darknatasha runs out of commission slots very quickly at FC, but I managed to make it over to her table in time to snag one, and this lovely sketch is the result.

Just to get this out of the way, Lizanne does not have tail feathers like that. Those crazy tail feathers are a male lyrebird trait. Since female lyrebirds look very plain by comparison, though, most quick reference searches don't turn up the sexual dimorphism in the species. I suspect that DN worked from a photo, and got caught by that snag. That's the trade-off of con commissions. You get to get art from wonderful artists who you might not be able to otherwise commissions, but you don't exactly get rounds of revision. ^_~ That's okay, though! It's still a positively beautiful sketch by an awesome artist (who is very friendly in person), and it's really neat to see Lizanne with so many less-anthro traits and details.

Here, then, is Lizanne with some costume male tail feathers for Halloween. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. ^_~