It’s fun as a cartoonist to figure out how to draw snouty-dogs like my coyote hear while they’re talking. When do I revert to a manga-influenced mouth vs a disney one vs a more naturalistic jaw movement? I think it’s important to never settle for one solution and to always challenge myself to find the right pose for every expression.
is the ram talking in the ?
Yes. The <> brackets means he’s speaking in a different language.