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I wanted to try a different style, both for the drawing technique and the dragon body itself. What do you think?Related content
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I like 4 legged dragons betterΒ
and for drawing technique, it is hard to say because....well....the shading seems kinda incomplete? It looks like it needs to be polished up xD
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if it was polished, it would become a normal painting
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so then what was this meant to be if not a normal painting?
xD
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something different from my typical style
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right lol i see xD
(PS. how do you shade in ambient occlusion? I was bored yesterday so i started reading a bunch of tutorials, and a lot of them used ambient occlusion and they had nice effects, so i want to try it, but i keep failing xDΒ sta.sh/04gnmwfkblq what bit am i doing wrong )
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I wish I knew it myself 
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but if it is flooded from every direction, how do I make it Β so that there is a definite light source?
i feel like an idiot
and ummmmm how do i paint it without a lineart?
or do you mean like just use a sketch and use that as a like guide rather than proper lines?
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If you shade your sketch properly, the lines should become useless at one point 
Imagine an overcast day - almost no shadows, and everything is softly illuminated. That's what you need. Then you can add a directional light, but there's no need for any more shadows after that.
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I have never liked having the arms as part of the wings, it freaks me out, but that could be a good thing, it is a good deal more intimidating.Β You have such a gift with dragons, I wish I could siphon off a bit!Β I think the cartooninst like Treyva was talking about is more coming from a lack of texture more than anything and the hard black lines,Β but seeing your other work, you know what you are doing!
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What's funny about four-limbed dragons is they're actually the most realistic ones, since there are no six-limbed vertebrates
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Yeah, I know, I have had that conversation with myself when I have drawn them. Β My brain just keeps rejecting it, lol!
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The colors are beautiful and have a watercolor like effect which is neat. The pose has a sense of mass and power, always something a dragon should have.Β The only thing that might be off is the underside of the wing. To me it says cartoon and that is at odds with the rest of the coloring.
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I think you're right about the wings, in comparison to the rest of the body they're too simple and flat. I should have added some wrinkles for better effect (I hate drawing wings so much!
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But that last one with the antlers wasΒ really pretty.
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yeah, but he was shiny, shiny things are easy
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it looks great! (as always, but..) i love the pose!
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