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Published: 2009-06-18 16:31:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 7514; Favourites: 163; Downloads: 212
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This one too a while.This is a retouched oekaki. The original picture was drawn on the NDA oekaki board. I kept re-drawing parts of the picture, because I was never quite satisfied with the picture. I think it turned out rather well, though.
I was also playing around a bit with textures in Photoshop, on this one. Mainly when working on the background. I tried to give the sky a bit of texture, so it doesn't look too flat.
*Retouch*
Hopefully the texture looks more like texture and less like fail now.
The towers were probably inspired by some of the awesome things that ~VampirePrincess007 and *jermilex make.
That's what those towers remind me of, at least.
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Comments: 51
CUTE!
...it kinda looks like spyro, for some reason.
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Thank you.
I think it's probably the proportions of the face.
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woah, I just visted those links 2 other dragon artists and they have ninja skills.
but your still my fav because u draw dragon, pokemon, digimon and avernum art
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Thank you. It's an honor to hear that.
There are a lot of impressive artists around.
I'm doing my best to learn and catch up. There are still plenty of techniques out there for me to learn.
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I was looking atthe tutorials in your favs the other day-they're loads of help 4 artists
u will improve because every drawing gets better
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CUTE!
...it kinda looks like spyro, for some reason.
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I remember this! it was on nda a few months ago! nice job!!!!!!!!!!
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The background looks really awesome and the towers looks like being taken from a Sci-Fi movie or something
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Thank you.
Those towers were rather fun to draw. The random sketching worked out well, I think.
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Your welcome
I can hear (or read 
Well it's really good
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Whoa! You really out did yourself this time
This is terrific!
The cloudy effect in the background look incredible and the proud pose of the Gryphon is just eye catching! AWESOME!
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Thanks.
I improved that cloudy effect quite a bit. It didn't turn out all that well at first, but that's what retouches are for.
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Again, you've got composition down great
Well done, mate!
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Thank you.
I tend to fuss with details and spend way to long on simple pictures, but it means that I try to spend a bit of time planning out the color schemes and stuff.
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Wow, this colouring looks really nice! C:
i love the pose + wings too ^_^
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looks really nice and it sure have a interesting background.
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Whoa. That's really nice. I like it alot, cute and cool.
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I love griffins 
he's cute. I like his pose and the angle you put on the pic. I like the shine on his armor, but I'm not surprised caused your lighting skills are always pretty darn good 
Only thing that seems to need work in my opinion, would be the wings. like on the left (his right), the line you have showing the fold, seems like it should be going the other way. Kina hard to say what I'm thinkin here 
I really like his face and the way you've done the background.
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Ah. I think I see what you're talking about.
Although, if it was the other direction, the tip of the wing would appear closer then the rest. I was trying to show that the wing is going toward the background a little bit.
Fur tufts on the legs might be good, though. They are kind of smooth as it is...
Thanks much for pointing those out.
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no probs. I was just checking out those artists you mentioned, wow 
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You're welcome.
I think both of them are rather awesome.
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I commented on your NDA version.
Here's that wing tutorial: [link]
I find it very helpful, personally. So far the only issue I'm having is if I want to draw the wings side-on as it doesn't show that kind of angle.
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Thanks.
I tend to alternate between those fish scaled and furry bird wings.
This tutorial will be helpful.
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