Feline angel. I wish now I'd drawn the entire face and not just half of it, because it looks like I'd have actually succeeded with that muzzle. Drawn in MetaCreations Painter 6; image © Scarlett R. Algee.

Minco, the...desert-dweller of indeterminate species. I like to think of him as a roadrunner gone horribly wrong. Drawn and colored in Corel Photo-Paint 9. Image and character © Scarlett R. Algee.

Miria, femmy duck guy with pretty hair. Drawn and colored in Corel Photo-Paint 11; this is the first image I've done with that program, and everything came together nicely. Character and image © Scarlett R. Algee.

Moro the avian pirate. This was an experimentation with beak style--he's a sort of modified flamingo, and a character that I'll probably keep re-working. Right now my only regret is that I was drawing too close to the top of the document, and sacrificed the top of his head. Tablet-drawn and colored in MetaCreations Painter 6; Moro © Scarlett R. Algee.

Nilessa Quillblade, a lovely lady of the duck persuasion. I've never seen her depicted with her hair down, so I thought I'd give it a shot, and I am mightily pleased. Drawn and colored in MetaCreations Painter 6, with a background done in Jasc Paint Shop Pro 7. Nilessa © Vicki Eden (http://www.furtales.com/silvermoth); image © Scarlett R. Algee.

Lisa Merganzer, unwitting victim of the stresses I experienced last week. This is the first of my two submissions for the September round of artXchange (http://www.livejournal.com/community/artxchange). Tablet-drawn and colored in MetaCreations Painter 6. Lisa © Juston DeCristofaro (http://www.paradoxtulpaarts.com); image © Scarlett R. Algee.

Reenoa the phoenix; part of a series of requests I'm working through. I'm really happy with how this has come out; there may be a color version. Drawn in MetaCreations Painter 6. Reenoa © Xilai; image © Scarlett R. Algee.

Anthro raven, as yet unnamed (the filename is just for ID purposes). Drawn in Corel Photo-Paint 9. One of my more recent tablet drawings, as well as one of my better ones; I'm really beginning to like this method of "inking." Raven © Scarlett R. Algee.

I'm not sure WHAT this guy is; my best estimate is an odd sort of dog/hare/horse mix. He was fun, though it took a lot of work to get all his bits assembled. Drawn and colored in MetaCreations Painter 6, background done in Jasc Paint Shop Pro 7; image and character © Scarlett R. Algee.

I'm playing with "realistic" bills again; this is my character Sirius drawn as a variation on a ring-tailed duck. Drawn and colored in MetaCreations Painter 6. Image and character © Scarlett R. Algee.

Sorokolofa Chen, AKA "Sora" or "Sorrow," potential thief/assassin character I'm working on for possible inclusion in a shared-world concept. Drawn and colored in MetaCreations Painter 6, with background in Adobe Photoshop 7; image and character © Scarlett R. Algee.

My white gryphie Saravel, perhaps contemplating the mysteries of the universe. Corel Photo-Paint 9 and the first of several pics I've done lately that were exclusively tablet-drawn. Saravel © Scarlett R. Algee.

New character, Tybalt Drakorian. MetaCreations Painter 6. It's yet another case in which I know more about a character's appearance than his personality...it's also one of my very few attempts at drawing in Painter without lineart or even an undersketch, and it turned out very very well. Tybalt © Scarlett R. Algee.

Random, slightly peeved blue duck. Part of a little tinkering I'm doing with realistic bills. MetaCreations Painter 6 under ink. Image © Scarlett R. Algee.

Zakiya deSilver, striking a pose, loosely inspired by the "Bratz" line of dolls. Drawn and colored in MetaCreations Painter 6. Zakiya © Tania Walker (http://www.furtales.com/1stavenue/); image © Scarlett R. Algee.

Zane Drakallian, part of a project that my friend Fox and I toss about in our ever-dwindling spare time. For this pic, I was trying out some different brush types and working toward a softer, more realistic shading. Drawn and colored in Procreate Painter 7; character and image © Scarlett R. Algee.

Lisa Merganzer, in a tranquil meditative pose (how the heck do you get your legs like that?). This is the second of my two submissions for the September round of artXchange (http://www.livejournal.com/community/artxchange). Tablet-drawn and colored in MetaCreations Painter 6; background in Adobe Photoshop 7. Lisa © Juston DeCristofaro (http://www.paradoxtulpaarts.com); image © Scarlett R. Algee.