Uploaded:	March 2, 2008
Artist:	Dawn
Difficulty:	Intermediate
Steps:	5
Updated:	March 2, 2008
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For you who don’t know what a Kitsune is, it is a spiritual fox from Japanese folklore. The word Kitsune is Japanese for fox, and these animals are a very important part of the Japanese culture. These spiritual foxes are supposed to be wise, intelligent spirits with the ability to poses magic. A common magical trick used by these foxes or Kitsunes is to transform themselves into humans. There are some people of Japan that think the Kitsune perform this trick to be spiteful and to play tricks on others, but a majority of Japanese people believe them to be friends, guardians, and at times lovers or wives. These spiritual foxes have the resemblance of a regular fox except instead of having one tail they have many tails, up to nine to be exact. Why so many tails you ask? Well the answer to that question is simple; the reason for all those tails identifies the wisest, and more powerful apart from the weaker less experienced Kitsune. The more tails they have the more powerful and older they are. As you know the Japanese and Chinese culture have a lot of intense beliefs and rituals that they never shy away from, and that is what makes them unique. One thing these people do is make offerings to powerful spirits like they would to a deity. It is a fact that Japan has two different types of fox species that reside there, the Japanese red fox and the Hokkaido fox. The Kitsune dates back as far as the 5th century B.C, but some of the Kitsune fox myths can also be traced back to places like Korea, India, and China. There are even stories of the Chinese that have folklore tales of a fox spirit much like the Kitsune; it has as many as nine tails as well. The Japanese culture fascinates me as well as the Chinese, because they have such strong beliefs that are always associated with colorful creative characters and icons. I believe if there is a Kitsune, these people embrace this spiritual belief as Christians and Catholics believe in spirits of deceased relatives that guide and watch over them. Still, I’ve always been a fan of Japanese art and tales, having said all that this tutorial will show you how to draw a Kitsune step by step. The instructions are easy to understand and read, and will help guide you to draw out your very own spiritual fox. I hope you like my version of the Kitsune. Happy drawing.