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A Moment with Andrea: The Great Avian Conundrum
11 years ago
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Avians. I have nothing against them personally but making an anthro out of them is painful on the mind. There is just so much difference than most species it makes it hard.
First of all the arms and hands. Should they just be wings or will they be arms too? Can they still fly or do they need a set of wings on their backs? Does having wings on their back still keep them normal birds? should their hands be scaly and clawed like their legs or feathery?
These are the questions and problems that keep me from drawing birds. Thing is Im sure people will say "well its how you want to draw them or how it works out." but thats not good enough for me. I need consistency and at least a shred of believability. so I ask you, what are answers and the best solution for this problem?
First of all the arms and hands. Should they just be wings or will they be arms too? Can they still fly or do they need a set of wings on their backs? Does having wings on their back still keep them normal birds? should their hands be scaly and clawed like their legs or feathery?
These are the questions and problems that keep me from drawing birds. Thing is Im sure people will say "well its how you want to draw them or how it works out." but thats not good enough for me. I need consistency and at least a shred of believability. so I ask you, what are answers and the best solution for this problem?
Wings on their backs, talon-like hands, like their feet in that they're scaley and pointy. Feather/down being most of their covering with PERHAPS additional longer plumage along their forearms up to their elbow, perhaps up to their armpits.