I’ve been making werewolf prints (and other sorts of mythical creature tracks) since I was a kid… but now that I’m older, not only can I make better ones, but I can document them. This is my favorite of the photos in the latest of my werewolf print-making series.

Throughout the years, I find more and more often that the quality of “evidence” varies greatly between the different conditions that lead to different sorts of prints.

For instance, simulated tracked mud can lead to prints that lack dimension http://nashoba-hostina.deviantart.c.....Print-33721927

Snow can give some depth, depending on how much has fallen: http://nashoba-hostina.deviantart.c.....races-79351119

Sandy soil tends to leave clear, but somewhat featureless prints http://nashoba-hostina.deviantart.c.....east-102062876 http://nashoba-hostina.deviantart.com/art/Measure-104758235

While sticky mud can both provide more detail, and less detail, because of how the mud sticks to the’ paw’ when it is lifted. http://nashoba-hostina.deviantart.c.....ting-201739938 (The linked print I actually didn’t make, but was left by one of the local coyotes. But it’s what inspired the one posted here).

Each attempt has its pros, its cons, and its flaws. There are parts of this attempt that I like, and parts I dislike... but the next one will be better, at least, and the casting I made from it wasn’t too shabby either!