Thank you for the wise observations and compliments! It’s kind of a relief to hear from someone else that what’s in isn’t too much, feedback like that is really important for a functional piece like this, and most artists would likely just skim-read and either miss details or never tell if they think it’s too much trouble to bother reading it all.

I like your idea of creating a proper character bio/character sheet though, there’s probably enough lore or canon or whatever you’d call it that I could do a third part even, with all of that. Things like life history, countries lived in, current living arrangements, lifestyle, what a typical day looks like etc. Thanks for prompting that line of thinking!

Thank you! I actually have an old Huion tablet I tried with, but everything I made with it just looked kind of… Bad. However, last time I tried that was years ago so maybe the problem was my ability to diagnose and fix mistakes, or I just didn’t stick with any piece long enough for it to get into a state that looked anything like correct.

Thank you so much! 💙 it just strikes a sweet spot for me between complexity and simplicty, it has nearly all the more advanced stuff I need without being overwhelming. Also there’s just something about the way its brush tool works that really clicks with me whereas my lines in other software I’ve tried like Krita just look ugly even with about the same settings.

Thanks for the advice. I get it and I agree, paw-like hands can look better in many cases, but every time I’ve tried to draw them rather than hands it just ends up not looking right too, or not really fitting in with the style of the piece given I lean towards more detailed and “realistic” body proportions. Well, there is one exception, a kemono style thing I nearly finished from earlier this year, the only time I’ve been able to make something look good in such a style!

I’ve done as many personal as commission things this year, but haven’t been sure about posting them here, so not neglecting creating for its own sake.

I had a quick look through your posts, I’d consider it though will likely need to ask you for more details on any of your characters I draw if I get around to it. Thanks for the thoughtful comment!

Thank you so much! I was so unsure about that I weighed up just making him plantigrade because in the ref I was provided the character was, but the commissioner didn’t make any mention either way. So it’s reassuring that you noticed it in a positive way, thanks!

You and the community here are so nice! 😭💙 For sure I want to do a raffle or request here sometime in the future and I’d welcome you to take part if you’d wish! For sure it was, I would do well to be able to work consistently with a more impressionistic or sketchy style, but there’s an unfortunate combination of perfectionism and not being able to see the wood for the trees in me which makes that difficult. Speaking of trees, you should see me trying to draw one, it doesn’t end well LOL