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Published: 2011-01-20 00:49:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 1147; Favourites: 61; Downloads: 10
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Description rawr. I am unmotivated, a bit depressed, and among other things, have a headach >.<

I think I used a reference on this a few years ago, but I really can not remeber for my life!



Yeah. Its a dragon. Made of win.







took me about 2 years to finish. Best dragon I have ever drawn...................... in my life.






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Comments: 45

Lindigaro-K [2011-01-27 12:22:10 +0000 UTC]

nice O.O

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71-Blackbird In reply to Lindigaro-K [2011-01-28 01:28:03 +0000 UTC]

Merci!

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abloodwolf [2011-01-21 17:53:13 +0000 UTC]

dragons FTW I must say you did a great job with all the shading and doing each individual scale

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71-Blackbird In reply to abloodwolf [2011-01-21 21:26:51 +0000 UTC]

Merci beaucoupe!

Scales..take......foreverrrr.

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abloodwolf In reply to 71-Blackbird [2011-01-22 16:52:50 +0000 UTC]

De rien well the effort sure seems to pay off

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71-Blackbird In reply to abloodwolf [2011-01-22 20:03:46 +0000 UTC]

Tee hee.

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pepelpew [2011-01-21 14:11:39 +0000 UTC]

Nice !!

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71-Blackbird In reply to pepelpew [2011-01-21 21:26:29 +0000 UTC]

Merci

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darkwolfhowling [2011-01-21 14:00:52 +0000 UTC]

All dragons are pure WIN Love the dynamic pose in this

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71-Blackbird In reply to darkwolfhowling [2011-01-21 21:26:24 +0000 UTC]

LOL, so ture.

Thanks!

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Kalesaurus [2011-01-21 04:14:45 +0000 UTC]

Whoo! You posted it! Yay! it does look quite lovely I especially like the detail in the crest on it's head (I hope that's what you call it, I'll feel a little stupid otherwise xD)

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71-Blackbird In reply to Kalesaurus [2011-01-21 04:16:26 +0000 UTC]

Yes, I took it off the wall, lol. Thank you!

Crest, fines, samething, I love it too.......and man, over two years ago! O.o Crazy stuff.

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Kalesaurus In reply to 71-Blackbird [2011-01-21 05:22:49 +0000 UTC]

Whooo no problem

haha yay I got it right sorta xD And wow, that is crazy. I don't even know what I drew two years ago. Hm. Life drawing stuff I guess?

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Nashiil [2011-01-20 23:49:19 +0000 UTC]

Nice! All the details are wonderful!

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71-Blackbird In reply to Nashiil [2011-01-20 23:54:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Nashiil In reply to 71-Blackbird [2011-01-22 00:33:50 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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Deceitful-Fox [2011-01-20 05:59:49 +0000 UTC]

Dragonz!!! I love the detail, you have some real skill.

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71-Blackbird In reply to Deceitful-Fox [2011-01-20 22:16:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! And I did it two years ago, just touched it up the other day O.o

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cheetahsintheearth [2011-01-20 02:00:08 +0000 UTC]

WOW! that shading and the value, a complete range! the scales i like the most. such detail, great job!

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71-Blackbird In reply to cheetahsintheearth [2011-01-20 02:03:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Only took 2 years

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cheetahsintheearth In reply to 71-Blackbird [2011-01-21 05:08:13 +0000 UTC]

lol know wat ya mean!

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hp-abrasion [2011-01-20 01:57:04 +0000 UTC]

nice detail!!!

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71-Blackbird In reply to hp-abrasion [2011-01-20 01:57:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you (:

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hp-abrasion In reply to 71-Blackbird [2011-01-20 02:52:13 +0000 UTC]

your welcome

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Canis-Angst [2011-01-20 01:53:45 +0000 UTC]

This is a really good piece. There's a lot I like about it, but I'll try to keep my comment -shortish- narrowed
down to my first few impressions. To be honest, the first thing I really noticed about the dragon was the
face. I really like the shape; Going to sound weird, but it reminds me of a koi fish, especially with the whiskers.
The fin/crest/I can't think of the word I want to describe the frill going down the dragon's back caught
my attention next. A lot of times, I see frills looking sort of awkwardly shaded, but when I look at this, I'm left
with the impression that I could see that on a dragon in real life. (If, you know, I happened to have dragons
running around my back yard.)

