Wolf Nymph's Gallery

Darkwings by Wolf Nymph

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:14:57 -0000

He's a little less cheery than his brother, but just as floofy! Sorry if you're getting sick of seeing canines with feathers or wings, maybe I should branch out and draw some felines with feathers or wings. XD When I'm back in school, I won't have a chance to indulge this favorite drawing subject of mine, so I guess I'm getting it all out while I can. Marker colors: Black, 50% cool grey, 30% cool grey, blondewood and eggshell. Colored pencil colors: sand, white and black And some graphite in there to refine texture/accentuate shadows etc... Copyright to Katie Hofgard

Medium: markers and colored pencil, and graphite
Tags: winged black husky

Lightwings by Wolf Nymph

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:51:09 -0000

Dear Furry Community.... I herd u leik huskiez. =D Besides American Eskimos, I don't think I've ever drawn a specific breed of dog. So I tried my hand at a light colored husky, and gave him some cute little wings to add to his cuddle-ability. I wish he were real, I need a happy doggy hug to banish art block! ;__; Anyway, did this with prismacolor markers and graphite on 6" X 8" bristol. The colors I used were black, 30% cool grey, 20% cool grey, blondewood, sand, eggshell (for his fur) clay rose, salmon pink (for mouth and ears) and some true blue for his eyes.

Medium: markers and graphite
Tags: dog husky winged anthro

Flamecrest Sentry by Wolf Nymph

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:19:03 -0000

I was going to save this one for the Further Confusion art show in January, but I couldn't resist putting it up now. Another of my feathered canines, but with a background this time! This 5" X 7" painting was my attempt at making my art cheaper for your guys, by making it in a smaller, yet still enjoyable size. Once I had it sketched though, I got carried away and painted a background in acrylics. I'm going to be double matting this piece in red and black soon too, I'll post photos so you guys can see! So, he's for sale! Please send me an email at (wolfnymph AT gmail DOT com) if you are interested. Done with markers, acrylics and colored pencil on 5" X 7" bristol. Copyright to Katie Hofgard

Medium: markers, acrylics and colored pencil
Tags: wolf feathered canine spear warrior sentry

Eye of Spring by Wolf Nymph

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:29:56 -0000

"The Eye of Spring chooses it's Keeper, channeling their life force into the turning of seasons. They are blinded, for only the Eye may see what is to come. At the end of the Keeper's life, the Eye chooses another being through which to channel the coming of spring." I christined my new sketchbook with this drawing, and ended up going pretty far with it. Done with the whole shebang of mediums! 90% Prismacolor marker, 10% graphite, colored pencil and acrylic. Original is for sale, please email me at wolfnymph at gmail dot com! Copyright to Katie Hofgard

Medium: everything on bristol
Tags: fox spring blind eye magic Plants life

Living Abundantly - Logo by Wolf Nymph

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:13:31 -0000

This is what has been occupying my time for several weeks! This is a logo for a woman I met while visiting my dad in Arizona. She was very sweet, and we ended up talking for a long time about animals and pets, and the impact they have on our lives as human beings. She hired me to do this logo for her business, incorperating a cornucopia (symbolizing abundance) and a bluebird of happiness (symbolizing freedom and happiness). I tried a new technique with this one. I started off with a monochrome prismacolor marker drawing using eggshell, blondewood, putty and 50% cool grey. After scanning, I set the entire thing to multiply in photoshop, and painted in photoshop underneath the marker drawing. I've done this with graphite before, but the markers works much better and is much quicker. Copyright to Katie Hofgard

Medium: markers and photoshop
Tags: logo cornucopia blebird of happiness

Meditation by Wolf Nymph

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:57:57 -0000

Another random thing I had laying around, thought I'd finally upload. Again, no real meaning, no one's character, just made it to look neat. =3 This piece as well as the last one I uploaded are for sale! Send me a note if you're interested. http://wolfnymph.artspots.com/image/20542/threads-of-the-heart Copyright to Katie Hofgard

