Any non-zero progress is a good thing, in my opinion. Even if it's only a prototype, seeing more of the body is very interesting.
why not just stick with a more human upper body, with the wings just attached to the back? it's pretty hard to make it look bird-like if you still require arms.
My impressions of the arms in the reference image is that they're kind of skinny and knobby like bird legs... Maybe make the legs and arms kind of like that but with tallons on the feet and for fingers.
had to give the guy a home. still needs a few more spires and a background. I may just paint in the holes for the spires, not sure yet though. this one is modeled from a screen shot I found once of the Firekkan homeworld. The houses look like they are built on giant petrified trees and the roots drop down to a dried out river bed, possibly somewhat like mangrove tree roots.
Ooh, looks like this one. I'd love to see all your little projects come together one day, so we can admire the fruits of your labour.
