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Published: 2010-12-22 19:48:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 54178; Favourites: 3920; Downloads: 602
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Once upon a time someone used to come and sit under the gnarled tree on the hill. But he was not as alone as he thought....Is the dragon looking for companionship? Is it going to gobble up and eat him? Is it simply too big and old to notice another ant scrabbling over its back?
I'll let you be the judge of that.
Painted digitally over (and under) a sketch I did ages ago: kaytara.deviantart.com/art/Myt…
Wacom tablet, Paint Shop Pro 8, and god only knows how many hours. X_x
EDIT: Blue flowers added at the very persuasive "insistence" of my mom.
EDIT EDIT: It shall look horrible and flat no more! Also made it a bit less dark...
EDIT x3: Gah... Huh... Bwuh? O_O A DD? Wow, guys... Thanks, thanks a lot. O_O
Other installments in what has become the "wood dragon" series:
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Oh, my god. First, of all, I see no flaws whatsoever in this picture. It is absolutely perfect. I love, no, adore the dragon and the entire make up of it. It is amazing. This is absolutely amazing.
I saw this picture moments ago as a daily deviation thumbnail and thought, "Woah Nellie!"
I was afraid to critique this because there is simply nothing wrong with it and that I wouldn't be able to make it to one hundred words of typing. This art leaves me nearly speechless, and I intend to explore your gallery for more wondrous art such as this. You have just widened the horizon of my imagination. And I am very grateful for that. Thank you for creating this piece. It is truly a wonder of deviantart.com.
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I, eh.. uh... *blush*
Thank you for the critique, I really don't know what to say...
Concerning the five stars in originality... Well, I do think that it's pretty original, but since painting it I've realised that it's still not unique. The general "mythic critter masquerading as part of the landscape" theme by itself isn't that rare, and I've even seen one or two wood dragons similar to this one. (My dad looks through a lot of art on LJ, he likes to find stuff, sometimes decades or centuries old, and jokingly accuse them of plagiarising me. XD) There's even one on Deviantart, maybe you've seen it before: [link]
Cheers, and thanks for the critique again!
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welcome!
but still, yours looks completely different in my opinion, and youre still very talented.
i gave you 5 out of 5 for originality because the way you came up with it is your idea. and it looks awesome!
your welcome!
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Hello again, folks, this is your friendly internet robot sitting on a lovely rolling hill with a (Looks behind)--AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!
Okay, folks, lemme start off with this. As far as I'm conerned, this piece, by a.deviantart.net/avatars/k/a/k… " alt=" " title="Kaytara"/> is just genious. It combines a wonderful grasp of technique and theory with a wonderful love of the fantastic, which I love.
I'm sure we're all familiar with the famed hill from the Nightmare Before Christmas, a strange thing with a tip curling in a downward spiral. Compositionally, this calls back that same hill, though the great earthen dragon's head swoops upward instead, toward the sun, and toward our small figure lost in his own thoughts.
Technique used here is evidentally a speed paint with a special emphasis on grass textures. While it would undoubtedly be well within the artist's ability to paint individual baldes of grass, this would be somewhat inefficient, especially for such a texturally ambitious project.
Overall, this piece shows a great deal of skill combined with a love of the form. I think we painters of the fantastic can all learn something from this.
-Mosobot64
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Gah, that's what I miss when not checking my inbox more thoroughly. O_O
Thank you for taking the time to write this critique. It's funny - I watched and loved The Nightmare Before Christmas, but didn't think of the similarities until you mentioned them.
I honestly don't know what to say... I'm humbled that you liked it so much!
Again, thanks! ^^
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I'm glad you liked my words!
Like I said, it's kinda like a reversal of the scene from NBXMAS, the composition elements are there, but reversed.
Anyway, you're very welcome!
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I just might have to write a story about that... Do you mind if I post this picture somewhere else with full credit?
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I don't mind, and I hope you link me when it's up! Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner and I hope you've had a Happy New Year!
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Smaug and Treebeard's love child? Meh. Dragons'll do anything. GORGEOUS piece of art BTW.
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...Well there's a mental image I hadn't considered.
(thank you! )
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This is my favorite piece of yours, simply gorgeous.
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this is cool, I want to sit near that tree too^^
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...Now there's a ship I hadn't contemplated before...
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This is stunning *_* I love the amount of detail in this piece.
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No other words: stunning.
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Stand back, I'm going to try Science!!
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Spectacular concept. I've never heard of this particular concept before. And the execution. Ah. AAH. How do you ART? That is just. Wow. Gorgeous. The DD was VERY much deserved.
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I love all your images of this creature, but this one may be my absolute favorite. The detail is great, the color and lighting is beautiful. Fantastic work.
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This is absolutely stunning. I love how majestic the dragon is. The way the dragon is the ground is beautiful and makes the picture feel magical. 
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You've got a very Michael Whelan thing going on in this painting, which coming from me is very high praise. 
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Since he's one of my greatest inspirations, I can assure you I appreciate that very much. ^^ Thank you.
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Oh, these are wonderful colours of sunset mirrored by a wonderful scene. I really like the idea of this tree-horned dragon with a back full of moss and lawn. Reminds me a little of old Morla from the neverending story. I hope it won't mind elf sitting on his back. Elf and plants go well usually.
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Holy crap this is amazing. <3
It's so creative. c:
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YEY!!! It's the perfect time of the year to show of my BESTS from 2011 
Welcome to "Fiery BEST OF 2011 !! & Happy New Year" journal >> [link] 
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Thanks for taking the time to comment!
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