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Yaaaargh! Big file! D:

There are a ton of wolf drawing tutorials, but I haven't come across a wolf coloration guide, so I decided to make one.
This is my first real tutorial (that's not in the form of an edumacationical video), so feedback would be great! I didn't proofread it either... I just wanted to get it done XD

Remember, this is only a very general guideline; wolves come in an incredible number of color schemes, patterns, and designs. I also didn't get into facial markings at all, since those can get messy XD

Edit- Extra little bit of helpful information:
The color, black, is usually only seen in North American wolves; you won't find many black wolves in Europe or Asia. Scientists have speculated this is because the American wolves interbred with dogs that humans brought in from Asia way back when, but the exact reason is not known for sure.
Edit- Update:
DNA testing has proven that the black coloring, which is found in about half of North America's wolves, came from dogs. Any black wolves you see in European zoos are most likely from North America (check for the third part of the scientific name: occidentalis, baileyi, arctos, lycaon, and nubilus are some North American subspecies)

All images used are copyright ~soyrwoo (me! )
Feel free to link, download, fav, whatever, just don't claim as your own work, okay?

Description
Yaaaargh! Big file! D:

There are a ton of wolf drawing tutorials, but I haven't come across a wolf coloration guide, so I decided to make one.
This is my first real tutorial (that's not in the form of an edumacationical video), so feedback would be great! I didn't proofread it either... I just wanted to get it done XD

Remember, this is only a very general guideline; wolves come in an incredible number of color schemes, patterns, and designs. I also didn't get into facial markings at all, since those can get messy XD

Edit- Extra little bit of helpful information:
The color, black, is usually only seen in North American wolves; you won't find many black wolves in Europe or Asia. Scientists have speculated this is because the American wolves interbred with dogs that humans brought in from Asia way back when, but the exact reason is not known for sure.
Edit- Update:
DNA testing has proven that the black coloring, which is found in about half of North America's wolves, came from dogs. Any black wolves you see in European zoos are most likely from North America (check for the third part of the scientific name: occidentalis, baileyi, arctos, lycaon, and nubilus are some North American subspecies)

All images used are copyright ~soyrwoo (me! )
Feel free to link, download, fav, whatever, just don't claim as your own work, okay?