I really like Oreal (correct?) in this picture! He looks wary and ready for some action! You conveyed his emotions very well with the set of his body and the angsty swirl of rocks and dust XD

Love the colors btw It was a really good idea to go with the three color approach. The black just really helps pull the red and yellow together ^^b And such pretty feather details and shading And the ears are nice. I find bird creatures without ears make me feel like something important is missing lol

The only thing I would suggest is a little work on the legs. It kinda bothered me how each leg had exactly the same amount of feathers on it. They kinda look like fluffy legwarmers that are a bit too short for him. Maybe have the feathers a little more staggered? Like how on his back/crest you have big feathers that gradually go to smaller ones? I think if you kinda had smaller feather bits going down at least the forelegs it would improve the look of the transformation from skin to feathers Not that the anatomy isn't stunning already

I look forward to see more awesome pics of this guy! (And the little blue!)

@MangaKid:

haha, where do i start~ Thank you so much! you know,looking at your stuff (makes my stuff pale a big bit in comparison xD) I'd never guess that you had any struggles in making your own characters, but hearing, er, reading the opposite actually gives me some amount of hope- then maybe I can learn to create something personal and recognizable in the future too.(TwT)
A second sign of gratitude is thus in order for spreading hard to-find encouragement; ~(^^,)> Thank You! <(^-^)~