Chasing my tail

My entry for The Transformation Challenge. Hope you like it.

He is one of my rpg characters, Takkin. He is not a shapeshifter, I just made this pic for the contest.
Draft: paper, pencil, then IllustStudio, Photoshop + Wacom Intuos 3
I spent about 10-12 hours from first lines to finish.
Progress stages : sta.sh/01dbwagyvh5x

Hmm... About my inspiration. When I found this challenge, I knew that I must participate. Nomen est omen.

I not like to draw myself, so I chosen an OC... but the shopkeeper? It would have been too easy.
That's why he came. He is a flying-bike racer. ( Yes, he is a SciFi character, not fantasy. ) I never drew him before. To change him to another form, i tried a lot (1-2 minute) sketches with various results. After an hour I had the tiger, the conception of turning back... and a ton of crap sheets.

On the other side...
Oscillators always amazed me. I love to use infinite loops. The actual figures are just forms which can follow it.

PS: I drew a second entry. 12-tf.deviantart.com/art/Natur…