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not bad for starters. I wonder what he's sinking his sword into? must be a serious issue, judging from his expression. :)
hmm, I'm curious how the scales will look like in both versions...

anyway, lower arms and especially the hands are uneven and the one to the right is too small. and don't forget his feetclaws. :) everything else is fine as it is, and I'm looking forward to the finished picture!

Well, I could always come up with a character he could be stabbing, or the original idea was to make a celtic cross overtop the stone and have him pulling the sword from it. The sun in the background, it could add some very interesting lighting effects to the entire image.

I shall fix the hands digitally then draw them into the picture by hand, it's a bit easier for me that way and has the same results. (Much easier to fix mistakes on the compy!)

And thanks for pointing out the claws! I knew something about the feet looked off, but just couldn't place my fingers on what...Now that you've brought it up, I can fix it :)

good to hear that! as someone who had learned technical drawer once quoted from his teacher, "You can cheat all the way you want, it's the end result that counts!"
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