I think I actually like this version better than the other one. Maybe it wouldn't work as well as a tattoo, but I just really like the sketch overall. Cute little feathery fetlocks included. : D
I drew this from a photograph so the proportions are spot on ^^' I geus it was a slightly strange pose though? But I always find that when drawing from photographs things arn't quite as you would imagine them when you draw them from your head?
I think over all it's lovely and the anatomy is great. But I think you could push the head or neck area a little more? Just to make it flow better as a tattoo? Either lengthen the neck or raise the head slightly? Just because it's referenced from a photo doesn't necessarily mean you have to stick to it? Just a thought
Ye I geus I could, I'm probably not seeing it as others are? Perhaps I should leave it a while and return to it again someday? He dismissed this one in favour of the other one, but I do like this drawing and would like to take it further O.O lol