When doing artwork, every artist has her or his own techniques. A person can create art from everything. Every artist would give different comments on how he is creating his artwork or from where he gets his ideas.
Drawing and even studying anthropomorphic individuals has something interesting as they can be put into many different contexts. Whether placed in the middle of nature or in the center of civilization, anthropomorphic creatures are an interesting subject to draw.
The following gives a few ideas of how I proceed when doing anthropomorphic artwork and from where some of my ideas originate. I am experimenting with graphics programs (such as Paint Shop Pro and Adobe Photoshop) as well as doing hand coloration.