I really like the Hawk Eagle, I find them very interesting, I just think they are so unique. I really want to draw/practice drawing animals again, I used to do it a lot but then I strayed from it for several years. To finish off 2012, as my last post of the year here is my Hawk Eagle. A traditional sketch, it took me about 3.5 – 4 hours to complete using this picture as a reference: In the end this was given to someone as a gift. Actually to the person who inspired me to draw it. So for now it remains on his bedroom wall 🙂 To add to this, someone had asked for a quick tutorial on how I do my shading. I though this would be a great picture to use for it you can find it here http://www.sammacha.com/gallery/tutorials/instructional/Shading-The_Changeable_Hawk-Eagle.html