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PhantomSeptember — Olm Dragon
Published: 2013-03-14 09:57:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 2648; Favourites: 117; Downloads: 0
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I'm part of an illustration club/networking/group thing on Tumblr now. The group does various weekly or fortnightly prompts, and this is what I did for the most recent prompt. You actually get the better deal here on dA, since I can upload a larger viewing size.I think I got too caught up on the tiny details instead of the bigger picture.
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Love the amount of detail you put into these, down to the very scales on it.
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Another epic dragon by the epic dragon illustrator! Love it!
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The inclusion of the mushrooms is what totally makes this one for me. Something about them makes him benign and approachable in spite of that expression. Also, dat beard. :3
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He probably lies around in mossy forests most of the time. People just take him for a collection of large boulders and hills. Then sometimes he gets up and flies around at night. Or something like that.
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That would be unfortunate for anyone who decided to go camping on his back.
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You don't camp on boulders. XD
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Wow, I absolutely love the composition on this. I adore all the scales--they're drawn so stylistically!--but I see what you mean about getting caught up in the details as a few of the body segments seem to blend into each other.
Other awesome things: the subtle tinges of blue, the super subtle yet beautiful stippling mist you've got going on in the background.
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It does seem to blend. :/ But it's not the detail that makes the segments merge, rather, it's the values. Its hard to keep in mind a light source and how the other parts affect the light. Then there's the problem that I only have a black and white medium to work with. The usual way to differentiate, would be to differentiate between the parts with variations of colour. But I can't do that because it's just black and white. I need to figure out the best way to use the values to my advantage to keep from muddling things in the future.
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That's very true, the merging is from similar value and not technically from detail... I only said it was detail because when I, personally, try to add fine detail to things, I often can't accurately control how all that detail affects the way the overall value turns out. I dunno if you have the same problem.
I wish you luck in taming the black-and-white medium. You do amazing work.
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I usually throw detail out the window if the values start getting too dark. The snail picture I did recently would be a good example. I love detail though. Getting the values right with ink is almost like trying to draw a complex checkerboard-- black needing always to be next to white, and white next to black without any mistakes.
One day I'll get it right. Good luck with your detailing too-- even though I think your art is perfect already. *_* Man, just looked at your gallery. Beautiful stuff.
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HOLY CRAP THOSE SCALES!
I can't stop looking at them
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Ahaha, thanks.
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Pardon my language, but you've kicked art's ass with this one =3
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I would say that the tiny details add a ton to the overall quality of the bigger picture. This is a wonderful picture and I think it showcases what you do best. Nice!
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The amount of scales on this dragon is staggering! Very nicely done. I like the flowing of the beard with the pointy snouth. I think the blue coloring is a great touch that makes it stand out.
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I like drawing scales. Sometimes I wonder if it's too much extraneous detail though.
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I personally love this love of detailing. I mean, a lot of times it could run the risk of being busy-looking and would lose the focus of the illustration, but I think you hit a good balance. I mean, I think it's having the scales looking individual pieces that make it look different than scales that just look like a texture.
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Perfect! I love these blue mushrooms! It is a very nice dragon))
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Thanks! I thought the composition seemed to be missing some little something, so I drew little blue mushrooms.
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beautiful! the detail with the scales is awesome. it amazes me how people can do that.
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Thank you for the feedback!
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Glad you like it.
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Thanks you. I like drawing scales.
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That is amazing, I really like your attention to detail
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