The Hybrid

This drawing has been an idea in my head for a very long time. The opportunity and motivating factor to actually put this on paper came with *mjranum-stock's contest. The stipulation was to use one of his stock photos of lovely models. I had a really hard time finding the one picture to use, because with a viewing of each new photo, a whole flood of other ideas popped into my head. The goal (I told myself) was to stick to the idea I already had, and to look only at photos that would work with my theme. And luckily, I found exactly what I was looking for. I'm proud of this piece because for once, I was able to think of something "odd" and make it look nice enough to be hung up on a wall.

The inspiration for this piece came from a painting called The Hatchling by one of my favorite fantasy artists, Dorian Cleavenger. The idea behind this ought to be obvious - a cross between a human woman and some sort of mythical creature. A dragon perhaps or something from the dinosaur ages.

There is still some post-work I need to do on this drawing. There are some areas that need cleaning up, and I need to re-scan it. The same old problems. When I can get it to look much better, I'll update this.

Thanks to: for his wonderful stock image.

Model: Cordula. The original photo I worked from can be seen here: [link]

Tools: Prismacolor colored pencils/Graphite
Size: 18 x 24 in.
Time to complete: Two and a half weeks (on and off).