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Dog Colors for Artists- part 1

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Phew. Been working on this for a while.

A short and incomplete tutorial of how colors work on a dog's coat to produce the markings and patterns we see, in simplified terms.

Part 2- [link]

Part 3- [link]


If I made a mistake or a typo, please do point it out @.@


Used this lineart [link] by =Arukardis for the shades of red.

Many thanks to my twin sister, :iconcomixqueen:, for both helping me on this tut and getting me into dog genetics :)


For more information on dog genetics, try these nifty sources:
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Art © 2011 *nekonotaishou


Update! ~Xenothere made this awesome flash 'dress up game' based partly on this tutorial series! Check it out:
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AzrealJCHollabaugh's avatar

thanks for putting all these color and genetic things out there as well! I learned cat and dog color genetics a long time ago from being in a family that breeds dogs, and me personally liking cats and wanting to breed them like my grandma did.


This is also helpful for making new dog ocs!