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Published: 2015-11-16 02:07:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 1501; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 0
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I have always wanted to assign myself a book project with a raven character. These birds are already such characters. The trick has been to find some balance between their rugged, ruffled, "ghastly grim" appearance and that bright-eyed intelligence that makes them endearing. I entertain some hope that I'm beginning to strike a balance between "rugged" and "cute" with this guy.No, this is not Cory (a previous character who remains my personal mascot). Cory is rendered realistically: here, the challenge is to figure out how much of my usual realism I can put into this guy without losing his innocent appearance. Still working on some consistency issues too (feet).
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Lovely Raven! You made him wonderfully expressive.
Have you ever read Lilith by George MacDonald? It's a Victorian fairy tale by an author who greatly influenced J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. The fairy tale has a character who appears to be a raven in some settings or a human in others, depending on where you see him. This made me think of him.
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I have not, but that sounds really neat! 
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I think you did a wonderful job balancing rugged and cute! He has a sweet, intelligent face, while his coloring and ruffled feathers suggest more of the grim and rugged appearance.
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Thank you!
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Haha, well, velociraptor are rather bird-like.
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