It's very interesting. The horns are intriguing.

Hmm.

First impression - you need a new scanner/camera/touchup program. The compression is horrible, which will make further comments a little more difficult. (Not your fault, but if I'm noticing the compression artifacting, I'm not looking at the art. Presentation is important.)

That out of the way... This is a beautiful piece of work. The proportions look great, and I love the lines and shading. The hair especially. (I'm jealous.) The right front paw looks like it's hanging a bit awkwardly - it's too stiff or something - and the one visible leg looks odd as well, as if all the weight is resting on just the paw, which is so far forward. And I'm a bit confused by some of the things near the head - are those two long horns sticking out the back, or is that something else? And is that a horn on her nose? I'm also wondering why you call it blasphemy, and feel compelled to apologize, and just what's written there?

Lots of questions, and some criticism that I hope is constructive and helpful. I love your style, though, and I understand about feeling compelled to draw something, and how that can push aside normal artistic conventions.

*chuckles* the scan sucks because I"m using an old scanner at home, and I scanned it while the pic was still in the sketchbook. I plan on cleaning it up soon. And reposting/editing it to put in a cleaner one.

Thank you for the comments about it. The paws did look awkward ( I suck at those), but I've been working on those by studying animal paws, like dog and cat paws. Those are all horns, the one on her nose, the two on her neck, and the two on her head.

The reason I called it blasphemy is because the person who's pic this is like, she holds something like this to be her form, rather like I have my dragon form. It'd be kinda like if someone drew me as a large rabbit, or a deer, instead of as a dragon. I called it that, and apologized, because although I like it, she may not, and she may actually find it quite offensive, I don't know.

The writing on it is something in reference to her, hopefully a new scan will clean it up a bit. I hope.

Thank you so much for the long, in-depth comment like that. I appreciate that. And thanks for the fave as well.

*flexes ears* It looks like a battle form of mine...*sways* And you don't have to appoligize...if you feel that guily, just link to my gallery...*tilts head* ...with my dreams of late, I am not surprised this would have come through...

Oddly...my handel used to be Screaming Blasphemy...funny coincidence...

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*rolls ears* and considering it has all my markings, I dont think this is a creature that just "looks" like me...I am the soul barer of some of my marks...so that answers your question there...I had a dragon form a long time ago...it vanished when Night-Singer awakened for she is one of all parts...

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You're quite welcome! I don't comment very often, but I like to make every one count. I prefer getting constructive, useful criticism to a "oh, that's good," so I try to give that as well.

Thanks for the clarification. It does make a lot more sense now, though I don't think I'd be offended if someone randomly drew my dragon form. Even if it didn't look exactly like I imagine myself to look - artistic liberty is a wonderful thing. Sometimes someone else's rendering of one of your characters can give you a whole new perspective on the character, and that can be amazingly useful. (I also wouldn't be offended if someone portrayed me as another animal, as long as I could see some sort of reason/connection. Dragons are versatile creatures who often seem to have traits of a lot of other animals.)

I apologize for lurking so much and commenting so rarely, but I do love to see your work. If you ever want a critique, just poke me! I'll be glad to help, either here or on Draconic. (I mostly lurk there too.)