#Kishu Ken

[zooophagous]

Graciously posing for me by the art wall

[elektroyu]

A fellow artist friend is doing Doggust and I really enjoy what they do and it seems like a fun project, so I thought I'd give it a try too. Just in modified form, because I probably won't be able to do one picture per day consistently over such a long time even if it's just sketches. Also I made my own list.

So I went through my dog ref folders from the dog shows I've been to and picked 31 breeds, mostly ones that I haven't painted before (or not very often at least) so this will be interesting! To give myself hopefully enough time and not too much pressure (and because I'm already way too late for a strict Doggust) I'm aiming for doing it until the end of October. Calling this DOGgustembtober XD I'm planning to do loosely colored sketches, which may or may not be turned into proper paintings later on. I'll add links to the list below as sketches are finished.

And the list is the following:

Saluki

Bull Terrier

Cairn Terrier

Airedale Terrier

Laekenois

Beauceron

Maremma Sheepdog

Polski Owczarek Podhalański

Spinone Italiano

Kai

Kishu

Korean Jindo

Shikoku

Russkiy Toy

Pumi

Icelandic Sheepdog

Norwegian Lundehund

Šarplaninac

Kangal

Chinese Crested Powderpuff

Afghan Hound

Japanese Akita

Dobermann

Tibetan Terrier

Kromfohrländer

Landseer

Thai Ridgeback

Giant Schnauzer

Golden Retriever

Basenji

Portuguese Water Dog

[petrichorpaws]

Met up with a friend last weekend for an easy hike. Her girl, Sakura, is starting her heat so it was great practice for Kalfu to not lose his mind around a BIS.

He did phenomenal! Some pushiness to sniff/lick, but he redirected consistently and was able to focus on me or his surroundings which is huge for him. That single brain cell is capable of great feats when it reaches the corner of his brain amidst the aimless floating. Raven enjoyed sniffing and gallivanting on her long lead, but was pretty upset she couldn’t drink the still water the entire walk. She settled for the frost on leaves.

Afterwards, CJ took the pups to her mom’s to do laundry and I went with our friend to bathe Sakura. She was displeased, until the employee on the floor was excited to learn all about Kishu Ken and loving on her. Overall it was really nice getting to catch up with a friend and enjoy an outing where the dogs generally just do their own things.

[kedicatt]

be careful with what you wish for, dog boy (but it's actually finished now)

[fwoglett]

COME OUT YOU HIDDEN LEAF DOGS!!

[bestbeest]

Craigslist Fails part 11: the Came Coral Kishken Mix

[jammiedoggo]

Nihon ken smile.jpg

Description: I receive this image Smile.jpg from Japan in message in my email and i'm now curse in fear of these pack of pooches. I need to rid of the curse by throwing the hot potatos in my audiences like a idiot by spread the word. I first ignore it for 3 days but now the picture has mutate and deform, depicting a much more disturbing and demonic form of Smile Dogs. Breed featured: Shiba inu (main front), Akita inu (Both Japanese and American), Kai ken, Shikoku inu, Hokkaido inu, Kishu inu, Ryukyu inu and Kawami inu.

Journal: The halloween art i had to delay due to technical difficulty and busy. Finally i have finished it.

What the inspiration? Isle of dogs is biggest inspiration that is based off. (Bit of spoiler alert) The room is in laboratory facility and the position of dogs is inspired from film's poster with a boy in bottom middle with multiple dogs surrounding. The art-style is manga influence of isle of dogs. Why Nihon ken indigenous breed family instead of any husky dog breeds? I just want to make Japanese version of Nihon ken with isle of dog based off. I came of the idea to diversified smile dog into different breeds version but the first one is Japanese Nihon kens. Why translation? Isle of dog does the translation text as well so it was brought in this art.

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Bite back wolf pack!

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[squirrelcat254]

A winking Shiba inu in traditional Japanese Sumi-e.

It was hard to lineart, but the watercolor part was fun. Trying new art styles is pretty fun!

Fun Fact: I actually referenced an image of a Kishu Ken.

Edit: I went back to original mdp file to fix some things. To make it look more traditional, I basically made the background look more like parchment and I lowered the opacity of the fur color and "ink" a bit so that it looks like, in some way, the parchment bleeds into to the painting.

