Prince

Your work never ceases to blow me away – NEVER! Wonderful pen work, the glint of the eye, the sharp metal of the head… it’s brilliant, but I love your work so you shouldn’t be too surprised.

fantastic…love the detail around the crown area

brilliant ! ~ I love that RED !!

I though these were really big, considering the detail in them…Awesome Work!

Love the shading…so much depth!!

wow beautiful!!! i like the colour and details! the crown is sweet!

The “nostril” hollow, the copper specks beneath the eye – fantastic in the literal sense =)

Behold his beastly majesty!
Oh, those words and this incredible creation are so regal!!!

Thanks everyone!
Red is my favourite colour, it’s funny that more of my stuff is not red. There are orange and purple tones in the red feathers too.

Yes he is regal…but not as wise as the King. He is young, impetuous, aggressive…

Beautiful.

He is superb. Hope it went well thursday?

reminds me of Dark Crystal ..

Brilliant work!

I have been studying your pictures again and it suddenly dawned on me (like a light-bulb going on) that one of the reasons your pictures have such impact is that you resist the temptation to fill in the background. Clearly, less IS more in this instance. I love the folds of skin and the contrast between the leathery skin texture and the delicate feathers. Yet another masterpiece from Kaitlin!!!

A fine example of how mixed media can work so well Kaitlin. The subtle lines on the head help to show the curves cleverly.

Long live the king.

oh so brilliant

Beautiful work firedrake! It’s nice to see crafts like metal leafing being kept alive. I’ve always been too lazy to implement it into anything I do, but the texture and shine is something you just can’t get out of a pot of ink.

x

another fantastic crown!

your work is just so amazing, yet another awesome character!

Really love it,
love the style and the feathers themselves.

He is just like those creatures in the movie “The Dark Crystal”... well that’s what he reminds me of anyhoo. The detail on the feathers is brilliant, just fantastic, nice one Firedrake!

Another great character! Loving the development!

Thanks everyone. Skeksies!!!! YES though I wasn’t thinking about them at the time…

Dave, yes my creatures are often in a ‘bleak’ setting. Sometimes I think about adding a background but something always stays my hand…

Firedrake Your style continues to amaze me. wonderfully done again my friend. another fine example of your artwork.

great work, the eye is amazing

amazing detail – fantastic!

Just so much talent.

Amazing tallent love your work :D

beautifully done great work

This is great! Its a wonderful use of mixed media.

Love this! I had two turkey buzzards peeking in an upper window over Christmas…gave me quite a pause, but I got to see their beaky faces up close!

great set-up,lines and art

Very very cool Firedrake! I can understand the detail totally….brilliant and creative as always my friend!

Fantastic… reminds me of the creatures out of The Dark Crystal.

wow…this is really creative and awesome : )

Mmmmmmm, this bird has flavour. Love it.

you have such a great style, i especially like the way you handle the different mediums, any tips for mixinh watercolour and pastel, i havent figured that one out yet :)

A M A Z I N G!! god your clever have you done a book??? have I asked you this already?? If no then you should….. if yes I’m not surprised, you overly talented person you!!!

might be a really interesting book that LOADS of people buy and then you end up INCREDIBLY wealthy in all regards….?

eggs act leeeeeee…..no go forth and draw write…etc etc etc

Splendid detail. I have no choice but to bow down to his majesty. Well done.

Squawkin’ hell!
This would make a great children’s-tale illustration.

Incidentally, how do you put the inset photos, next to the main image, when you upload?

brill!

This is very brilliant,beautiful art

Great art, Firedrake! Love it!

apparently I need to see the dark crystal… ;-) beautiful colours, of course they are your favourites! Look forward to seeing you Saturday… HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

I’m glad to view my first buzzard prince…You have a lot of talent and imagination. :)

One of these guys was eyeing me this morning while I was hiking in the desert. I’m sure it was nothing personal. I love your work!

Love all your beasties. Checked out the Beastly Bestiary – great site… feel a little inspired. Hope you take it as a compliment rather than an outrageous liberty if a few beasties of my own appear on my RB Page.