Stone Lion Dawn

Source: World of Warcraft
Character: Undead

This is a commission based on a narrative that a friend wrote. Is the undead brooding or pondering? Is he sad or indifferent? What is he thinking of? I decided to juxtapose the silent mood of the undead, worn lute in hand, with the clear expression of the stone lion - the lion is content, almost smiling (if lions could smile) and peaceful. The lion was hardest to draw because I'm not very good at animal anatomy, despite references from encyclopedias and such, so I used a good artists' trick: hide the bits that're hard to draw. Here, sand and stone obscure most of the lion, as does it's massive '80s hair, hehe.

I'm going to also try to color this. I have the colors in mind, as the scene is that of sunrise or dawn at the beach. The line at the very back is supposed to be the ocean.

This is the hottest undead ever *whistles*.