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This is a work that is still in its early stages - as you can see, there are still a lot of blank areas!

A long-time friend put this idea of a "paisley dragon" into my head about 10 years ago. I've had to wait to let my skill catch up with the idea, and I finally felt ready to give it a go in early March (2024).

The drawing is 16x20 inches - larger than I've worked in quite some time, so I've really been able to let my love of details off the leash. I referenced Thai dragon tattoos, Bali dragons and other sculptural creatures, and a big Dover Publications resource book for paisleys used in the textiles of India, so this dragon is an absolute mashup of all sorts of visual inspiration.

I will later ink it (because you better believe this is going into the coloring book series), then lay in watercolor to harmonize the color scheme (it shall be ORANGE - my friend insists), and then I will tackle it with Prismacolor pencils and gel pens. After that, I will cut it out and mount it on a separate background, and add all sorts of bling. Shiny bits, semiprecious stones, and whatever else seems fun.

More to come! I'll move this to Scraps as I post additional progress.

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Description

This is a work that is still in its early stages - as you can see, there are still a lot of blank areas!

A long-time friend put this idea of a "paisley dragon" into my head about 10 years ago. I've had to wait to let my skill catch up with the idea, and I finally felt ready to give it a go in early March (2024).

The drawing is 16x20 inches - larger than I've worked in quite some time, so I've really been able to let my love of details off the leash. I referenced Thai dragon tattoos, Bali dragons and other sculptural creatures, and a big Dover Publications resource book for paisleys used in the textiles of India, so this dragon is an absolute mashup of all sorts of visual inspiration.

I will later ink it (because you better believe this is going into the coloring book series), then lay in watercolor to harmonize the color scheme (it shall be ORANGE - my friend insists), and then I will tackle it with Prismacolor pencils and gel pens. After that, I will cut it out and mount it on a separate background, and add all sorts of bling. Shiny bits, semiprecious stones, and whatever else seems fun.

More to come! I'll move this to Scraps as I post additional progress.

Details: