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Description UPDATE: I added a better water splash and clouds there! looks way cooler now! C:

UPDATE 20th Nov: Shard has gone through a slight color edit and minor shading improvements. There will be more changes to come as I'm still tweakin it a bit here and there.

ASK ME FIRST IF YOU WANT TO USE. YOU CAN USE IT AS DESKTOP WALLPAPER, BUT DONT CLAIM IT AS YOUR OWN. I ALSO WANT TO BE CREDITED AND NOTIFIED WHERE AND HOW YOU ARE USING THIS. Thank you!

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Blue skies, rivers of gold
Bring to my heart
The stories of old
I remember the way to begin

Lead by all my grace
And a brave hand of peace
The air will lift us, our hearts a gift as
We feel the release

The breaking of dawn
I see the wind and the breeze
Will carry us home,
Joining us all in unified love

The sweetness of peace
More precious than gold,
The tender compassion
That gives elation as we behold

Break of dawn is coming,
With wisdom, wind and breeze,
Touching on the seas.

So here in our hearts
lay way to our home
Where all find comfort,
Blue skies, rivers of gold

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGXfMQ… Turunen - Wisdom of Wind)

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OMGWTFBBQ. THIS ONE TOOK ME FOREVER (>30h? ). But I'm so proud of it. Look at all the details

This is 's character Shard, made it for him because he caught my 5,000th kiribian. I tweaked his design a bit, so it's a bit different than the original version
Initially, I *just* wanted to try out photoshop and never would have expected it to come out THIS detailed. but I guess I couldn't help myself.

Oh and btw, I think the song I posted here pretty much suits the mood in this picture too. I was listening to it (almost) the entire time. :3
I'm aware that there are a few mistakes still, for instance I don't really like how the legs came out, or the water splash. And I've never drawn a starfish before I made this without reference as usual... and there are a few areas that need more rendering. But I'm still very very proud of it. C:

THIS NEEDS TO BE CELEBRATED


Note: added a watermark to it to prevent art theft.
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Comments: 310

hail-the-oblivious In reply to ??? [2010-07-07 23:13:02 +0000 UTC]

I really never thought about that this dragon's color and mane is creating the proud impression at the point when I painted it. It's interesting how I still used this rather unconsciously
I see what you mean with that water splash - I never really did anything like that before and realize that it doesn't have the same quality. I will definately work on that once I figure out how to paint a water splash better. I will maybe update this piece after I practiced a little.

Thank you so much for taking the time for this the detailed critique! C: I really appreciate it!

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JANunnoArt In reply to hail-the-oblivious [2010-07-07 23:19:17 +0000 UTC]

Not a problem! And water can be very hard! I'm sure you'll get the hang of it after you practice some more (I'm not even sure I would be able to get the water quite right myself >.<)
You'd be surprised too how much you know subconsciously in art, you might have learned about the royal colors when you where young in school and it always stayed with you, even with the main from watching movies and the discovery channel. We take it all in and the great thing about having the mindset we do to be able to draw is it all flows out on paper whether we realize it or not. That's why sometimes it's good to have some else tell you what they see in your work because they will see things you don't.

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to JANunnoArt [2010-07-08 00:35:51 +0000 UTC]

yeah, you got a point there. I think that's what art makes interesting. I like getting other people's opinions about my art to for the same reason. I remember that I've read that the color purple is the color of kings. I believe also the church uses it as color, too, so it's kind of religious or "divine".

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JANunnoArt In reply to hail-the-oblivious [2010-07-09 01:35:27 +0000 UTC]

I believe it is the color the Catholic Pope wears if we are correct. And Bishops too. It interesting how much one color/ symbol has gained so much meaning just from creating a hard to make dye.

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Puffolotti4iji [2017-08-07 20:01:43 +0000 UTC]

well, this one is simply epic.

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to Puffolotti4iji [2017-08-08 18:01:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, glad you think so!

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drn1234 [2016-10-02 20:56:29 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing! Awsome work!

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angelkinart [2015-10-08 19:13:40 +0000 UTC]

is this the Ariel of dragons?

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to angelkinart [2015-10-09 17:54:26 +0000 UTC]

Lol maybe it is

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angelkinart [2015-10-08 19:13:16 +0000 UTC]

that's pretty cool

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to angelkinart [2015-10-09 17:53:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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TakaTheSquirrel [2015-09-22 20:01:12 +0000 UTC]

Amazing work!

