Hika and I decided a while back to do an art trade, of all things! We decided upon sketches and went at it. Well, she zoomed ahead last night, considering I woke up this morning and saw the gorgeous sketch she did for me already up on FA and waiting! So I spent most of the afternoon working on this for her. If this was a race, she beat me by miles!

Honestly, this was a marathon beast of a piece for me. Why? Well, let's take a look at all of the new things I was trying out in this single sketch!

* Little Experience w/ Wings

* Little Experience w/ Tails

* No Experience w/ Dragon Feet

* No Experience w/ Full Body

* No Experience w/ Back View

* No Experience w/ Slightly Twisted Torsos

* No Experience w/ Breasts (Came out really well before being obscured!)

* No Experience w/ Muzzles

* Little Experience w/ Hair

...so, you can see it was a bit of a long haul! But, despite everything, I think it was worth it! I should have made more changes to the tail and all, but...eh, learning curve! I'm just really glad that Hika likes what I did!

[Finding Pose] 10 Minutes

[Initial Sketch] 20 Minutes

[Modifications] 1 Hour

[Additions Not in Original Pose (Wings, Tail)] 1 1/2 Hours

[Head] 30 Minutes

[Total Time] 4 Hours