I Saw-Whet You Did There 800x550px, ~100KB

Because, uh, I wanted to, and I decided my last attempt at one of these sucked. A bit over three and a half hours, tablet, several photorefs of course.

My hand hurts now, so the branch and tail have has suffered from the infamous Smudge Tool. (One of the reasons, along with Ctrl+Z and a hand as steady as a blancmange with PTSD, that I won’t use traditional media.) And yes, it could be better, but there comes a point where if I stare and pat at it any more I’m scared I’ll ruin it worser.

Northern Saw-Whet Owl, Aegolius acadicus.

Edit: It was pointed out to me that the tail looked a bit rubbish, so I updated it so it isn’t as blurry.