SF&F Picture 30 out of 85 by Renee LeCompte *Maggock*.

SciFi and Fantasy Art: Young Flier

To start, a wee bit of background info - Collared Falconets as they exist today are a whopping 14-17cm long. That's a 5.5-6.5 inches. Okay, perhaps that's not so whopping. I upsized my fictional species to about 30-40cm, or around a foot... still not whopping, but I want them to be in the realm of believability as far as flying goes and still be a reasonable size.

Collared falconets do go trading with other villages (maybe the villages of other species of intelligent birds?) Because of their small stature, they most definitely can't carry the whole load of goods that they wish to trade. So they have domesticated a variety of non-intelligent birds to help them. This flier's beast of burden is a Himalayan Snowcock, which are moderately intelligent and can follow simple (VERY simple) commands. The costuming here is a little less elaborate than with the Haruspex, just a pack, reins, and a flight helmet, which helps make the pack a little more aerodynamic. Everything here is much more functional than ceremonial or religious.

Snowcocks also make a good food item, as do some of the other animals they've domesticated, including several species of quail and squirrels. Because of their larger size, insects no longer make up the bulk of a falconet's diet, but they do raise colonies of some different types, and also still hunt the sacred dragonfly for certain ceremonies and festivals. But more on that later. :>


	Categories: [Anthropomorphic (Furries)] Techniques: [Pencil/Graphite Pen]

Date	Name	Comment
31 Jul 2007	Oscar Hyde	Loading... Nice pictures but they kinda remind me of chocobos off of final fantasy, but still good nevertheless. Keep up the good work.
31 Jul 2007	Xylla	Loading... It looks so real!
31 Jul 2007	Matilda Hansson	Loading... Wonderful!!! Love all kind of birds!!!!
31 Jul 2007	Lisa Eakin	Loading... Wow.. what a wonderful drawing. The detail and shading is just phenomenal and really brings it all to life so well.
1 Aug 2007	Cullen A. Groves	Loading... That's lovely! I almost more enjoy the explanation than the drawing, though it is of passing good quality. You seem to be a one of good and interesting ideas.
1 Aug 2007	Anonymous	Loading... it looks nothing like a Chocobo.... i hate how everyone has to compare everything to everything. "That looks like ... blah blah." it's an original idea. You don't even ride this bird. It's only a foot long. NOT like a Chocobo... now that i've vented, it's a sweet pic and idea. Keep up the good work!
16 Nov 2007	Joel N. Barkley	Loading... Certain pencil pieces of yours, to me , are truly fantastic. They remind me of a time long ago. Thank you.
3 Dec 2007	Joelle Duran	Loading... A bird using another kind of bird as a 'beast' of burden just tickles me. Well drawn!
26 Feb 2008	Jackie	Loading... The explination is half the draw in this piece. IT gives life and reason to all the bits and pieces that we see in the art. The load is well placed and, one can assume, balanced. I like the scaled hands, then look cleaver and well placed. The flight helmet espcially is a wonderful concept.
11 Mar 2008	Anon.	Loading... what is that? i dont get it.
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