another work as part of a trade with  canis-ferox
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/canis-ferox

here is a larger version of both, i was going to upload this both separately but to help keep my gallery uncluttered i combined them to show what the ink looks like (in my sketch book). Also how the quick background layer color taken from a camera phone photo. i tend to be better with ink than i am using a digital pencil but now i have a new cintiq. once is start using it i think you will notice an improvement.

once again, as explained in the prior upload, these were only done in five hours. Thus the anatomy and line work is deeply flawed, yet passable. It still looks better smaller but need to study clothing more as i am bad at it. i only used Canis-ferox's own reference for a style guide to what rook wears. No real photos studied so i could not pick up on fine details.

essentially it is easier to draw from life because there is abundance of detail, in which you must learn to narrow. drawing from an art reference means the artists has already done that already, so you must interpret their edit choices in how they first drew it. i wanted to make sure i got him fairly accurate to the character sheet. i can draw floofies any day but clothing is tricky and i still haven't got the hang of how it hangs and folks. more study needed.

anywho... so this is part one of two images i am making as an art trade for canis-ferox. the other will be a more savage werewolf rook drawn in a slightly more fluid style.