Medium: markers and colored pencil
Tags: canine winged black red penive

Threads of the Heart by Wolf Nymph

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:04:08 -0000

Uploading some art I finished a while ago while I work on commissions. Completed a couple of weeks ago, doodle that went overboard. =3 No real explaination here, just thought it would look neat! Copyright to Katie Hofgard

Medium: Marker/graphite on bristol board
Tags: canine girl white floating

Smile by Wolf Nymph

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:47:04 -0000

Small 30 minute watercolor portrait of Wolfy, because wherever he is I don't want him to think I have forgotten him. Did this after waking up from a nightmare. I hate nightmares, grrr.... Copyright to Katie Hofgard

Medium: watercolor
Tags: wolf eskie dog american eskimo

Spark Armor by Wolf Nymph

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:45:56 -0000

This is the Spark Armor, a Starktech suit designed for my character Kinsey - http://wolfnymph.artspots.com/image/20010/spark---character-sheet The suit is powered by the excess energy her body produces and stores in her spinal implants, Power Absorption Cells (PACs). Her hand and chest weapons are highly concentrated bursts of said energy. I wanted the armor to look only a little bit femanine in comparison to the Iron Man armor. Didn't want to have fembot syndrome with big metal boobs! Plus Kinsey isn't exactly very femanine outside the armor. ><; Image and character copyright to Katie Hofgard Iron Man/Tony Stark copyright to Marvel

Medium: photoshop
Tags: marvel mutant ironman fan-character armor

Griffon - Avian Companion by Wolf Nymph

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:36:01 -0000

Commission for *botchiball! I actually finished this one a week or so ago while I was in Arizona visiting my dad, but I didn't have a scanner there, and when I got back to Colorado I forgot all about it! ><; Bad me. *slaps wrist* This Griffon is a companion to a race called Avians. It is very intelligent and built a lot like a large heavy dog. Thi version of a Griffon cannot achieve true flight, but use their smaller wings and fan tail to glide. They have extra talons on each wing to help with climbing and manipulating objects when not in flight. Had a ton of fun with the colour scheme of this one. Half dog half hawk colouring! Done with Markers, pencil (as in graphite) and a tad of acrylic paint. Copyright to Katie Hofgard

Medium: markers, graphite and acrylic
Tags: griffin Griffon gryphon

Tiny Wolf Nymph by Wolf Nymph

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:34:21 -0000

A little marker doodle of Nymph all tiny like, sort of in the style of my rainbow puppy stickers. Arf! Copyright to Katie Hofgard

Medium: markers
Tags: doggy puppy wolf nymph

Jonny Appleseed Helps the Wolf by Wolf Nymph

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:32:55 -0000

I haven't uploaded anything for a month, so I thought I'd finally post this children's book illustration I did for class last semester. This is Jonny Appleseed helping bandage the wolf's leg after finding him in a hunter's trap. The wolf then becomes his traveling companion! I painted this entire thing in gesso and payne's gray acrylic before glazing color (also in acrylic) over it. It was my first time trying the technique. I think it was successful in creating ground and environment textures, but I'm not pleased with the way the wolf looks. I like Jonny's face though, I should paint more humans. Sorry for my absense! I'm in a bit of an art lull, but I wanted to share some stuff that's been sitting around with you anyway. Copyright to Katie Hofgard

Medium: Acrylics
Tags:

Earth Bender Dog Girl by Wolf Nymph

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:40:47 -0000

FINALLY I finished this! This drawing has been sitting in my sketchbook since the beginning of spring semester, just waiting to be inked and colored. I think this is a testament to my practice with markers, because this is 90% prismacolor marker, with some acrylic and mechanical pencil touchups. Anyway, as you can see I'm a fan of Avatar. Although I think I'm very close to being a water bender, I just had to go with Earth bending for Wolf Nymph. If she could, she'd do both, but I think that's against the rules of the Avatar universe. But, so is an earth bending anthro dog girl, so I'm breaking the rules no matter what! She's the less femanine, more sturdy and warrior-like version of Nymph. Stubborn and fierce, hehe. I hope I got that across without making her look TOO manly, but she does look pretty beefy here. I suppose she has many sides to her! ^^ Copyright to Katie Hofgard

