[Art] Himalayan Brown Bear as Totem

[moonvoice]

Available for Sale - email me at ophelias.diary@gmail.com if you're interested.

Himalayan Brown Bear as Totem

It was actually a lot of fun drawing this animal; firstly because there wasn't many reference pictures for colouring, so I had to rely on a couple of documentary snapshots, and then basically look at other bears that live in similar climates. And it's always a pleasure drawing an animal that doesn't have 4,000 different reference pictures. Lol.

Secondly, the Himalayan animals just don't get enough love.

Anyway, a little known fact about the Himalayan brown bear, is that it is probably the animal at the root of legends regarding the Yeti. :)






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Original available for sale ($80 USD)
18.5 x 20.5cm (or 7.4 x 8 in)
illo's board, fineliner, aquarelle, pencil, metallic and iridescent paint

Comments

[lupabitch.livejournal.com]

He looks vaguely nonplussed. However, he also looks like all sorts of artistic awesomeness--grea tcolors and shading!

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Heh, nonplussed sounds about right. In the tiny amount of reference pictures I found, he also managed to look; dopey, stupid, vague and benign. Lol.