Actually, I was going to comment on how accurate of a portrayal this is. Coming from you, not surprising, though.

With a riser cut past center like that on a takedown recurve, almost looks like a Martin Jaguar, which seems fitting.

I can't speak much for bow hunting technique, but I have shot target recurve for several years on my school's team. You have the correct hands holding the bow, and the sight window on the correct side too, which is a significant improvement over most archery I see on FA. The string hand is difficult to judge since it's going to line up with an anthro's face significantly differently from a humans. For target use, the bow hand is usually more relaxed, often with the fingers not even gripping the bow. I let the handle rest against the heel of my palm, with my hand more or less open when I shoot. The idea is that when you release the string, you don't want to have any forces on the rest of the bow that could cause it to torque downward or to the side. Like I said before however, I can't really speak to bow hunting as all I do is stick carbon into foam in tiny circles from pretty close distances.

I used to bow hunt.

Everything seems pretty spot on to me.

Is there a story behind this scene?

I would like to comment on the nice curves, but saddly the limbs are not shown.

I am a fan of carved longbows myself, something nostalgic about sighting down the arrow on a no frills stick. That said, this take down is by far mechanically superior weapon.

Very cool! I love the details on the bow. You give 'em just as much as you do guns ^_^ Del looks lovely as always. I still find it rather neat how this hi-tech weapon is her most sophisticated material possession, given that she doesn't even own clothing (gotta love a casual nudist society ).

I haven't picked up a bow in years. Should dig out my recurve and see if I can find an archery group or the like. It would do me good to get back into something like that.

Since she's shooting right handed, the arrow, sight and rest should all be on the right side of the bow. That way, she's looking straight down the arrow to the sight.

Edit: Forgot to add that the setup I described is to compensate for her muzzle, as Spookythefox mentioned in their post.

hes sho pretty!

a. Very nice picture.
b. Minute detail: The hand holding the arrow, it looks like it's twisting the string a little. From my limited experience, the fingers should be oriented perpendicular to plane of the bow, instead of roughly parallel. Unless she's pulling the arrow rather than the string, but then the wrong fingers are shown.

The thumb should not be in contact with either the string or the arrow, just the index, middle and ring finger should touch.

There have been many different drawing techniques used through the ages by various cultures. The one you're referring to (and I was too, for the most part) is simply the most common, and arguably the best.

I was going to bring that up myself in that should you really be putting that much finger over the string?

I really like the subtle (and sessy) expression she has.

Nice the perspective and the details look good :)

Depends on the power of the bow.

You can't pull back the string like that on anything stronger than 30-40 pounds.

You wear protective finger gloves/tabs to prevent the bow string from digging in to your fingers.

50-70 pound bow you will use at least three fingers.

http://www.lancasterarchery.com/sho.....nger-tabs.html

There are also Bow String Silencers that you use to quiet the "THUNG" sound of the shot, they look like little puff balls and attach to the string.

http://www.lancasterarchery.com/x-s.....-whiskers.html

I clicked on this mainly because of how accurate is! I'm an archer myself and was really pleased to finally see a picture where it was actually done right! It's a rare treat.
The most common error is that people draw the arm straight and not bent at all, and that really winds me up. xD;

The only things I could suggest is having the string hand a little higher on her face, almost up to the cheekbone, and having the bow hand a bit more relaxed. You want your hand/arm to be more of a rest, rather than gripping it.
One more minor thing, for a bow of any reasonable weight (which it would need to be for hunting), you'll want 3 fingers pulling the string back. Tabs (finger guards) are optional but I don't know many people that don't use them. =3

Hope to be of help!
Again, really pleased with how accurate this is overall, and the picture itself is lovely too. That perspective! Oh my.

I would have to agree with Xanthe, the main thing I see is that the string isn's "Cheekwelded" to her face. Also, many use a "kisser button" on the string to make sure the eye lines up with the sight exactly the same each pull. The right hand is a bit tilted, and with a hunting recurve, definitely three fingers.

The picture itself is very striking, and the perspective on it is excellent.

TM

Gotta love the refreshingly different angle on this one. Must've been hard to it right.

And again, the accuracy of your weapons amazes me. Though I prefer my old Bear compound, recurves are still beautiful bows.
And speaking of which, I'd love to see you do a piece with a crossbow
~Lev

Love the perspective view, not to mention the bow.

I love Archery. I have a recurve, myself. 25lb draw weight. I only do target shooting ^^

Ow, my left eye!