Manticore Test

It's a manticore* (in the vaguest of senses) that popped into my head after I saw a picture of one done by Neondragon (see below). Now that I look back, the colors don't seem quite right-- in my head, it's more of a golden "burning beauty" kinda thing.

Will develop this more. The design has already been refined since this picture (new sketches are at my lj).

Done with OC3

Art(c) S.Liao
Textures from the Mayang Texture Library
Inspiration from Neondragon's picture here: [link]

*According to Encyclopedia Mythica, a manticore is:

"A monstrous creature which inhabits the forests in Asia, especially in Indonesia, Malaysia and India. The manticore, considered to be the most dangerous predator in these regions, has the body of a lion and a head with human resemblance. The mouth is filled with three rows of razor-sharp teeth and the scaled tail ends in a ball with poisonous darts. The monster stalks through the forest in search of humans. Upon an encounter with a human, the manticore fires a volley of darts at the victim, who dies immediately. This unfortunate person is devoured completely, even the bones and clothing, as well as the possessions this person carried, vanish. When a villager has completely disappeared, this is considered proof of the presence of a manticore."