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Fan art from the book "Venom and Song" by Wayne Thomas Batson and Christopher Hopper.

The creature is called a Kyrin but is also known as a Death Eater. They are described at the beginning of the book.

This picture took me longer than I expected it to, but mostly because I decided to take time and study the possible anatomy of a dragonesque figure. For instance, even though it might look like the Kyrin has a true collarbone, it actually doesn't (in my picture). Instead, the Kyrin's shoulder blades are attached to the rib area mostly by muscle, like the bone structure of a cat. This helps to make the Kyrin's wings more flexable, and when it flies the shoulder bones can fold up and over the back of it's spine to help it stretch its wings to maximum capacity. This allows the Kyrin a more powerful upward thrust.

However, the Kyrin does have a hip and hip joints. This allows it to anchor it's strength in its spinal column when grabbing prey on the fly.

It was a lot of fun to think about how the bone and muscle structure of such a creature would work. I'd never tried it before, but I believe it helped me draw the character in a more realistic fashion. Enjoy the picture!

A review of the book will be coming soon to www.theravenquill.blogspot.com. Drop by if you are interested.

Description
Fan art from the book "Venom and Song" by Wayne Thomas Batson and Christopher Hopper.

The creature is called a Kyrin but is also known as a Death Eater. They are described at the beginning of the book.

This picture took me longer than I expected it to, but mostly because I decided to take time and study the possible anatomy of a dragonesque figure. For instance, even though it might look like the Kyrin has a true collarbone, it actually doesn't (in my picture). Instead, the Kyrin's shoulder blades are attached to the rib area mostly by muscle, like the bone structure of a cat. This helps to make the Kyrin's wings more flexable, and when it flies the shoulder bones can fold up and over the back of it's spine to help it stretch its wings to maximum capacity. This allows the Kyrin a more powerful upward thrust.

However, the Kyrin does have a hip and hip joints. This allows it to anchor it's strength in its spinal column when grabbing prey on the fly.

It was a lot of fun to think about how the bone and muscle structure of such a creature would work. I'd never tried it before, but I believe it helped me draw the character in a more realistic fashion. Enjoy the picture!

A review of the book will be coming soon to www.theravenquill.blogspot.com. Drop by if you are interested.