Medium: markers
Tags: wolf nymph avatar Earth bender dog girl

Earth Bender Dog - Lineart by Wolf Nymph

Sun, 18 May 2008 06:24:29 -0000

lineart for a picture I've been wanting to colour for a few months. Earth bender Wolf Nymph, yay! Copyright to Katie Hofgard

Medium: ink on bristol
Tags: avatar Earth bender dog wolf nymph

Sweet and Deadly by Wolf Nymph

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:46:33 -0000

Getting through commissions this summer! This one is for DL of his character, Mev. Mev is the only daughter in a family of warrriors; to gain an edge in battle, she steals a potion of regeneration, only to find out too late that its primary component is 'essence of troll', which causes some, er, cosmetic side-effects. (description by character's creator) In other words she's cute and can kick your ass! I loved this one, I don't get commissioned very often for human-like characters. Mev copyright to DL Image copyright to Katie Hofgard

Medium: markers and colored pencil
Tags: troll warrior cute girl yellow dress

Canine Colors Set by Wolf Nymph

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:30:13 -0000

A doggy for every color of the rainbow! =D I did these with the intention of turning them into a sticker set that could be more affordable than my previous stickers. I've ordered through a company that will print and dicut them for me, so I don't have to cut them all by hand. I just ordered these tonight, so it will be about three weeks till I get the stickers in. But I am taking preorders! You will seven 2" sized stickers (one of each of the doggies) and five 1" sized stickers (the pawprint in the middle). So you get 12 stickers total. They will come in a little plastic package with a label and everything. ^^ All people who preorder a sticker set will get a special free gift with their order as well! Each set of 12 stickers costs only $10. I ship internationally, and take paypal, money orders and checks. Please email me at WOLF NYMPH at GMAIL dot COM if you are interested! Designs copyright to Katie Hofgard

Medium: markers and colored pencil
Tags: dogs puppies colors stickers

Ciro - detail by Wolf Nymph

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:35:07 -0000

A detail image of my acrylic arctic fox painting titled "Ciro", for the fox's brilliant sun coloured eyes.

Medium: acrylics
Tags: sun ciro arctic fox

Ciro by Wolf Nymph

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:24:01 -0000

I did this painting for my Landscape painting class. The assignment was to take photos and do studies of animals at the zoo and their faux habitats, then to create a painting of our own composition based off those photos and studies. I based this painting off of what I learned from my photos and studies, but not really any particular one of them. The arctic foxes at the Denver Zoo had their winter coats still, and were really active that day. There are a few cool looking twisted wood pieces and logs in there that I liked too. I named the painting Ciro because he's supposed to be one of my characters; a world travelling arctic fox with brilliant sun coloured eyes (thus his name Ciro, which means 'sun' in Italian).

Medium: acrylic paints on 15" X 20" illustration board
Tags: arctic fox ciro

Itchy Wing by Wolf Nymph

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:52:34 -0000

I've been going through my sketchbook and using markers to finish off my favourite sketches. The ones I REALLY like I'm going to post individually, then later I'll have big sketch dump. I figure dogs would have a hard time keeping up with wing preening. Do you know how stinky they can get sans wings? XD So here's Wolf Nymph struggling to groom an itch out of her wing. Grrr.... *chews* This was a really loose sketch that happily turned into something I really like. I think I'm starting to learn to colour only with markers better (prismacolors). I did use a little bit of white pencil here, but previously I use colored pencils pretty heavily, mixed in with watercolour and acrylic with my markers. copyright to Katie Hofgard

Medium: markers
Tags: dog wing itch chew

Soul Gift by Wolf Nymph

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:57:12 -0000

I've been going through my sketchbook and using markers to finish off my favourite sketches. The ones I REALLY like I'm going to post individually, then later I'll have big sketch dump. I drew this soon after Wolfy had died... I suppose I'm putting it here because it has really powerful emotional content for me. In the moments before his death when I was holdinh him, I don't think I've ever felt worse anguish, pain, fear and helplessness. I wanted to draw something that expressed me holding him in the moments before his death, but without all those horrible feelings. Marker and inks copyright to Katie Hofgard

Medium: markers
Tags: Soul gift death dog love pain