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Published: 2010-02-22 05:23:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 931; Favourites: 32; Downloads: 26
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My second pic done with photoshop & tablet.Please critic.
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Beautifully painted. I love the lighting effect.
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The details are just... wow. From the grass to the scales. I'm speechless!
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This is very well done! I like the darkness of it, and how the Dragon is a bit away from the lighthouse so is in a shaddowy area and the light is catching him in it's glow. The lighthouse keeper is in for a bit of a shock I reckon! This is a large Dragon, I like the way you have done it's head, we get a sense of size & I like the glint in it's eye!
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Thanks.
Haha I did not even think of the lighthouse keeper. I sure he would be shocked and terrified.
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Welcome!
Yeah! I'd say they would freak!
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Thank you. Thanks for all the faves and the watch too.
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Oh, this is really sweet. The dragon looks just lovely, like gentle giant who is just interested in what this small light things is.
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I gotta say this is very good work, the light reflection highlights are lovely. My critique is only a small one. When I first looked at it. i saw nothing wrong with it at all. Then noticed in the comments that the serpent was on the same level as the lighthouse. This bothered me for the reason that when I looked at it.. The serpent seemed to be in the foreground. So if anything. The only draw back is that the serpent "ISN'T" in the foreground. I mean the light even looks like its coming into the foreground at an angle, with the light refracting from behind the serpents head.
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Ok first of all, this is a wonderful image. I'm really loving this concept. I can really see how interested the dragon is in the lighthouse.
But for some critique: I suggest lowering the dragon's head so his/her eye is level with the light from the lighthouse. It would pull the image together a whole lot better. Right now it seems as if the dragon is just looking over the top of the house.
If you wanted to get really detailed. You could make the dragon look more wet. Seeing as it has just risen from the ocean I would suggest adding some extra shine to the scales or having some water droplets falling off it.
For the ocean, I suggest looking at photos of the ocean at night. Waves don't really fall into little triangles like that. Instead grab the paintbrush tool and try to replicate some ocean photos. Look at how the water forms and how light plays into it. It can be really tricky! x_x
But looking at reference is your best bet to learn. Always remember to study photos and real life things around you. 
But this piece has really inspired me. I'd love to draw a similar picture like this one day
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Thanks for the critique.^^ I'm flattered it inspired you.
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try to think more 3 dimensional. the classic bumplight on a ball practice is recommended for deeper understanding.
water is an incredible good teacher of rendering. look at some good dramatic photography, maybe choose a seadrama, do a screenshot and paint it and you will learn very much on how to push down volume and how light interacts. try to avoid just keeping opaque. try to learn how paint material in different lightsituations. study of realism might be boring, but the results (when you analyze it why it looks better) will help you to think more constructive. knowledge and understanding are the basic root , your practice is the tree
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Thanks, that was really helpful.
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I love the strong high light and jaw. The only issue is that it's a little difficult to tell, right away, that the dragon is at the same level as the light house. It might be a good idea to pull the bottom of the image down, because then we'd see more ocean between the bottom of the page and the dragon, letting us know for sure which area of the sea it comes from.
Great color scheme, though.
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I didn't even notice that.
I'll have to make sure to pay closer attention to my placement in the future.
Thanks.
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This very awesome! I'll show it to my hubby who LOVES dragons! (Sea serpents count.)
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