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Another Redwall picture! I've read a few of the books so far, and am becoming a fast fan. I never read them as a child, but I like the simple, good vs. evil plots. And the descriptions of food!

The media is Inktense pencils by Derwent; really interesting things, and you must try them sometime. They're fantastic for illustration. I'm still learning how to use them, as you can readily see in this picture. This was a huge experiment, since I'd never done such a large work with these pencils before...not sure it works so well.

I'm also still learning about anatomy...I don't usually draw anthro, but thought I'd give it a few whacks. I didn't use any references, but maybe I should have!

This is the scene where Martin finally forces the evil wildcat queen Tsarmina into the floodwaters of the ruined Kotir castle, after they battle ferociously tooth and claw. I like the scene, because to me it symbolizes evil being totally swallowed up.

I tried to show the water creeping up into Tsarmina's coat, but I don't think it worked too well. I also tried to portray her not as a humanoid figure with some feline characteristics, nor as a feline with common housecat traits, but as a fierce feline with wild markings, tipped ears and the like. I always pictured her creeping backward on all fours; as someone who's owned cats, I've sometimes seen a scared kitty scooting backwards with wide eyes, and I thought the all-fours image would be appropriate for a dethroned, usurping queen.

Anyway! Enjoy! I'll probably scrap this once I come up with a better version.

Description
Another Redwall picture! I've read a few of the books so far, and am becoming a fast fan. I never read them as a child, but I like the simple, good vs. evil plots. And the descriptions of food!

The media is Inktense pencils by Derwent; really interesting things, and you must try them sometime. They're fantastic for illustration. I'm still learning how to use them, as you can readily see in this picture. This was a huge experiment, since I'd never done such a large work with these pencils before...not sure it works so well.

I'm also still learning about anatomy...I don't usually draw anthro, but thought I'd give it a few whacks. I didn't use any references, but maybe I should have!

This is the scene where Martin finally forces the evil wildcat queen Tsarmina into the floodwaters of the ruined Kotir castle, after they battle ferociously tooth and claw. I like the scene, because to me it symbolizes evil being totally swallowed up.

I tried to show the water creeping up into Tsarmina's coat, but I don't think it worked too well. I also tried to portray her not as a humanoid figure with some feline characteristics, nor as a feline with common housecat traits, but as a fierce feline with wild markings, tipped ears and the like. I always pictured her creeping backward on all fours; as someone who's owned cats, I've sometimes seen a scared kitty scooting backwards with wide eyes, and I thought the all-fours image would be appropriate for a dethroned, usurping queen.

Anyway! Enjoy! I'll probably scrap this once I come up with a better version.