence, this image that goes with the stanza depicts the wolf in his naughty moment running away after he had some fun disturbing whoever-is-the-big-shot. haha.

to see more traditional drawings of wolves in this series of artwork inspired by kipling's poem, please visit the folder in my gallery: "The Law for the Wolves"

original size is a4 and done by 0.3mm and 0.5mm 3B mechanical pencils, caran dache water soluble color pencils, and maxon white comic ink on drawing block.

for anyone who might be interested, see my work station and paraphernalia here:



reference photo by ~staffdancer:



this is the one of the best taxidermist work i've seen anywhere.

by #dALinkSystem, i recommend color pencil artwork by ~khiton, "Wolf Pup":



to follow up with the 'wolf-cuteness' trend, this one really fits the bill. very cool color pencil techniques as well!