Pretty bird

*beak nuzzles you* Thank you so much for saying so. I thought he was rather handsome too (but I could be biased) ;) I did my best to stay with the correct jay color scheme too.

Hmm. an Avian Nullo. interesting... wonder how he got that way...

Well this avian is actually anatomically correct, as opposed to my sleazy eagle with nads and a thick cock. Birds have everything on the "inside" as it were. So, the jay is "naked as a blue jay" and still rates PG!

yay, an anatomically correct avian for once.
I know a lot of people in the fandom like seeing the bits on the outside, but I prefer them anatomically correct, that way the focus is more on the figure than just the 'naughty bits'.

Thanks so much for saying so, dear bird. I'm with you there! Although I have to whip out some anthro bird cock now and again to keep up the viewing interests. Still I really like this PG bird myself too.

I'm more a G or PG fan myself when it comes to art on here.

Anthro anatomy could go either way though, it's all up to the artist or the person commissioning that artist.

I never could decide how to draw anthro-avians. I've done wings with humanoid arms, and wing-arms, never tried wings and talon arms, but I think I like that style if you don't want wing-arms. I think I still prefer wing-arms overall though

Either way nice work.

Thank *you* for making him look so good!!! *hugs back*

*wing hugs* It was a joy and a pleasure, sexy bird. I'm so very lucky and humbled that you asked me!

Very cool commission pict, love the look of the wings.

Thanks, stud gator. I really liked doing this one. It went by faster than I thought it would, still it takes a lot of time to get the coloring stage. I thought those wings were cool too. Thanks for sayin'!

Now that is one good-looking blue jay! ...and I didn't realise that was one of Moth's characters - cool :)

*hugs ya* Thanks you for sayin' that, sexy phin. I was pleased with how he turned out too. Yeah, Moth has a pretty jay character, now he's all kinds of sexy.

A bright and cheerful fella, and if he looks that good, no wonder!

*hugs a raptor* Thanks old friend. It's always good to hear from you!

this is cool. i like how did the wings, by departing from the usual wings connected to arms thing and makin them separate.

Yeah, there are valid versions of each ways for wings. This one seems to work better for me, at least for now. Thanks for the observation, dear crow.

it was no problem at all sexyful cockeral.

Yay! You're getting your proportions and anatomy better and better!

*hugs ya* Thanks so much, dear heron. I like getting tips and observations from you! I think that in time I'll get my anatomy down and make my birds even more sexy. Perhaps I can be as good as you one day, eh?

He's really "Naked as a jay bird!". Sorry I had to say that! I wonder how that expression came to be.

I'm glad you said it! Of course I have no idea how the expression came to be, but it seems to fit for some reason.

That came out really good! I like how hte wings came out. niiiice. :)

*hugs a stud horse* You know I've learned a thing or two about wings. Mostly I've learned they are quite complex and hard to do. I'm getting better, but I have a long way to go yet!

Oh yeah, there are SO MANY details to think about other than JUST the overall construction/shape of them, like how the leading edges are feathered and how the feathers interlock N etc etc etc.. how they are layered and all the bubbabaloo. And of course, how they taste plucked, fried , and slathered with bbq sauce. ;) oh.. wait.. sorry! I forgot the beer! 8)
*hugs*

Blue Jays rock, love their colors. I'm a sucker for hand-talons, too. :)

It's interesting that you take a comparatively accurate approach to anthro birds in terms of anatomy in pieces like this, which can make it comparatively difficult to read their expressions; mammalian cues don't help.

Very astute observations, dear coon. You're right, this bird is 'truly' bird and there are no cartoonish features about him. I wanted accuracy in color and in expression.

Much has to be said for Moth Wingthane's desires too. He told me what he wanted and I could have gone either way and made a very cute, friendly cartoon blue jay; but he opted for this more realistic version (because I can do realism in birds quite well).

I was really pleased he asked me to do this for him because it gave me an excuse to play with my talents a bit and color a "realistic" looking avatar for him. I love anthro and cartoon works, but this is probably a once in a lifetime opportunity for me to draw something I "want" to draw and color and give Moth what he wants: a realistic birdmorph for his pleasure.

Warm and feathery, and pointy in all the right places. I like.

Thanks, stud toi. I thought you might like those talons.

The wings are awesome! And so is the pose. I have it hard to do standing poses.

Thanks so much for the comment and the observation! Yeah, those poses are tough, but I'm learning and I use models to help too.

You're work is pretty awesome and your poses look right on to me. *wing hugs ya*