For my next Illustration class project, we were instructed by our teacher, Eddie Hale, to either draw three animals or draw three flowers; having just completed an assignment to illustrate three fruits or vegetables, I chose the former of the two options. In addition, he was very liberal with the conditions this time around and made a variety of exceptions so that this project would be as open-ended and entertaining for us - essentially, the only rule was that it had to least be half animal. It didn't matter what kind of animal it was, so long as it could clearly be identified as an animal or part animal, it would count.

As such, I chose to draw a variety of centeroids (the best, professional/scientific name I could find describing mythological creatures that share anatomical features of both humans and animals). While I already have considerable experience drawing animals or animal-like creatures, I still have difficulty drawing people and as such, saw an opportunity to improve my skills while also meeting the terms of the assignment.

All of these centeroids started out choosing the animal half and then basing their human halves around the native people, in order to give them a more authentic look and theme.

A muskox centaur affectionately referred to as "Nukilik" (an Inuit name that translates to "one who is strong"). Originally, she was going to be an Inuit shaman with mystic powers, but I felt I wasn't skilled enough to illustrate these powers and instead went with a classic hunter/scout look.

She's a wise, yet quite adventurous woman who won't hesitate to give you the horns if you mess with the bull, per say.

A peahen harpy affectionately known as "Aadarsha" (a Hindu name that translates to "one who is ideal, optimal, and perfect). While I am aware that peacocks (the male of the species) are the ones who have the flashy plumage, this was purely a design choice on my part. That being said, she was originally suppose to be a flamboyant, Fabio Lanzoni-like male with a touch of narcissism, but I couldn't work the pose out with the unique anatomical features of a harpy and instead went with "Aadarsha".

Contrary to the stereotype, she's actually a very humble girl who ran away to become a monk and reach enlightenment in order to avoid drawing unwanted attention to herself and her dazzling feathers.

This is a timber rattlesnake naga without a distinctly assigned name, as he's more or less a caricature of myself. Being a college student as of this project, I know no-one in my entire class (or campus, for that matter) who is a morning person, myself included. As such, we're often a grumpy and irritable people for several hours or until we've had our morning coffee, sometimes both in a few cases - not unlike rattlesnakes themselves, now that I think about it.

This lovely specimen is an anti-social, bi-polar individual who sleeps way too much, wastes too much time watching videos on Youtube, and will be most displeased with anyone who tries to pull him away from his music.