[sketch-shepherd-art]

Been bringing back a bunch of old as shit Ginga OC's from early 2020. Descriptions for each character under the cut:

Chugata and Naka- the long-lost sisters of Akatora, Kurotora, and Chutora, with these two being appropriately dubbed the Kai Sisters. According to the Shin Gaiden manga, the Kai Brothers apparently were from a litter of five but only the three of them were dumped. I headcanon the other two as females and kept only for breeding purposes, but Chugata and Naka managed to escape that fate and survived till adulthood in the wild. Also much like how the Kai brothers are simply named after their coat colors, apparently "chugata" and "naka" are some terms related to Kai Ken colors/markings. Idk, someone I can't remember told me such on a Ginga Discord server a long time ago

Sachiko- a cream Kai Ken character whom I've talked about before. She's Kurotora's mate and the mother of Kagetora, Nobutora, and Harutora. Never thought of anything more than that tbh

Kurohyou- an Italian Molosser, Moss' mate, and Jaguar's mother. She guarded Moss' original home in the Kasumi Dake while her husband was away, earning her the title as the Queen of the Misty Mountain. Still haven't decided if Moss should die in my AU or not as he does in the GDW manga so I haven't thought of how she'd deal with that loss. Her name means "black panther" according to Google Translate

Sisu- a Karelian bear dog. Before any Raya and the Last Dragon jokes start, she is entirely based on Yoshihiro's early concept for Andy where he was going to actually be a Karelian bear dog named Sisu, I decided to steal that idea and make Sisu female. Her personality is completely meta in which she's jealous of Andy for being more popular than her just for being related to/looking like John, compared to Sisu who went through far more rigorous training to be a hunting dog

Yasuko- a black Kai Ken, and Sisu's hunting partner + psuedo older sisterly figure. She's the one who calms Sisu down the most when she's usually raging over Andy or something lmao

Kiba- a Kishu Inu who exists in the universe of my fanfic Ginga Togyushi Taurus. She's an Iga dog with zero brain cells. Literally no one knows why she's the way she is but she can surprisingly take out an enemy in a fight so she's allowed to stay. Kind of a joke OC but also kinda not

[zooophagous]

He has a head that reminds me of the white wolf in the local zoo, and I realized earlier while walking in the snow that he's capable of single-tracking like a wolf.

[stinkybrowndogs]

Sticker drop!

Siberian huskies, American akitas, Alaskan Klee Kai, Karelian Bear dog, and Kishu Ken

[elektroyu]

Day 11 - Kishu

~ 2 hours

This is maybe more like a sketch? I kinda like it 🤔 That face was ridiculously hard though... XD

[doberbutts]

Man sighthound people are REALLY MAD that Kishu Ken were moved to hound group instead of working or nonsporting, despite Kishu having been used exclusively for hunting since before they were even called Kishu Ken.

[kedicatt]

Out of curiousity, if everyone in the party were dogs, what breeds do you think theyd be.

I think Marcille would be an Afghan Hound.

Oh-ho, that's a very great question!

The Touden siblings Laios and Falin would be Kishu Kens, that's a Japanese medium-sized (up to 55 cm) and typically white-furred breed used for hunting. That's how I see the dogboy Laios when I draw him!

Marcille Afgan Hounds are very majestic, definitely on the elf side, but to me it's a little too majestic to be Marcille (she's silly), get me? I think Marcille is not a full blood elf, which technically allows me to make her a mixed breed! She would be some sort of a Rough Collie OR Shetland Sheepdog mix, with the general vibe of these breeds, a size somewhere between the two (Rough Collies are way too big and Shelties are too small next to Kishus) and a lighter shade of fur (coming from the other part of the mix). Sadly souldn't find a photo of what I was looking for, so attaching a normal collie photo.

Chilchuck Toy Fox Terrier, the white and tan coat variant. Small (up to 29 cm), silly, big ears. Or an alternative version: Chiweenie (Chihuahua and Dachshund mix), they just have this Chilchuck energy.

Senshi I'm not actually sure… Some curly breed, maybe something like Puli! They're not too big (about 43 cm) and it would look good on him

Izutsumi Cat! Okay, well... Whippet! They're cute, cat-like (if the internet articles are true) and athletic. Also, they aren't too tall or short in comparison to the other breeds i picked (about 45 cm) AND they can come in black and white!

TY FOR ASKING I HAD SM FUN WITH THESE!!! Tried to give them a teeny bit more of the fluffy manga kobold vibe, except with their normal eyes instead of dog eyes

I wonder how other people see them!