The scales where another thing I really liked. The sheer amount of detail and continuous effort you put into
them really helps the piece. I like the way you have the scales flow over the dragon. It works very well
with the pose, and makes them look natural instead of block-like and sluggish.

Lovely work!

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71-Blackbird In reply to Canis-Angst [2011-01-20 01:56:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! Your comment was excellent. It was based after a koi, and sail fish. Cause I LOVE huge fins on my creatures :3

Yeah, the shading and scales took the most ammount of time, but I am pretty happy with the way it came out!

Thanks so much for this, you win a prize!

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Canis-Angst In reply to 71-Blackbird [2011-01-20 15:27:25 +0000 UTC]

Your quite welcome, its a lovely drawing.
I'm not familiar with sail fish, but I'll have to look
them up. xD They sound pretty awesome.

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71-Blackbird In reply to Canis-Angst [2011-01-20 22:18:59 +0000 UTC]

They are!

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Shade-C-Llewellyn [2011-01-20 01:38:37 +0000 UTC]

EPIC X3

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71-Blackbird In reply to Shade-C-Llewellyn [2011-01-20 01:39:52 +0000 UTC]

Merci! (:

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weirdtalon [2011-01-20 01:26:03 +0000 UTC]

*Bows before mighty FTW dragon* Awesomeness! So much detail o.o I love the neck spikes ^^
(( Sorry you have a headache and aren't feeling up to par. Hope you get to feeling better. ))

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71-Blackbird In reply to weirdtalon [2011-01-20 01:29:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, he accepts your bowing

I know it stinks. I have so many reasons to be happy =/ Just....off I guess =/

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weirdtalon In reply to 71-Blackbird [2011-01-20 02:05:14 +0000 UTC]

Yesh!! He didnt eat meh!
(( I know how ya feel, I've had a week of that myself. ))

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71-Blackbird In reply to weirdtalon [2011-01-20 02:08:52 +0000 UTC]

I am sorry, I hate it too

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AzulaGriffon [2011-01-20 01:22:11 +0000 UTC]

WOW. EPIC WIN!!!

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71-Blackbird In reply to AzulaGriffon [2011-01-20 01:25:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you (:

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AzulaGriffon In reply to 71-Blackbird [2011-01-20 01:27:39 +0000 UTC]

this might surprise you, but i used to draw dragons. ^^ i never drew the scales with so much detail though!

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71-Blackbird In reply to AzulaGriffon [2011-01-20 01:29:43 +0000 UTC]

Really?? I would never have guessed. You sholud draw them more (:

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AzulaGriffon In reply to 71-Blackbird [2011-01-20 01:30:46 +0000 UTC]

the sad part is, i forgot how to draw them... i cant get the body right now... i can still draw the wings. ^^

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71-Blackbird In reply to AzulaGriffon [2011-01-20 01:36:17 +0000 UTC]

Look at my art if you want. I could do an anatomy sketch for you? Im bored anyways.

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AzulaGriffon In reply to 71-Blackbird [2011-01-20 01:36:48 +0000 UTC]

sounds great! please do one! thank you!

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71-Blackbird In reply to AzulaGriffon [2011-01-20 01:40:37 +0000 UTC]

Alright *gets out her tablet*

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AzulaGriffon In reply to 71-Blackbird [2011-01-20 01:45:59 +0000 UTC]

^^ yay!

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71-Blackbird In reply to AzulaGriffon [2011-01-20 01:54:24 +0000 UTC]

Oh my goodness its comming out so well :3

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AzulaGriffon In reply to 71-Blackbird [2011-01-20 01:58:02 +0000 UTC]

cant wait to see it!

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