What does realistic mean?

[unnbrellas]

Yes I completely agree. This is the main reason i stopped rping and making packs. You tell people to be realistic and come to you with a black wolf with white markings and blue eyes named Sabrina. And i\I'm all like "..wut."  And this happens when you decide to join a pack and they say that they are realistic. You show up with your realistic wolf and they have purple markings and green hair... what?

Yup. It's quite annoying.

People get snitchy when I tell them that their character is unrealistic and they either have to change or they don't get accepted
Into the role play. I mean, really people. Go look up a picture of a wolf and tell me that your character
is realistic. Back stories bother me deeply, too, however, to as much as appearance.

The role play itself shouldn't be realistic because that would be boring. Semi-realistic is most interesting, because
it's natural, but it isn't "run of the mill."

The "wolves" running around with manes is just a no-no in my opinion. If a wolf has a mane, it's not a wolf. XD
I think canines look cool with the manes, but to say you're realistic with one is just.. Ehh.

Presets are the best option for a realistic characters. You an use more than three colors.

//rantover

 

Im iffy with names, I normally let them pass because I'm a big fan of them myself. And the backmane can go either way, realistically adding fluff or unrealistically giving it a back Mohawk.

Well, my definition of wolf realism is no neon colors, wings, or crazy markings. Strictly realistic however would be exactly life-like. So, I am not sure about your 'shadow wolves.'

There are wolves with blue eyes though.
< http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/blue-eyed-wolf-514779.jpg >

It's not pitch black though.

Then again, Realism could be perceived as non-neon. Which, is in my opinion acceptable. Now if you're looking for an extremely life-like roleplay with absolutely nothing outside of the common wolf category, then I would suggest saying it's 'strictly realistic' and to ask for your approval.

Well, thats the thing it's not realistic- keep in mind realistic means life like. Also, Im 90% sure that is a photo edit, considering you can see the iris lines, which I would think you would considering how clear the photo is. Even if its not edited, it's a hybrid.

Real realism is hard to come by and honestly I suck at making realistic wolves so normally I get presets as wolves range from a variety of different colors and there are barley any markings that are just shades of different colors instead of a bunch of stripes or spots. I mean a "black" wolf can have silver, gray, dark gray, black and white all in their fur but still be considered black as that is the main color not the shadings.

As for the blue eyes, there has been only one wolf who has kept his blue eyes all throughout life and he was in captivity~ Other than that one wolf, the only other "wolves" with blue eyes all through their life would be wolf hybrids (meaning they are breed with dogs). Sorry I do way to much research on wolves o3o

To people who don't research or look at pictures of a specific animal, they think realistic isn't giant or tiny, realistic "colors" and markings that could be formed in nature (but often times not for that species).

In my opinion to make things more realistic, make a preset or have a very experienced preset maker make one for you as it can have as many shades of colors as your heart requires. Or you can get someone to make a marking pack of just shadings.
Have you ever seen the Mass Marking called Timber Wolf?
If you have, we should have someone make a marking pack that has only the markings look like similar to that! That way more people can make real realistic wolves :3

"Realistic" wolves I often seen are dark in colors and have strange awkward markings o3o and normally have blue eyes. Basically, not all wolves are dark colors T-T, the markings should be shades or just no markings at all. And yellow, brown, green or amber eyes.

Sorry if I rambled on a bit, but there is my opinion~

"A wolf's eyes may be brown, orange, yellow or pale green. They are NEVER blue - that is a common error in drawings and toys. Very young wolf cubs have grey-blue eyes, but they are not the bright blue of some Huskies (Huskies are sometimes used to play wolves in films, which may have led to the myth of blue-eyed wolves), and they change color as the cub ages." - http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100209090003AAaJGtf

"When wolf pups are about ten days of age, their eyes first open. Their eyes are a deep murky blue, but by about three weeks of age the pups eyes have turned a bright blue. Around six to eight weeks of age the pups eyes will turn green and finally will reach their adult color which can be anything from pale yellow, to amber or even orange or brown. The orange of this wolves eyes is common." - http://www.all-about-wolves.com/what_wolves_look_like.aspx

I agree with alot of what you said there.

[Jango_Fett]

Its what they call Reality/Normality

*Ahem* To tell you the Truth, its become so warped I haven't the Foggiest idea anymore.
 

[Aniuk]

Well, I merely stated my opinion on realism. However if you called your roleplay strictly-realistic, I think you'd have a better time.  That, in my opinion, is exactly life-like. Semi-realistic, your wolf would be acceptable. And non-realistic is the neons.. now, this is my opinion. It's not wrong, or right. It's just there.

[Jango_Fett]

Well, I merely stated my opinion on realism. However if you called your roleplay strictly-realistic, I think you'd have a better time.  That, in my opinion, is exactly life-like. Semi-realistic, your wolf would be acceptable. And non-realistic is the neons.. now, this is my opinion. It's not wrong, or right. It's just there.

+Floof for you're Wise words.
 

[Aniuk]

Aww, thank you. c;

[silver_wolf]

In my opinion, no roleplay is truly "realistic" unless the rp is in a map of it's own based on the real environment in which the creatures lived in. They characters must have the correct colours and corresponding sizes, and they must behave like the real animal. Most importantly, they must NOT talk!!! Communicate via noises or body language. Animals don't talk!

I don't mind it when people say "realistic colours", or when... say for example, prides... when they have mating seasons, only one male, chase young males etc etc.

Again, no rp is realistic. Where in the world do wild cats lose kittens to hyenas?!

[whitewolf223]

Where do feral cats loose kittens to hyenas you ask? In my basement. That's where.

[unnbrellas]

Well, I merely stated my opinion on realism. However if you called your roleplay strictly-realistic, I think you'd have a better time.  That, in my opinion, is exactly life-like. Semi-realistic, your wolf would be acceptable. And non-realistic is the neons.. now, this is my opinion. It's not wrong, or right. It's just there.

This does seem to be the standards people are going by now...

[Aniuk]

Exactly my point. Not saying I fully agree with these standards, yet, that's just how things are.

[Jango_Fett]

Where do feral cats loose kittens to hyenas you ask? In my basement. That's where.

I thought it was Africa ._.