Saddle Yak Is Back!

 

 

I finally finished coloring it.  I sort of took a break from this one cause I felt like I was just getting bogged down with all the tiny details, but I got back to it (or back in the saddle, heh) and finished it and I think it came out great!

And here's a link to the wonderful stock image this was based on:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bos_grunniens_at_Yundrok_Yumtso_Lake.jpg

Another Yak

 

Saddle yak! 🐃 😀

Reference image:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bos_grunniens_at_Yundrok_Yumtso_Lake.jpg

Boy With Yak

 

Here's the color version!  :)

Happy new year everybody!

And remember to vote for Trump!!

Reference Image:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mutiger_Reiter_auf_Yak_Yama.JPG

More Yak-posting

 

 

A couple more yaks.

Reference images:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mutiger_Reiter_auf_Yak_Yama.JPG

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sarlyk_Yak.jpg

I like drawing yaks. I've been using Kuretake brush markers for the color ones like in the bottom picture.  The top one is just drawn in with a Micron pen and I'm planning to color it.  I haven't decided if I want to color it with the markers or use watercolor.  The good thing is I always print my designs out before coloring them so I can always do it again if I don't like it.

Yakitty-Yak!

 

Here's a couple of yaks I've drawn recently.  I like drawing things with lots of fur.

Here's the reference images:

https://pixabay.com/photos/yaks-thukla-pass-himalayas-trekking-7696129/

https://pixabay.com/photos/mongolia-yak-summer-alpine-meadow-3807650/

There isn't really a vast supply of free stock images of yaks on the internet but it sure beats trying to find photos of wooly mammoths.  There's a fair amount of paintings and renderings and skeletons out there but they are somewhat hampered by the fact that they aren't around anymore.