Need feedback/advice on a drawing

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So I got my new drawing pad and did a quick sketch of a google-searched wolf. It#'s my first time on SAI and I think it loks a lot smoother than previous drawings on GIMP, but it's probably the tablet. I could never draw paws, eyes and noses and was wondering if anyone had
any tips and/or suggestions. I want to get better at paws especially before I colour
anything x.x

Original Image: s.imwx.com/dru/2013/07/6c35dd85-f88b-465f-a719-53603b783b11_650x366.jpg

My Drawing: prntscr.com/98pjxz

The best and worst old drawings of mine I could find for comparison and fun (I always took a lot of time on these): 
Worst: prntscr.com/98pmkw
Best: prntscr.com/98pnv2

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Once you color and shade it looks great!

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Not saying it doesn't look great now!!!

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You really think so?
I actually tried to do improvements ... idk if it's improved at all.

prntscr.com/98v8mu

Also, by comparing the two images, I realised the wolf has no front teeth! LOL

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Your worst is REALLY good!

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Wait, my worst is good? I've always been ashamed of that one. So my other's are bad in your opinion? XD

[Rykett]

Your art looks cool! I can tell you're putting in a lot of effort to match the reference pic. My suggestion is to find the circles in the wolf. Kinda confusing when I put it that way. Here allow me to show you instead.
Let's take this wolf pic as a reference: Link
So you need to find the chest, the head, the haunches, the leg joints, and shoulder/hip muscles. You can represent those as circles. You can also draw the back bone and the lines between the leg joints for help. Here's what my visualization of the this wolf pic might look like, if I were getting ready to draw it: link
Then I could sketch down the those circles and lines on a piece of paper: link
Finding the circles of the wolf can help a bunch with drawing wolves and any other creature. You can start working without reference pics if you get a hang of the portions of the wolf. Your art is awesome, all you need is practice and it'll look even more awesome.

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Hm, I'm going to be completely honest, I always thought the circle thing was super silly and wasted time. But now I've seen those pictures, I can see how it must help a lot. I have no scanner, so drawing it on a piece of paper is near impossible to put on computer, I do have a dual-monitors so it would be easy for me to draw the circles on the first layer from the image I see. Thanks for the advice. <3

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Circles help A LOT yes! I use them for every piece I do! Helps me decide just what I want to put and where it should go! BUT as far as art goes yours is looking REALLY good! I can tell you're gonna improve leaps and bounds! And paws are super hard I know, but once you get down the basic shapes and contours it gets easier! ^^

I wish I could give better advice omg, but I definitely think you are on the right track!

[Rykett]

I thought that when I started out, too. But, now I use the circle system for all my drawings. I'm happy that I could help.