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drakhenliche — Dragon of Despair
Published: 2009-05-16 19:15:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 22878; Favourites: 872; Downloads: 2176
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Melodramatic title? nah...Shaded with watercolour, then scanned and coloured. I almost put some lightning in there but it looked just slightly too cheesy.
.. I was actually in the shittiest mood ever when I drew this chap but having this to concentrate on helped.
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Nice! I always enjoy viewing your latest work. e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s… " width="15" height="15" alt="
A couple of things; firstly, the hand reaching out towards the viewer perhaps doesn't pop as well as it could. It's the same tone/ colour/ saturation as the body behind it, though it's clearly meant to be closer to us. The part of the tail that curves away from us is very strongly laterally compressed, though the rest of the tail isn't all that compressed and is more cylindrical in shape. Also, maybe fading the more distant wings a bit here and there, in a similar manner to the tail, might help with adding depth? (Though the depth is already quite nicely established on the wings, and convincing too.) Finally, though the dragon is well-balanced with regards to shape, and the flowing anatomy looks appropriately sinuous, it looks a bit squashed/ restricted in the composition on the bottom and slightly at the left-hand side too (though this last point is really debatable, because I don't really get that squashed impression when viewing the small image, just the full-view. Perhaps mirroring the artwork in Photoshop could determine whether or not I'm being too super nit-picky).
All of the above points are pretty minor crits and probably overly nit-picky, and I don't know if they'll be helpful or just annoying! I'd like to say that I think the scale detail is lovely, the muscles are really well-shaded, and the colours are way cool. Black and red always go together! e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/b… " width="15" height="15" alt="
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That is a fair critique indeed, thank you for taking the time to make it
I see what you mean about the wings and that arm too (that arm was a little doomed to begin with because it didn't want to behave on the original either. I tried to brighten the highlights to bring it forward a bit but couldn't get it to look right). And the tail too! Perhaps inking on a table rather than my lap in future would help. And you've caught me! once again I think this serves as a cautionary tale for planning one's work out on the page in order to avoid running out of space and needing to squeeze the bottom half a little so it would fit.
You certainly weren't overly nit-picky... I agree with you on all those points
Thank you again!
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No problem- I paint while lying on the floor rather than sitting at a table or easel so I won't criticise you for inking on your lap.
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I used to paint on the floor before I got an easel - don't you find it kills your back? (or maybe my posture's just terrible!).
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I think it probably does! It definitely kills my elbow (but I suppose people have two elbows, and only one back, so maybe that's ok... @_@ ).
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Excellent! I like the darkness of the scene, and the glowing red.
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Thank you! The glowing red bits were some of my favourite details to add at the colouring stage.
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You are very much welcome buddy
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waaaaaaaaaaaayyyyy too AWESOME i dont get how you can have so much talent
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Wow. This is totally badass. Very well done.
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Hi, just dropped by to let you know you've been featured in my journal: [link] - have a nice day
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Oh, awesome! Thank you so much for including me! (and very sorry for taking so long to respond!)
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aww that's okay and you're welcome
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Wonderful! As soon as i saw this piece, i knew it was yours xD Love the extra set of wings and those claws and facial expression is fantastic >:3 Faving!
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Sweet, nice to know my work's recognisable!
I couldn't decide where I wanted to put the wings, so went with both options
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Pretty awesome and awesomely detailed dragon
Iam loving the pose there and the glowing of fire inside of the dragons mouth
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Thanks! The fire effects/glowy bits are always my favourite bits to add in a picture
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Looks more like the dragon of hate! Nicely done, I love the black/red contrast.
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Lol, maybe that's his middle name.
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Thank you! Those glowy bits are my favourite part to draw on a dragon.
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Thanks, I'm quite fond of this one. If I had any skill at making 3D models (which I don't) I'd make one of this guy.
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a long while ago i started an exo skeleton off a dragon on a poster called dragonspit.... it was coming out amazing until my brother and his friend were wrestling and wiped it out ....very angry i was ... I created it out of thin craft wire metal coat hangers and glue
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I remember that picture. I used to have a few posters by that artist years back, but the way he drew dragons' limbs bugged me - the ankles looked too much like tree trunks rather than joints XD Shame your sculpture met that end! Did you not manage to get any 'in progress' photos of it?
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at the time yes but were lost years since sux alot
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Awsome piccy!
Like the Color schedule!
I like the markings on the Wings!
And the fact it has 4 wings makes it lovely!
If u think it without those 2 wings, it isncomplete!
^^
Favy!
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Thanks! I thought the markings added a bit more interest to those wings
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Wooooah I love the four wings and the black/red color combo!
Very cool, you draw some awesome dragons!
-K
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Thank you, glad you like
I find red and black always make for a winning combination!
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ur very welcome! black and red is like THE BEST
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I flicked through so many pictures trying to find interesting dragon designs and luckily i found yours before giving up lol. I really like this piece, it reminds me very much of lord of the rings art, i'm a sucker for evil dragons, especially when they're painted like this
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Thank you for the kind words! One thing I enjoy about drawing dragons is there's plenty of scope for me to come up with a different design every time, the more interesting the better
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