[trickinabucket]

BTW, My AFAB*s for Yakuza are currently (Part 1?):

*assigned furry at birth

(This is a small project I have where I come up with animals that could represent the cast in a furry universe. They lean more heavily in the direction of redwall-esque. They stand and move more like humans, but their anatomy is a bit more animalistic. They also wear clothes. I'm pretty sure. I just don't draw that atm bc I suck at it lol I also try very hard to limit the animals to ones found on the continent their races "come from." It's a weird rule I impose. And, if you're curious, a child could come from a breeding pair that is a completely different species. It's more of an "energy"/features thing.)

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Kiryu Kazuma:

[ Kiryu Kazuma ]

Smooth Chow/Shar Pei/Mix of the two

Any particular notes or reasons?

Even though I try to stick to Japanese dogs for the yakuza themselves, I really liked either/both of these options because of how bulky they are. The wrinkly face can also sometimes look pretty mean - but, by the same measure, they can look like teddy bears. Not to mention; Chow Chows were bred for, among other reasons, guarding. Shar Pei are fighting dogs.

Nishikiyama Akira, AKA "Nishiki":

[ Nishikiyama Akira, AKA "Nishiki" ]

Larger, bulkier version of Japanese Spitz (possibly some ambiguous mix?)

Any particular notes or reasons?

The breed is said to be eager to please. Not to mention, loyal! They're also regarded as a companion breed that can serve as a watch dog. Also, so, so beautiful.

Kazama and Arakawa:

[ Kazama and Arakawa ]

One of two breeds (different for each):

Shikoku Inu

Kishu Ken

Any particular notes or reasons?

Both these breeds are considered old and rumored to have wolf blood. (Wolves in Japan are extinct, so this is the closest we'll get to them, if that's the case.) They're also both hunting dogs. And we all know both of these men did a fair bit of hunting in their day.

Majima Goro:

[ Majima Goro ]

Striped Hyena

Any particular notes or reasons?

"Hyena" is just perfect for Majima. Keeping that in mind, he didn't start off "clownish" as a yakuza; quite the opposite. This particular type of hyena isn't famed for cackling; that's spotted hyenas. (Though, I did hear that they can laugh from some rando on the internet who claimed to live in a region that had striped yeen territory.) They're nocturnal, perfect for "The Lord of The Night." I also think them being skinny, top-heavy alternatives to spotted hyenas is more reminiscent of Majima's body type. Striped hyenas are also canine-enough for me to pass them on as appropriate for yakuza work. (I tend to make the yakuza dogs, but I decided that dog-like "counts" because of Maji, tbh.) There's a lot of interesting symbolism and lore in mythology concerning striped hyenas. Their history is also interesting. I could pull out some things I learned, but, honestly, I worked backwards from hyena to get this guy to fit. I'm sorry to have threatened the integrity of this project.

Masaharu Kaito:

[ Masaharu Kaito ]

Tosa Inu

Any particular notes or reasons?

Tosa Inu are courageous watchdogs initially bred for fighting. They're also lovey to their "people" that they've bonded to (described as "quietly affectionate.") Because of which, they can be somewhat aggressive to other dogs that are "outsiders." And, honestly? I've never seen Kaito even try to play nice with other Yakuza (mostly outside the family, but "mostly" is a key word here), even if they aren't having an outright war. I also know that bully, jowly dogs are considered "ugly" to some people. People in the canon have called Kaito ugly. I believe, however, those real and fake people are full of it.

Takayuki Yagami, AKA "Tak"

[ Takayuki Yagami AKA "Tak" ]

Domestic Cat (Oriental Shorthair?)

Any particular notes or reasons?

"Whet??" you say? Well, for starters, Tak isn't yakuza. So, not a dog. Besides, playing/watching a playthrough of Judgement for like an hour will make you see: Tak has MASSIVE cat energy. He's snarky and sarcastic, cool/level-headed, (somewhat?) dignified, curious as all hell (and aggravating when he wants something, particularly answers). Plus, idk, imagine a cat staring at you, judgementally. Perfectly natural, right? I feel like Yagami's eyes make you tell the truth, or at least makes you squirm.

More to come, bc this is a big post...

( Did I honestly forget The Best Boy?? I'm sorry, he'll be in the next one. )

[sdentii]

Surprise! Shinichi isn’t actually a purebred Kishu Ken!

The opportunity of him being part border collie was too good to pass it up, so while he mostly looks like a Kishu, he actually got some collie traits!