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To quote Roukwolf, who submitted this piece by artist SOLIDASP, this werewolf is “…distinctively feral, but with just enough traces of human. In other words, this werewolf seems to have just the right amount of ‘were.’” I agree with him! SOLIDASP has captured an excellent hybrid of human and wolf here, with a humanoid shape, a feral pose, and just the right balance of human articulation. Check out more of SOLIDASP’s art on FurAffinity or The League Of Evil.

Rob Zombie is auctioning off a “Lycane the Wolf Boy” banner used in the music video for White Zombie’s Electric Head Pt. 2. According to the auction description, it measures approximately 10 feet wide bt 4.5 feet tall, and comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by Mr. Zombie himself. The auction ends at 11:02:20 PDT on August 29th. If I had the money and the wallspace, you can bet I wouldn’t be posting about this auction here– I’d be bid-sniping to snag this thing myself! Thanks go to ArcLight for the tip.

Kalypso sent me a message last week about her web site, Versipellis Studios.

My business name and website is called Versipellis Studios. Versipellis as you probably know, is greek for “turn-skin” or werewolf. I do a lot of werewolf art and it is posted on my website… which is still in the works and will soon have its own domain name.

Kalypso’s art style reminds me a lot of Sam Kieth’s style in The Maxx. Very cool– check it out!

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This atmospheric piece by Martin McKenna is actually a cover for the Fighting Fantasy book Howl Of The Werewolf. I know this because I have a copy on my shelf. McKenna’s created a really excellent werewolf here, and he’s taken some fairly cliche elements of werewolf art and made them work quite well. Nice fur and claws in particular! You can see more of McKenna’s art for Howl Of The Werewolf here, or visit his web site.

Werewolves and vikings, together at last! In a move seemingly inspired by a heavy metal song (but actually inspired by a wander through Barnes & Noble), comic illustrator Grant Gould is working on a graphic novella titled Wolves of Odin.

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This werewolf by Tandemonium looks as though we’ve caught him in the middle of stalking someone– perhaps a buxom hiker? His short muzzle and large mane are a nice contrast to the long, lean creatures one usually finds in werewolf art. The great colours and highlights really bring out the fur texture too. Nice work! Look for more awesome werewolf art by Tandemonium in future instalments of Weekly Werewolf Art.

There’s a lot of really great werewolf art out there. Drawings, paintings, sketches, 3D renderings, costumes, masks, statues… werewolf-loving artists can be quite enthusiastic. Starting tomorrow, Werewolf News will be showcasing a new piece of werewolf art every Friday. If you’re an artist with something wolfy in your portfolio and you’d like to get a little more exposure, drop me a line!

A painting featuring a werewolf is in the running for the John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize. Woman Surprised By Werewolf, a painting by Stuart Pearson Wright, is one of 40 paintings vying for the first prize of £25,000. As reported by guardian.co.uk, ArtDaily.org and Times Online, the painting was inspired by An American Werewolf in London. All 40 paintings will be exhibited at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool between September 20th and January 4th, and the winners will be announced the first day of the exhibition.

Preliminary sketches (NSFW warning for artistic nudity) for Woman Surprised By Werewolf can be found on Wright’s site.

If you’re a fan of werewolf special effects, you’re probably familiar with Alex CF’s super-detailed lycanthrope research case– I mentioned it back in April, and it’s still pretty much the coolest piece of three-dimensional art I’ve seen. Apparently a lot of other people dug it too, because he’s made another one.

Visit Alex’s site for more pictures, and for an excellent (and lengthy) video tour of the kit’s components. This man is all about detail.

If you’re a werewolf fan and you’re on Facebook, you’ve probably got the Werewolves app installed. I know I do. Forgive me this shameless plug for my own Werewolf as I try to beef up my stats. Honestly, though, the artwork is simply amazing. It’s worth leveling up just to see the male and female varients of each werewolf type, as illustrated by Mark Hiblen. If you’re on Facebook, check it out. If you’re not on Facebook, congratulations. You have more free time than I do.