This amphiptere is surprisingly small, about the size of a sparrow. It flutters around flowers, mostly, terrifying insects that believe it's out for them. It isn't, as it's really into flowers for the nectar, but try telling that to a nervous bee. Nature is a complex and sometimes pointlessly weird thing.

So for this entry from Michael Dobrzycki's _The Art Of Drawing Dragons_ I stuck closer to the book's model. I did use a much thinner line than in previous sketches. That, I think, failed: I don't have strong enough line control to get away with one that thin. I painted it with (mostly) simulated dry brushes rather than markers (or flood fills), and I did like the way that looks. It's subtle but the whole dragon is painted in, something that would be more obvious if I put in the background. I didn't clean up the coloring around the outlines. I liked the way they spilled over. So, to sum up: line weight failed, loose coloring succeeded, to my way of thinking. I'm particularly happy with the eye and tongue.