Wow!! Looking very good! I'll have to figure out this UV mapping thing someday. Keep at it Pony, can't wait to see the final.

Quick crit: will he be using that back claw on his feet for walking/balance? If so, it might need to be flatter and more stubby. Maybe bent the other direction when he's perched or standing. In your...

Looks very good! The area around the eyes seems a little flat to me. Looking at your sketch, it seems to have a little more pronounced brow and a small ridge to the side of the sockets. Nitpicky,...

Looks very good so far and I'm excited to see the modelling. The only thing at all that throws off the drawing for me is the little decomposed portion of the tail. I think it'd be cool to expand that...