[Ɽotten Ⱡegacy]

I have absolutely no idea how dragon wings work.
And I'm still not good at shading :')
The timer is...probably 30 minutes off. I didn't take any breaks, but I wasn't sure what I was going to draw at first, so I sketched out a few things. All I know is that now, my right hand aches so much that it's actually a little difficult to type.

I'm a lot happier with the background than I originally thought I would be. I've never attempted to draw a night scene like this.
...Now I want to go to Pekada just to stargaze.

This is Jehad, one of my many OCs. He's a reija.
I know countless people have drawn winged cats before, but...reija are a little more than that. Here's the entry on reija from this post about the world Jehad lives in.
-They have the build of cats, but...dragon wings...ugh, so original.
-They can be anywhere from the size of a brick to a medium-sized dog, but smaller ones usually don't live that long.
-Again, their colors usually blend in with their surroundings; sand-colored, gray, black, brown, and orange are common.
-Reija live on Pekada. They have a natural immunity to fire and other forms of heat due to their habitat; you could kill a reija by throwing it into Mount Rorag, of course, but touching hot volcanic rock and scorching sand just doesn't bother them.
-Their skin is very tough; it's difficult to draw blood unless you have the claws of a reija.
-Reija, while intimidating and fiery in appearance, are surprisingly good with plants. In the past, some reija had huge gardens of cacti and other desert plants. They were the caretakers and guardians of the gerenna trees. (you can see two gerennae in the background of this picture)
-Before Jehad was born, poachers started to invade Pekada. They hunted the reija for their tough, heat-resistant skin and their powerful claws, and destroyed the gerenna trees by taking all of their leaves. Although it was highly illegal and went against everything Paxunium stood for, the poachers eventually drove the reija to the brink of extinction. Now Jehad is the last known reija.
-Reija can live for a long time, much longer than normal cats.

As for Jehad's story, and why he looks so sad here, his family was killed too. When he was very young, he went out hunting with his younger sister, Tinq. When he came back, he saw his parents cornered by a group of poachers. His mother saw them and told them to fly away as fast as he could. One of them tried to shoot at Jehad, but Tinq dove in front of the arrow so it hit her instead; she ended up getting killed. Jehad blames himself for Tinq's death, and believes that he failed to keep her safe.

Alternate versions of this:
Without Jehad's wings
Just the background

[trickybiskit]

You did really good on the wings!
And I love the idea behind the species

[Swirlshine]

I personally think you've totally got dragon wings down - they looks amazing! As does the whole picture!

[Ɽotten Ⱡegacy]

Thank you both! :D