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Character Antonio
Drawn Jul 2006
Finished Sep 2006
Updated Dec 2007
Sketch [link]

This piece is 100% vectorised and all the effects have been done with gradients. It's taken a long time to get it to this stage, but I'm very proud with it now, and I hope you like it too. =) The major changes I made to this since the last version were with the anatomy (for instance, Antonio is now a little more feral with a sheath), the shadows and highlights, and reducing the number of solid lines.

Here is a little background story:
This young adult alligator only wants the best in life... like we all do. Antonio needs some extra cash to decorate his flat, so he looks in the papers. A high-flying art college in the area is seeking new models for their classes. Antonio has some past experience in art, so he reads on. The type of modelling is not specified, but the rate looks good. He gives them a call and sends them a photograph shortly afterwards, and it turns out they very pleased to accept him.

He arrives today at his first session. About 12 students of varying age and species, and the teacher is a pleasant French bird (yes, an anthro eagle :D) who specialises in anthro form. He's quite shy but he gets to chat with the them before the session begins, which builds his confidence a lot. And then comes the start of the session and he starts to become a little scared again. A nude study! Unlucky for him, but just another day for the other artists.

Antonio gets undressed behind a screen and timidly exits, tail low, but not covering himself as this would cause suspicion.
"Very good. Right here by the light please," says the tutor. "Torso study." Antonio knows, from the prior discussion with the tutor, what stance he should take, and so he stands neatly upright, resting his hands behind his back, holding the base of his tail, to give better exposure to his sides. He can't help but notice the eagle grinning as she glances over him.

The temperature of the study is well-adjusted, although the alligator blushes a little under his thick skin. Surrounded on all sides by easels, he feels like he's being put in front of a firing squad. As all eyes fall upon him, he concentrates on keeping still as the teacher says "Begin!"
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~Chimeric-Dragoness:iconChimeric-Dragoness: Dec 30, 2007, 11:35:14 AM Mood: dA Love
I vote for Antonio to be in bondage!
Nice work here and I really like the pose you've got him in. ;)
Also nice touch on giving the guy a sheath for his genital section.

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~RaptorRocket:iconRaptorRocket: Dec 30, 2007, 11:55:19 AM
Very nice ^^

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~RestrainedRaptor:iconRestrainedRaptor: Dec 30, 2007, 12:56:07 PM
Hehe, thank-you. =)

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~RestrainedRaptor:iconRestrainedRaptor: Dec 30, 2007, 1:31:09 PM
I vote too! :giggle:

From sketch to computer, this one went through so many changes, but it was worth it for that cute pose as you said, and the sheath was the best change of all. Thank-you for the compliments. ^..^

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Creatures as dangerous as me have to be kept on a leash by law. The other restraints are for fun. ;p
~Pidgeot:iconPidgeot: Jan 2, 2008, 3:03:05 PM
Awesome work on the anatomy. :3 I love his expression.

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~RestrainedRaptor:iconRestrainedRaptor: Jan 3, 2008, 3:47:13 AM
Thanks very much. ^..^ I'm not really sure how I'd describe his expression myself... maybe a little 'uneasy'? =)

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Creatures as dangerous as me have to be kept on a leash by law. The other restraints are for fun. ;p
*Kyo-Cat-San:iconKyo-Cat-San: Jan 5, 2008, 2:38:42 PM
I love his expression! Kind of bemused and a tad nervous.
He's a cute little gator. :3

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~RestrainedRaptor:iconRestrainedRaptor: Jan 5, 2008, 4:57:29 PM
Everybody knows it apart from him. ^..^ Thanks for the compliment!

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Creatures as dangerous as me have to be kept on a leash by law. The other restraints are for fun. ;p
*Kyo-Cat-San:iconKyo-Cat-San: Jan 5, 2008, 5:10:51 PM
You're very welcome, you have a neat gallery as well. ^^

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~5V5:icon5V5: Jan 5, 2008, 5:47:41 PM
LOL!!! good story XDDD looks like the aligators found a mate hehehe. Now this pictures is very nice and to say you did this in vector and gradients ... is beyond me O.=.o so much time changing colours and that but you did it very well ^.=.^ and you did the lighting in the rights spots too! great job!