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A young female gator takes time to stretch next to a large tree as she takes a stole.
After a long break I've finally got back to doing some more artwork, most of last year I've either been too busy, tired or unmotivated to do much of anything.
I tired my hand at digital work again, this came out a lot better than I first though it would, originally it was set on a 11X17 canvas at 300 dpi, but after seeing how big it was I had to shrink it down some.
I wound up using a model pict for to get overall look and positioning of the body.
Hopefully there will be more works like this in the future. At some point I plan to go back and try to color this in.
After a long break I've finally got back to doing some more artwork, most of last year I've either been too busy, tired or unmotivated to do much of anything.
I tired my hand at digital work again, this came out a lot better than I first though it would, originally it was set on a 11X17 canvas at 300 dpi, but after seeing how big it was I had to shrink it down some.
I wound up using a model pict for to get overall look and positioning of the body.
Hopefully there will be more works like this in the future. At some point I plan to go back and try to color this in.
Category All / All
Species Alligator / Crocodile
Size 829 x 1280px
File Size 257.4 kB
Thanks MatthiasRat, I've been trying to get in the habit of using model pictures and reference material for the body styles and positions, help get a bit more realistic and natural look to it. Man, your not kidding about how hard it is to draw out a reptile tale like a gators, I think redid the tail about 5 or 6 times, which except for the scales themselves was probably the hardest part to get down on this whole drawing.
Well your habit is paying dividends for this looks quite authentic. All the details are very convincing and look like an alligator should. I've a special fondness for alligators and always try to introduce one or two into my stories.
Reptile tails, with their thickness, length, and girth, really do make a fully upright/anthro stance difficult to achieve. I suspect that most anthro reptiles, especially gators or dinosaurs, would have to lean forward or go on all fours quite a bit more than mammals who can get away with tails that are mere decorations. For us reptiles, tails have purpose and consequence!
And I think you did a great job on the tail. I'm glad you took your time with it!
Dominus tecum
Reptile tails, with their thickness, length, and girth, really do make a fully upright/anthro stance difficult to achieve. I suspect that most anthro reptiles, especially gators or dinosaurs, would have to lean forward or go on all fours quite a bit more than mammals who can get away with tails that are mere decorations. For us reptiles, tails have purpose and consequence!
And I think you did a great job on the tail. I'm glad you took your time with it!
Dominus tecum
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