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This is a resin cast of a dire wolf skull. *Goldenwolf commissioned me to carve and decorate it.

The original casting was very high quality, but I did some additional texturing and some staining and other "skullness" detailing as well as doing the carving and so on. The braided leather cords with bone disks are not just decorative, but serve various practical purposes: hanging the skull up, fastening the jaw flexibly so it can open, and tying the jaw shut for travel. I gave it a bold graphic with contrasting textured background, to show at a distance, but the texture is made with little spirals and circles and angle-changing lines, that show close-up. The carved inset I made for the forehead is bone.

Photo by Goldenwolf.
Original casting by Bone Clones. [link]
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Dire Wolf Skull by =DonSimpson has a tribal/ritualistic feel behind it, the carvings lending itself to use by a shaman. The casting work too has been really well done and looks very convincing as a real skull. ( Featured by !Thebuild )
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~kashirarosea Mar 18, 2013  New member Hobbyist General Artist
In faves.
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*FenrisMau Feb 24, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Words cannot describe...
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~BDSart Jan 27, 2013   Artisan Crafter
Very cool !
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*DonSimpson Jan 27, 2013
Thank you. :) This is my most favorited piece by far.
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~miamipilot1 Jan 5, 2013
I think this is really cool. But can you answer a question or two of mine? They may be odd but it will help out a lot....

...this is totes cool.
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*DonSimpson Jan 5, 2013
I can try to answer questions; just send me a note. :)
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Mood: Wow! ~starlightshinebright Aug 9, 2012
wow! this is so amazing <3 :D
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~UPB Jul 1, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
*want* It's so cool ... :)
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*DonSimpson Jul 1, 2012
[link]
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Mood: Love ~CelestialNecrofear Apr 8, 2012
I would looooove to have this as a tattoo I can just imagine how amazing it would look . I have a question tho, Does the design carved onto the skull have a meaning or is it just for design purposes?
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