Two gryphonic Neopets soar through the clouds in a blue sky. With the regal faces of eagles, feathered crests for ears, thick black manes, four paws like a lion and matching tufted tail, and two great wings, they are easily some of the proudest creatures in Neopia. Their fur and feathers are the blue-grey of the pirates of Krawk Island, the favoured haunt of scallywags and ne'er-do-wells. The Eyrie to the left boasts two gold earrings, a navy blue captain's coat, leather boot cuffs, and a gold medallion on a maroon ribbon around his mane. The one on the right wears a similar long coat in scarlet with black cuffs and gold trim, a red polka-dot bandana, and a matching gold medallion and ribbon.

Squawk Me Hearties, Yo-Ho!

Presenting @gellythorns.bsky.social's Cutlass Heart (blue) and my Jakari (in red), two Pirate Eyries enjoying the skies over Krawk Island!

They have yet to make it into the AG for #Eyrie Day, but this was still a piece I was so excited to finish. #Neopets #KrawkIsland

Lineart of the main characters against the background before adding any colour.

A first pass of the characters, trying to squeeze as many into the piece as possible.

A second pass of the characters, not all of whom made it into the final piece.

In an ideal world I'd have settled on the details before fixing up the background. I'm not sure why I changed the characters halfway through, but you can see which ideas changed and which made it to the final version. #KrawkIsland #Neopets #pirates

Sketches of the pirate ship and background taking formation.

Detailed lineart of the pirate ship and the rickety houses before any characters or colour has been added.

Sketches to Lineart of The Golden Dubloon - you can see how the intention changed, ultimately removing the gangplank to the ship's lower decks to make room for more characters. #KrawkIsland #Neopets #pirates

A stylised pirate ship flies a black flag with a crocodilian skull and crossbones, while a black flag hanging from its side proclaims the ship as 'The Golden Dubloon'. A wooden sign overgrown with swamp moss and festooned with swords warns 'Here Thar Be Pirates!' The ship is berthed at a wooden wharf sporting rickety, uneven buildings surrounded on all sides by an overgrown, green jungle. Large, sandy cliffs stretch into the distance. The image celebrates the characters and world of Krawk Island from the browser game Neopets.

I don't normally post breakdowns or sketches outside of Patreon, but I spent a little TOO much time on the background for this one.

Here's what The Golden Dubloon and Warf Wharf looked like before I utterly BURIED it beneath characters. #KrawkIsland #Neopets #pirates