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Pegasus Physiology 2 by *algy:iconalgy:


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Well, I've pondered long enough and I finally decided to try at the skeleton of a Pegasus. Reference pictures were chosen randomly from the web, so I don't own them. This ideal is purely my own, I do not claim that it is THE skeletal and muscular physiology of a Pegasus. This is just explaining how I see fit to the Pegasus' state. Please Do NOT Steal! You may use it for your own reference, but do not claim it as your own....

Part Two of Pegasus Physiology (Muscles)
I. Skeletal structure & Muscle Setup
II. Flight
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I. A pegasus would of course have the same skeleton as a horse, but with a few differences.
Noting the Scapular. Instead of the wing connecting right off the Scapular, I've extended it so the wing
joint would be more near the center/point of gravity (green dots) on the horse. This would give it a better
weight distribution.
For a pegasus to actually fly, considering it's weight, it might have hollow bones like a bird would, but with
strong wing muscles around the wing humerus, radius, and ulna.

II. Like the horse, the pegasus would use its legs to manuever as the Center of gravity would help its weight
distribution. However, instead of running on the ground, it could use its front legs to steer. Say, it was
standing on the ground and rearing, the Scapular would tilt back towards the ribs.
If it was running, the movement of the front legs would power the wings as they flap, like a duck taking off
from water, I guess), they need that head start.
It's not like the pegasus can just jump straight up and start flying, I can't see that happening.
Possibly, a few steps into a gallop it could take off. By using its legs to steer, it could gallop through the air,
that way the rhythm of its gallo would keep the wings at a steady pace as they flap.
To glide with the air flow, the legs can beheld a certain way so the weight of front and rear are equal.

As I said before, this is a completely original idea. Many of the reference pics I used were ramdomly chosen from the net, I do not claim any of them.
I might get more sketches of the pegasus physiology ideas later, but for now I need to think more on it~
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Wow! That pic just rox.. skill.. much skill to draw that stuff.
I really like how you handled the wing, instead of just making it all boney, you actually added muscles to it. Very nice and formal =) (Smile)

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that's very awesome, excellent work :) (Smile) , someone should do a gryphon sometime. o.o Not me though I have not the patience or motivation x.x

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that's just awesome!!

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I always wounder how it worked,....hummmm it just mgiht work, Nice work ^_^

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I'm glad you took into account that there'd be muscle in there ;3 I also like the work you did on the muscles.

I am curious about that lime green object in it's chest.. ;p did it inhale one of Belial's eyes?

::HIDE:: X3

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LOL no XB he must have a lot to keep losing them XD
If you read, the green dots act as the center/point of gravity on the horse ;p
you know... i think i have this book, too X3
i actually really like the coloring on the muscles, for some reason... since i don't really know the physiology of the wing, i can't give any comments or criticism without making an ass of myself ^^; but it looks great! of course (just like dragons), pegasus would be incapable of flight. the wingspan versus the weight and such blah blah blah... whatever. ;P who cares about that stuff, no? ^__^ what matters is that this looks very, very cool.
This takes pure #(*&ing tallent people, pure $%(*&ing tallent. I hope people appreciate your kind of mind algy, with that and your skill in illustration you will deffinately go far.
And happy birthday~
ooo, I know its late, but i kinda agree with you on that.
that looks brilliant, nice work

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