Rackiera Reference Sheet v5 - 10/3/2016

First of all - this is nearly 10,000 pixels wide. Just a heads up if you full view it/download it to read the text and see detail. (Please do!)

Older versions:
9/3/2015
5/7/2014
12/9/2013
2/15/2013 (There's one before this but it's essentially the same)
It's cool seeing my art progress

Anyway, this took ages. I believe it's a solid 20 hours of work total just doing the art, nevermind writing and organising the ref itself. However, I'm super duper satisfied with it. <3

With this, I can also debut my new style! I drew Toothless a while ago with an experimental shading style and recently posted the Aurora picture, which used this style, too. It's sort of a step between my comic style and a render and I'm not entirely sure what to call it, but I love how it looks. ^^

Also, reflected light! WOOO! Making stuff look reflective! DOUBLE WOO! Mouths and teeth that look real! WOO! I did a LOT of practice on anatomy here and I really hope that shows.

I won't be offering this style of reference sheets, by the way - at least not now. I need to really settle into this style before I make any obligations to anyone. I hope you enjoy!

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Other information:
'Aezkul' is a species of dragon in the world Threa that DraaGul and I are creating together.
Rackiera has a nictitating membrane to prevent her eyes from drying out at high flying speeds.
The gem in her bracelet/necklace is called 'blue zircon'.