'w'! Stunning!

Thank you.

cute fluffs and awsome backround

Thanks so much.

you are welcome

The original piece is still quite the impressive drawing, for sure. That said, the redesign for the Kankir is amazing.

Although its just a side-view, the expression on the Kankir's face seems quite different from the original. I wonder what is going through both of these characters' minds as they gaze out upon the mountains.

Yes, they definitely came out a lot more serious and pensive. I had an idea for a story to go along with this, but without giving them names it'll be a bit difficult to pull off. Hopefully I can get something done on that front soon.

Excellent, and the red landscape is a surprisingly nice and natural looking aesthetic!

Thanks. I’m glad the landscape colors are working. That was one of those things I wrote before actually trying to visualize it and so there’s been a lot of tinkering to try and get it somewhat natural and not too strange. It isn’t as red as I initially imagined, but I think it works better like this. Kind of gives a feeling of perpetual autumn. At least until winter comes and the land becomes blanketed in snow.

It is an awesome landscape drawing. It gives a good idea of a harsh and rugged land without going overboard.

I also just think it’s neato when a species can switch between two and four legs. I failed to retain that detail from the ref sheet, but certainly will now.

Thanks. I think that is a pretty apt way of describing the area. It is definitely rough, but more so due to bad weather and the mountainous terrain. The winters are especially snowy and avalanches are quite common. The summer time is actually quite pleasant and mild though.

I think the ability to swap between two and four legs is one of my favorite parts about them and was one of the first things I wrote into their design. I had an image drawn for the ref sheet of them in a quadrupedal stance, but it actually looked a little awkward. I think I actually need to shrink their legs a bit on the images I did for that, but by the time I realized it, I didn't want to redraw all of them.

There are actually major differences between bipedal and quadrupedal stances when you look into it, I have the same problem with Laura from her story-universe, eventually just said it was clever biological engineering and left it at that ;)

Yeah, I think it's possible to set them up that way. I mostly need to shrink their legs so it matches the length of their arms (which was mostly a mistake on my part) and then probably round of their bodies. I think it's easier to do with complete fantasy species rather than a full anthro as you discovered, but I have the same problem with Rhelki and Kaj trying to get their bodies setup for both sets of motion.

Ah I see, and yes, probably easier in a fantasy setting as you say!

Such a wonderful and beautiful world! The landscape is unbelievably flawless, I love how you did the mountains. The detail in the sky works so well and really helps blend the red ground with the blue sky. And the characters are nicely drawn. Great art!

Thanks. I've spent a lot of time trying to build my background skills up to this and I think it's finally getting to where I want it. The clouds were actually a final unplanned addition. The sky just seemed rather boring without them. They are something I've had trouble with in the past (and still do for larger cloud structures), but I figured some small wisps of cirrus clouds would be easy to add and add some much needed texture.

The citrus clouds fit perfectly! They make the sky way more real. And it’s better to see in an artistic setting that heavily depends on landscape all around. But you got a good eye my friend!

Very beautiful work. Stunning perspective and background with a nice tone.

Thanks a bunch and thanks for the fav on this. I'm still incredibly happy with how this turned out.