nicely done, love the linework and the design. always liked your 'creature' designs.

excellent concept i love this hibrid 9/9

great execution!
and very funny character.

Nice one, great creature design! I wanna see a coloured version
+9

wow macaddict this is one fine piece of both character design and pencil rendering
loved the design and the lil details you have managed to put in this one
great

my only comment would be it looks a lil bit over humanized with the more slender arms compared to the bulky legs, but if thats what you wanted to achieve, to have a human turtle hybrid with wings thats cool by me
i loved it man
definetly +10

Can he really fly?

like the structure and the creational mind most of all and the feathers very nice
VenoM

yeah agree, the style is very good and efficient
the idea is way cool

first of all the comp and proportions look excellent. The linework is sweet, specifically on the wings and the underbelly...nice little variations throughout both. His foreshortened head looks really good...my only suggestion would be to darken up the shadow under his head and elsewhere...oh and maybe some scratches and junk on his belly might look cool +9

Nice to see this from you. You always give such great crits. The wings are excellent with a great amount of contrast and line variation.His face looks a little more like a snake than a turtle in my opinion, but that lends to the uniqueness. I think this is actually great just as it is without color. I would maybe tighten up the border because right now its a tad wonky. Its a great drawing.

Thanks everyone for the comments. As a growing artist, I really value your feedback!

Daequitas: One of my biggest faults is that I apply my knowledge of human anatomy to most everything I do. It's a failing of mine to get stuck in a rut of drawing what I know. I can't help but instinctively think in terms of humanoid creatures. I'm trying, though! I'm adding more animal/creature pics to my body of work. Hopefully, I'll learn more in the process.

Valera: Of course he can fly! He pulls his arms in, draws about half his legs up, then tucks in the head. He's amazingly aerodynamic...for a turtle.

Dean: I don't think this is the last I'll work on this one. I plan on doing some more in Photoshop with the tablet. I'll be sure to take your comments into account! This was mostly a 'back to basics' pencil drawing to keep my chops up

Gianna: Thanks for the praise! I don't critique as often as I should, but I try to get some quality statements out there when I do. I agree that the head looks more like a garden snake than a turtle. I may tweak that a bit later. As for the 'wonky' border, I can't stand a straight border on some of my drawings (just depends on the subject matter), so I make weird direction changes and assymetrical boxes. Just a quirk of mine.

Thanks again for all the comments!

Well done!

Strong, confident line work here. I'd love to see an inked version of this. Well done!

wow I never knew you could draw like this, you give a lot of wonderful advice and than lead by example great stuff.+10

have you ever seen those initial concept sketches that the creators of the ninja turtles did for them - they look nearly exactly like this.

great work

@bakatron: No, I never saw those I was a big fan of the TMNT cartoon, though! Used to watch that everyday after school. I picked up a couple TMNT comics back in college, but I'm not sure I ever read them.

On a point of background - Mock Turtle Soup is in fact made from oxtails, - which is why Tenniel's drawing of the Mock Turtle is a Turtle with a Calf's head and feet.
The Mock Turtle's companion is a Gryphon - it struck me immediately that you'd possibly subconsciously combined the two creatures giving the Turtle the Gryphon's wings. Whatever - your new Very Mock Turtle is a great figure and it does have a very 'Carrollesque' feel to it - not obviously threatening but at the same time, not entirely comfortable to be around.

Phill

Traff! Thanks for the explanation! I never had a clue that it was a reference to mock turtle *soup*. I thought it was in reference to a mock turtle neck--like the clothing. I don't know...weird word association on my part Now that you explain it, the cow (ox)/tortoise combo makes good sense.

Thanks much for the comments!

hehe...cute