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DefectEngender — Red dragon philosophy

Published: 2009-04-17 15:38:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 1488; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 23
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Description I know I'm not going to win but I think this is my best
effort so far anyway.

Please check my gallery if you like.[link]

And I would be glad for any criticism:

Favs are appreciated so I have a chans to win.

The painting is much bigger and you can se all of it if you click on download ikon at the left.

I have also recorded the creation of this piece on youtube:[link]
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Comments: 30

Dont-lose-heart [2009-05-27 08:37:12 +0000 UTC]

this is quite nice
i wish i had seen this a lot sooner and before the contest was over. pretty much the only crits i had were that the knight's pose looks a bit awkward, the anatomy seems to be a bit off, and maybe a few parts of the dragons wings could be smoothed out but the bit about the dragon is just personal taste i think.
for some reason i always seem to think of dragon's wings something like giant, thick, bat-like wings

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DefectEngender In reply to Dont-lose-heart [2009-05-29 11:55:09 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!.Yeah, you are probilbly right I didn't do much dragon research I only drew what I think people think a dragon looks like. and I'm not a master of anathomy either I have only drawn croquis once, and will try to practice more.

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Dont-lose-heart In reply to DefectEngender [2009-05-29 12:05:11 +0000 UTC]

no worries about doing dragon research like i said the bits about the dragon are probably more personal taste than anything. the dragon really looks great as is.
a little research about human anatomy and placing yourself in the pose before you actualy go to draw it goes a long way with a little practice. then again reasearch on anything before you practice goes a long way. you're really doing very well already.

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DefectEngender In reply to Dont-lose-heart [2009-06-04 17:46:54 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou for your wise reply!

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Viktaar [2009-04-23 17:25:35 +0000 UTC]

Dau den va nte illa håller med lite om att hon kunde haft lite mer detaljer eller mer personlighet iaf, men najs!!!!

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DefectEngender In reply to Viktaar [2009-04-23 17:59:55 +0000 UTC]

Tackar! a jag vet hon ser ut som en uppblåsbar docka, jag hade inte så lång tid på mig att göra den, sen är jag inte så super på anatomi men jag tyckte det blev ganska ok om man räknar med tiden jag la ner på den. jag skulle nog kunna hålla på med den ett tag till egentligen.

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Viktaar In reply to DefectEngender [2009-04-23 20:05:55 +0000 UTC]

de e najs att komma tillbaka till bilder när de legat ett tag

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DefectEngender In reply to Viktaar [2009-04-28 19:26:00 +0000 UTC]

ja man får ju tillbaka minnen från när man gjorde bilden eller tog fotot. Fast vissa grejer fattar jag inte att jag har kommit på över huvud taget, typ en svamp ätande drake, helt crazy.

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Viktaar In reply to DefectEngender [2009-04-29 18:39:31 +0000 UTC]

jaaao totally crazy

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ChillJohan [2009-04-22 09:15:10 +0000 UTC]

Helt underbart cooolt O_O Photoshop-Pro-Man

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DefectEngender In reply to ChillJohan [2009-04-22 20:45:39 +0000 UTC]

hehe, tack! med erfarenhet kommer belöning. det är bara att träna och testa grejer så blir man bättre.

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SushiiKun [2009-04-20 18:41:22 +0000 UTC]

Oh WOW! I love it X3 I don't think you should change anything Jonte! It's really really awesome! *fav* ^_^

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DefectEngender In reply to SushiiKun [2009-04-22 20:51:20 +0000 UTC]

^-^ I'm very glad you like it San, I really apreciate your cheerful comments.

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SushiiKun In reply to DefectEngender [2009-04-25 09:41:51 +0000 UTC]

You are most welcome Jonte, you just draw so pretty. Your images are really really fantasyish, and that's something I really like *_* draw more images soon. :3

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Airumel [2009-04-18 20:33:17 +0000 UTC]

I only suggest more detail on the girl, but other than, WOW it's amazing!

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DefectEngender In reply to Airumel [2009-04-19 08:41:11 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou, Yes I know, everything needs more details I have to take care of that someday.

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cabcyco [2009-04-18 03:03:16 +0000 UTC]

I too have an entry that features a dragon. And like you, I don't think I'll win. In mine I have an angel fighting a four headed dragon and it,s done in color stippling. How about a fav for a fav ? I'll add your "Red Dragon Philosophy to my favs, and you add my Arch Angel and the Dragon to yours.You can't miss it. It's the only color stippling ( color dots).

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cabcyco In reply to cabcyco [2009-04-18 03:14:43 +0000 UTC]

Here I am talking " fav for a fav" and I forget to commit to my end. Well it didn't take to fix that.

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DefectEngender In reply to cabcyco [2009-04-19 08:58:34 +0000 UTC]

Sure, no problemo.

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5th-ninth-993 [2009-04-17 22:03:54 +0000 UTC]

I actually think this looks really awesome! *__* I can't see anything to critique, apart from the fact that some of your brush strokes are a bit too blurry, and maybe not as defined as they could be. Other than that, it's a really stunning piece! <3

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DefectEngender In reply to 5th-ninth-993 [2009-04-19 08:29:14 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou for your sweet comment. Yeah I know I had little time to complete it becouse it was used in another context. But I will try to polish it someday.

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Cheyanne-Author [2009-04-17 16:52:31 +0000 UTC]

Very cool! I like it very much! I really like the detail and the sense of movement it has.

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DefectEngender In reply to Cheyanne-Author [2009-04-17 17:05:46 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou.

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Crigby46 [2009-04-17 15:51:36 +0000 UTC]

im assuming that the knight is St. George

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DefectEngender In reply to Crigby46 [2009-04-17 16:08:24 +0000 UTC]

hehe if you like, it is.

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Crigby46 [2009-04-17 15:49:34 +0000 UTC]

i like this, there is very little i would change. all i might change would be to raise/extend the wings a little further, and i would have St. George holding his sword in a low guard: elbow bent, sword tip rising to eye level. sorry to waffle on so, but you did say you would be glad for any criticism.

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DefectEngender In reply to Crigby46 [2009-04-17 16:06:46 +0000 UTC]

Yes I'm very glad, Thanks! you have very good ideas. I hope I have time to change the painting soon and listen to good critisism like this and put in to it.
I'm not very good with anatomy and need practice. I don't know if the wings is going to take to much spece if the are bigger but it's worth a try. Thankyou.

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Crigby46 In reply to DefectEngender [2009-04-17 16:20:57 +0000 UTC]

be fair, its not exactly an easy thing to find, the anatomy of a dragon. i cant draw people at all, never mind dragons.

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DefectEngender In reply to Crigby46 [2009-04-17 17:18:49 +0000 UTC]

You are right, and it is the feeling in the painting I was mostly focused on. The only cure against bad anathomy is to practice on it.

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Crigby46 In reply to DefectEngender [2009-04-17 22:06:53 +0000 UTC]

oh dear, i could be practising for quite some time then

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