I, too, am still very fond of this! ~<3

I think this is a longstanding favorite of mine too.

So tell us more 'bout this oldie, but goodie! And oh my god. I was actually going to ask if he was based off an archaeopteryx and then I saw the title! Nice work! I would love to have seen a live one of those little guys! They are so neat!

I'm trying to get into digital, and basically want to maintain a more watercolor-ish feel, so I was wondering if it would be okay to ask you how one would go about getting an effect like this. Sorry I don't have any more specific questions. But, maybe if you could guide me toward some sort of tutorial or any basic tips, or anything at all, I'd really appreciate it.

Thank you so much.

This is so gorgeous... ;w; I really really adore your style.

thank you!!! the best tips I can recommend is making your own brushes with physical scanned watercolor blotches (or using watercolor specific digital brushes) + real watercolor textures on overlay/multiply on top make a huge difference.
this painting was actually a mix because I did some of it in pencil and a little bit of ink before I scanned it in and painted digitally on top.

Hmm!! :3 Wow, thanks! I don't know anything about making brushes yet, but I will definitely look into it and be sure to give it a shot. Making them out of watercolor blotches does sound like a good idea though. I'll have to try all of these suggestions. Thanks so much!

Oh wow! I saw this before but I had no idea it was digital! it looks just like a watercolor painting. I really love the design of the boy, he's very cool!