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Published: 2009-04-23 06:06:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 19565; Favourites: 783; Downloads: 0
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An entry for Wacom's "Bring Your Vision to Life" Contest, Good Versus Evil. At face value, St. George is the good force, eradicating the evil power of the dragon who plagues a nearby village. But can these roles be reversed? What right does George have to slaughter an animal who is merely living in concordance with its nature? Can the dragon help what it was made to be, even if that goes beyond simply killing for food? Is St. George's God rooting only for the humans, or for all of Creation?(This is more of a rhetorical commentary of the picture above, not necessarily an invitation for an open debate.)
I've read the rules pretty carefully, and it doesn't look like you can't submit pieces you've already uploaded, just ones that have been commercially published. If not, oh well, they'll just disqualify me.
Anyway, this remains my favorite piece I've ever turned out to date, and it goes along with the theme, so I removed my watermarks and altered it a little and decided to submit it.
My current Wacom tablet is still alive, but I'm waiting for the day when it kicks the bucket, and it would be awesome to win a new one.
As with the original picture, I drew inspiration for the composition from *nJoo , with the utmost respect.
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Comments: 78
This is a beautiful picture. The dragon really seems to take center stage, and the fact that we can't see all of him gives the piece a bit of mystery as well.
I know you said not to argue, but to me it seems that (at least in the European incarnation) dragons ARE the physical incarnation of an intangible evil.
They don't represent an entity, but rather the base attitudes of society. Gluttony, selfishness, hording, and the exploitation of the weak (in this instance the economically and socially inferior of the sexes). These are the dragons that must be vanquished.
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I have one word, for this is so brilliant I just can't describe it in any other way.
Wow.
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I was looking at all the (brilliant) pics of legolas, weasleys etc and suddenly BAM this hits me. You are one talented artist, and that dragon is fantastic!
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You're welcome, and seriously this is incredible!
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There's such a nice contrast here between the striking images -- St. George, the head of the dragon, and the foreground brush -- and the rest of the composition... which melts into the background. The placement of those things to be focused upon is solid and effectively glues one's eyes to the center of the page. Simple hues and a captivating lighting scheme only add to the intrigue. Lovely work!
-- Mitch
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Maybe is the nature of the dragon to simply kill for food... but that doens't mean George will allow him to feed of an entiry village... animal or not
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I love this! Everything works so well together, from the dragon coming out of the mist, to the nearly pure white figure of St. George.
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this is AWSOME! the shinyness, saliva, brushes, everything!
oh. i dont want to ruin anything but the left bottom corner with the branches and stuff, it's just solid. not brushed like the rest.
but still awsome!
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You got the moment of the fight well. The shining warrior leads my eyes. Looks like those old arts we should analyze at school...the white light of the good one, etc...many good memories!
Amazing and artistic picture!
Thanks for sharing!
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Oh I love the story of St. George this is a great piece!
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haha it's very cool, but he's called "gΓΆran" xd the picture hould be in a childrens picture book, you know what i mean.
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Wow! this is amazing! it looks like you did this with watercolour - amazing job! It actually reminds me of some of the artwork done for the Lord of the Rings by Alan Lee..
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Thank you so much! I love Alan Lee's work!
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really, really cool! The concept, the design, love it!
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Great! you're idea for it is really amazing, good luck for the contest!
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wanna see my entries for Good vs Evil?
please see here:
1st entry: [link]
2nd entry: [link]
and the 3rd entry is ongoing
thank you
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This is stunning!
I've always rather felt sorry for the dragon, for the town he was terrorizing too, but mostly the dragon.
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Well, I'm impressed! I love dragons but usually they don;t scare me. Your dragon is terrifying. I love the point you brought up in your comments as well. Respect for all creation.
Love the background too.
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