Piper Reynard (Colored Version) by @Agondray

Here it is at last! The long overdue colored-in version of my original sketch of Piper!

I actually finished this piece earlier over Labor Day weekend, but I wasn’t able to post it until now. Editing out the sun glare and shadows was a bit of a pain, but now I think it looks good enough to post here.

In case you didn’t see the original sketch, here is some context about him!

This is Piper Reynard, but he also goes by the nickname “Pip”. He is a young adult red fox who has a knack for technology. Coincidentally going to the same college/university as a certain red panda, Piper studies electrical engineering and robotics. He strives to be a skilled technician/roboticist and hopes to be a pioneer for a new age technological advancement. Although he does tend to spend a bit too much time on his projects and personal gadgets, he tries to find enough of it to spend on hanging out with his best friend and his girlfriend, Boris Aurochton and Vixey Vulpus respectively. Becoming concerned with the sudden and growing surges of criminal activity going on in his home city, Pip started working on some new projects to help combat this activity. With a winged high-tech jet-pack, a aerodynamic suit with Kevlar armor, and experimental gauntlets equipped with claws that can superheat; Piper prepares himself for the challenges ahead. When he flies into the city on the lookout for evildoers, he takes on the identity of “Enfield”, based on the mythical creature of the same name.

Like with Panda Moon, I looked up references of real foxes so I could get the fur colors just right. Pip’s Kevlar armor pieces might appear to be black, but they actually are colored in with a very dark shade of warm gray. His suit and jetpack are colored in various shades of gray, both warm and cool. I used the warmer shades for his suit, and his jetpack and metal parts of his gauntlets have the cooler shades. I’ve also decided to give him a dark-to-light green background, to make his fur and overall design stand out.

This did take a bit of time and repeated pencil-sharpening, but I’m pretty satisfied with how it turned out!