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MatthiasUtomo โ€” Fallen Sovereign

Published: 2013-03-25 19:24:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 3422; Favourites: 140; Downloads: 67
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Description Painted this one as a concept for a friends video game project. Was really fun to do, because the setting he gave me reminded me of monsterhunter in a way and I love that game Took the color palette of a photo, kind of cheating I know, composition and painting was done by me though. My dragon anatomy is a bit weak, have to work on that So thats it for now, have a fantastic week!
PS: Would be awesome if you could post some critique ยดn stuff in the comment section below

Edit: Was not sure about whether this has mature content or not. I just rated *no*, if I should change it please tell me.
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Comments: 27

SolvayDrake [2015-04-14 20:36:28 +0000 UTC]

I can appreciate your concern with the details, but how the light hits the wing is looking very good. That's why I picked this one for a closer look. As far as dragon anatomy goes, or any kind of wing for that matter, I usually went with the concept of wings being actually just an arm, in this case spreading skin between the fingers. So, if you know your way around human anatomy, a dragon shouldn't be too complicated.

This dragon looks like a kind of fish or snake, though. And I have to say, I don't mind at all. Maybe I could help, but don't get caught up in THE way to do something.

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MatthiasUtomo In reply to SolvayDrake [2015-04-18 08:59:25 +0000 UTC]

Hey thanks so much for your thoughts!! That's an interesting point to think about the wings like arms, I'll keep that in mind! Cheers ย 

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gizmO-o [2013-06-20 13:25:57 +0000 UTC]

love the colors! especially red wing, its popping out from the rest "toned" pallete good job!

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MatthiasUtomo In reply to gizmO-o [2013-06-20 19:20:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks alot, that was kind of the main reason I painted it xD

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Awale-Abdi [2013-05-28 10:30:13 +0000 UTC]

I used to sketch and draw but my skills were meagre... I have no criticisms to offer to a genius like yourself. But I like the colour pallete and contrast; the way the red just pops and I guess you just need to keep working on your dragon anatomy as you said. Sorry... My critiques suck. But GREAT WORK!

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MatthiasUtomo In reply to Awale-Abdi [2013-05-28 17:59:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much^^ Im far away from beeing a genius though xD Oh and about what you said at the beginning, I dont know if you are still drawing but if you do maybe this helps: [link] This guy is like the manifestation of inspiration o.O

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Awale-Abdi In reply to MatthiasUtomo [2013-05-28 20:10:40 +0000 UTC]

My shortcomings didn't have much to do with inspiration... I just bloody sucked at drawing and I quit like some loser but I have a knack for writing and I don't plan on giving up on that. But thank you; I'll bookmark that page.

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MatthiasUtomo In reply to Awale-Abdi [2013-05-29 09:00:22 +0000 UTC]

Oh ok. I aggree with you. If something doesnt fit to you, but another thing does, why not do this instead of the other thing.(aghh my english^^)

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Awale-Abdi In reply to MatthiasUtomo [2014-03-07 20:36:55 +0000 UTC]

Youre english is fine and sorry for the year long reply, been offline for ages. Think I'll start posting again now.

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Dark-Oak-Trails [2013-03-30 16:59:50 +0000 UTC]

Featured here: [link]

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MatthiasUtomo In reply to Dark-Oak-Trails [2013-04-01 15:26:16 +0000 UTC]

Awesome, thank you!

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Ludo38 [2013-03-28 09:13:19 +0000 UTC]

excllent idea, that red !

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MatthiasUtomo In reply to Ludo38 [2013-03-28 17:59:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks^^

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Shue13 [2013-03-26 19:31:04 +0000 UTC]

nice piece mate!!

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MatthiasUtomo In reply to Shue13 [2013-03-26 21:06:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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adelruna [2013-03-26 09:29:01 +0000 UTC]

I love the red-green contrast For dragons it's helpful to find use lizard references for the body and bird/bat references for the wings. I'm no expert but I would suggest that the shoulder is pushed back and that the neck curve inwards to make it obvious that the head doesn't just join straight to the body like this [link] ? Yeah it's not easy to draw mythical creatures because you can't rely on a single ref :S

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MatthiasUtomo In reply to adelruna [2013-03-26 10:44:47 +0000 UTC]

Whoaa thanks alot for the paintover, thats awesome! Yeah the pose would look much better like that. Do you have a time travel machine? Then I would travel back in time and use this as linework (would credit you ofcourse^^)

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adelruna In reply to MatthiasUtomo [2013-03-26 23:55:55 +0000 UTC]

haha I'm afraid I don't have a time machine but you can edit it according to that, after all artists learnt to cover up and edit more than drawing to get a good product

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cheeseburger49 [2013-03-25 19:41:57 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing!

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MatthiasUtomo In reply to cheeseburger49 [2013-03-25 19:43:25 +0000 UTC]

Thanks^^

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cheeseburger49 In reply to MatthiasUtomo [2013-03-25 19:45:39 +0000 UTC]

Ur welcome!

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CoolTreeko [2013-03-25 19:36:15 +0000 UTC]

[link] the dragon wings (or wing since you can't see the other. lol xD) should have a 'elbow' because when the dragon goes into his cave it would have to be amazingly big because he couldn't fold his wings to get through a smaller gap. and if his wings didn't have a 'elbow' it would be bulky and hard for him to walk in forests, etc.. that's the only thing I think you should change, but that's me. ^^ besides that I think it's really awesome! I wish I could draw like that...

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MatthiasUtomo In reply to CoolTreeko [2013-03-25 19:42:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! Haha now that you say it I notice how ridiculous he must look while sleeping xD Realy should have spent some time looking at bat wings, thats a great idea, thanks mate^^

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CoolTreeko In reply to MatthiasUtomo [2013-03-25 23:42:23 +0000 UTC]

yeah, no prob dude! ^^ I tend to draw a lot of dragons and such. I have the neon dragon book on how to draw and that helped me pinpoint those wings I used to do without elbows. lol xD ^^

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Dark-Oak-Trails [2013-03-25 19:32:09 +0000 UTC]

Oh my... That is amazing!
Like, seriously... WOW!
Oh and mature content filter is so not needed. Believe me I have seen much bloodier pieces go without the filter.

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MatthiasUtomo In reply to Dark-Oak-Trails [2013-03-25 19:37:38 +0000 UTC]

Thaaanks Okay, then I let everything as it is.

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Dark-Oak-Trails In reply to MatthiasUtomo [2013-03-25 20:14:34 +0000 UTC]

No problem!

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