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Published: 2004-03-27 17:38:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 1014; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 62
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It's been a long time since I last did a golden dragon...this one has taken me about 3 days, on and off. I'd like to add a background to it, but.... *grins* I know my limitations! (I now have to go off and buy a whole new set of yellow pencils... )
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Comments: 28

akumyo [2004-05-01 07:02:58 +0000 UTC]

This dragon looks eerily familiar to me, perhaps just because it is the golden type. I like it's horns a lot. I think a good background would really bring this peice together though. It just seems to be missing something.

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Mistresselysia In reply to akumyo [2004-05-01 08:15:17 +0000 UTC]

Familiar....I do have an elfwood gallery, and it's posted there as well, but apart from that, I don't know! I think it is possibly because my dragons do tend to be terribly 'traditional'... this was drawn as part of a D&D campaign, so I used their basic description (apart from the horns...I love designing head carriages for dragons!). As for backgrounds...they really are the bane of my life. I would dearly love to put in a background, but I am just so worried about mucking them up - I kind of have a 'background phobia'!

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akumyo In reply to Mistresselysia [2004-05-01 15:42:09 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I have a background phobia myself. I never know where to start on the damn things and usually just end up sticking with a figure. Makes attempting a dynamic picture a real pain in the butt.

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anghell-00 [2004-03-29 00:04:21 +0000 UTC]

Great detail and shading on the dragon.. and I like the pose very much..

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Mistresselysia In reply to anghell-00 [2004-03-29 06:37:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I tend to use that pose a lot when I'm sketching...it's almost like a '...and what do *you* want, lttle mage...' kind of pose

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anghell-00 In reply to Mistresselysia [2004-03-30 06:26:50 +0000 UTC]

Indeed.. I like it a lot.. and you're welcome..

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gothika248 [2004-03-28 12:17:51 +0000 UTC]

This is superb. You've given the dragon such a majesty and sense of dignity. Lovely colors, vibrant and rich.

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Mistresselysia In reply to gothika248 [2004-03-28 13:38:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! I wanted to portray dragons as a source of wisdom and majesty, rather than just being darn great lizards with huge great big teeth... *impish grin* *(Still...I wouldn't nick his treasure!)

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unorthodoxfaith [2004-03-27 21:36:53 +0000 UTC]

OH M GOD!!!!! thats soooooo cool! I love your dragons!! *jealous fit* Awwwww...

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Mistresselysia In reply to unorthodoxfaith [2004-03-28 10:01:04 +0000 UTC]

Thanks hon! *grins*...so we go from tiny dragons to stupidly huge ones!! Hooray!

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unorthodoxfaith In reply to Mistresselysia [2004-03-28 16:59:38 +0000 UTC]

Dragons are fun!! The big ones you can ride, but the small ones oyu can put in your pocket hee hee

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Chaotic2 [2004-03-27 19:54:52 +0000 UTC]

o0o0o0o, shiny! Luv the coloring!! :envy: Eek! Everyone on dev is soooo good at colored pencils!! Must try harder! *pulls out paper... luv dragons... I like his eyes!

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Mistresselysia In reply to Chaotic2 [2004-03-27 20:00:31 +0000 UTC]

Shiny indeed! Thanks, hon ...my colouring is a bit hit and miss at best, I don't post the unmitigated disasters!!! But I've been working on this one for about 15 - 20 hours in total...even if he was crap, HE WAS GOING ON HERE ANYWAY!!! Now I just need to sort out a background *looks horrified at the thought*. Ummm...maybe not...

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Chaotic2 In reply to Mistresselysia [2004-03-28 21:15:53 +0000 UTC]

lol

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GothicAngel1987 [2004-03-27 19:50:22 +0000 UTC]

Lovely.. The colours are really good..I love the eyes...

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Mistresselysia In reply to GothicAngel1987 [2004-03-27 19:54:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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Dragor666Shadex [2004-03-27 18:13:00 +0000 UTC]

YOU DID IT THE HOLY DRAWING! AAAAAIIIIII its the golden dragon of WISDOM!! AI

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Mistresselysia In reply to Dragor666Shadex [2004-03-27 18:39:56 +0000 UTC]

Well, I don't know about holy...there's nowt holy about me!!! *grins*
And funny you should mention wisdom...the original title of this picture was going to be 'Seeking Wisdom'!!
*winks* Cheers, Honeykitten!

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Dragor666Shadex In reply to Mistresselysia [2004-03-27 19:48:04 +0000 UTC]

HAha still! unholy what i may be it looks DARN good well done honeykitten ^^ and yes golden dragons stand for wisdom.. atleast i think so it looks just like that

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zippytk [2004-03-27 17:55:53 +0000 UTC]

That dragon is marvelous; the colouring job you did is astonishing, and that's an understatment.

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Mistresselysia In reply to zippytk [2004-03-27 18:35:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I actually think I suck at colouring...I have this horrible habit of using too much colour and blistering the paper etc...but this one turned out OK!!

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anneface [2004-03-27 17:40:37 +0000 UTC]

i'm enjoying those horns, quite well done

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Mistresselysia In reply to anneface [2004-03-27 18:32:49 +0000 UTC]

One of the reasons I love drawing dragons is that I get to design horns. Sad but true, I'm afraid!! Dragons have *gotta* have big old headgear, don't they??

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Shilili [2004-03-27 17:39:52 +0000 UTC]

wow cool dragon. I really like it. Drawing dragon is one thing I'm really suck at. But I like yours.

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Mistresselysia In reply to Shilili [2004-03-27 18:31:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I've been drawing dragons since the dawn of time (or so it seems... )

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Shilili In reply to Mistresselysia [2004-03-27 18:37:29 +0000 UTC]

oh wow that;s nice. Maybe, if you don't mind, you could give me some tip...?

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Mistresselysia In reply to Shilili [2004-03-27 18:46:31 +0000 UTC]

No problem! I actually learnt to draw dragons by drawing horses first...it helps to start small, with as little 'ornamentation' (like horns and stuff) as possible. Once you've got a body / head shape you're happy with, go nuts! Other points of reference for me were bats (mainly for wings), Pterosaurs and cats. Do the 'circles joined up with lines' thing (since I have no art training at all, I have no idea what it's actually called, but I'm sure it's a proper 'method') to get the proportions right.

Hope this helps...if you want any other tips, just email me and I'll send you a step-by-step thing of how I learnt to draw them!

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Shilili In reply to Mistresselysia [2004-03-27 18:56:45 +0000 UTC]

It help alot!! Thank you.

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