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to TakaTheSquirrel [2015-09-27 17:57:51 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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TakaTheSquirrel In reply to hail-the-oblivious [2015-09-28 14:39:41 +0000 UTC]

You are very welcome! 

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mydragonzeatyou [2014-05-25 20:52:05 +0000 UTC]

TEACH ME YOUR WAYS!

I so wish my dragons were this good! 

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Lyriyale [2014-04-28 22:49:57 +0000 UTC]

Wow, very nice job!

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to Lyriyale [2014-05-01 02:07:19 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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Lyriyale In reply to hail-the-oblivious [2014-05-01 19:41:21 +0000 UTC]

No probs!

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AmethystForge [2014-01-03 22:09:57 +0000 UTC]

I like everything about this, from the colors to the textures

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thelastofthemall [2013-10-18 23:28:33 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!

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ChantalIZ [2013-10-18 21:42:08 +0000 UTC]

Your attention to detail is amazing!

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VagabondGabe [2013-10-12 18:44:50 +0000 UTC]

part of your world

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AutoDog679 [2013-10-09 02:42:09 +0000 UTC]

cool bro, this is EPIC! if there was a mega favourite button, u wouldnt b able 2 count hw many people would press

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UglyEllie [2013-09-04 00:11:56 +0000 UTC]

i like it very nice!

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to UglyEllie [2013-09-05 18:29:33 +0000 UTC]

fanks

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KFHDay [2013-09-02 01:35:09 +0000 UTC]

Did you steal this out of my dreams? Great job

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Fan-Gogh [2013-07-12 20:58:10 +0000 UTC]

ok very awesome!

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BMarshallARTS [2013-07-02 21:04:08 +0000 UTC]

It looks excellent. Love the detail and contrast of colours. The clouds in the background propose the anticipation
of a storm, the dragon resilient welcomes it approach. Stunning work.

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YuKitsuneYoukai [2013-06-17 16:52:09 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is breathtaking. o.o

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to YuKitsuneYoukai [2013-06-17 17:05:38 +0000 UTC]

fanks

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YuKitsuneYoukai In reply to hail-the-oblivious [2013-06-17 17:24:55 +0000 UTC]

You are welcome XD

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NINJAWERETIGER [2012-12-26 23:52:53 +0000 UTC]

That is so amazing!

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to NINJAWERETIGER [2012-12-27 18:31:42 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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NINJAWERETIGER In reply to hail-the-oblivious [2012-12-27 19:20:43 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome!

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8Bpencil [2012-12-17 00:19:49 +0000 UTC]

amazing!

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misbeavin [2012-07-23 17:59:05 +0000 UTC]

Nicely done!

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wen016 [2012-02-04 17:15:01 +0000 UTC]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is AWESOME OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;A;

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Sonic1234567891 [2011-11-20 07:30:33 +0000 UTC]

interesting poem and lovely dragon

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geoffHeaven [2011-11-08 09:58:17 +0000 UTC]

Wow I love this! Your dragon is so detailed and the water effects look so realistic!

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Jagsrock [2011-11-08 07:20:52 +0000 UTC]

Very cool! The water effects are great and the dragon itself is superb! The scales look very natural and the pose of the dragon is also great and gives him a very noble and elegant look. two thumbs up!

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Galler-y [2011-10-28 09:27:37 +0000 UTC]

Woooow, time to time, I wanna draw fantasy characters like this!

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to Galler-y [2011-10-28 11:52:28 +0000 UTC]

give it a shot!

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kika1983 [2011-10-28 09:23:54 +0000 UTC]

i like the soft highlights.

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to kika1983 [2011-10-29 07:37:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the feedback!

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IPV-XIII [2011-10-16 11:58:17 +0000 UTC]

I love dragons

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MorgainesWell [2011-10-13 17:04:58 +0000 UTC]

The detail is amazing. And i love your color choice and the way the colors play off eachother. Beautiful.

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MorgainesWell [2011-10-04 20:44:16 +0000 UTC]

Ooh! WOW! That is a fabulous dragon!!! I like him. have you considered giving him a name? all creatures that look so proud (even if they are just pictures) should have names.

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Rosarydragon [2011-08-18 01:25:22 +0000 UTC]

I love this, the dragon, the water, the background, the random starfish, the EPICNESS OF THIS PICTURE. It's so beautiful.

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to Rosarydragon [2011-09-01 03:13:35 +0000 UTC]

thank you so muchly

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Rosarydragon In reply to hail-the-oblivious [2011-09-01 23:28:17 +0000 UTC]

Your muchly and EPICALLY welcome!

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