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Published: 2018-07-25 18:02:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 31785; Favourites: 2732; Downloads: 175
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no idea why I've been so inactive lately, but here's a dragon? that I just drew... because dragons????
((EDIT: why is it that red colors always tend to look duller in deviantart images?? I set the display option to "original" size, so you guys can get the actual reds from zooming in once :> ))
But for reals, I have a guess why I'm currently unproductive; I always get real slow whenever I'm close to finishing a current to-do-list and am about to re-open for the next big thing - dont know tho why things are this way with my brain, gosh
In other news; I've been accepted to that plan B animation thing!! (the plan A was going to Paris, which felt like it was going well until the very moment the final results were official) Thus I finally know what I'll be doing during the next 2-3 years!
I'm honestly looking forward to it so very much
can't wait to
ABSORB™ dat knowledge
Also, it's gonna be nice to finally have more routine to my day-to-day life again,, being solely dependant on self-discipline to get stuff done still is a tough cookie n_n"""
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"because dragons" is a perfect reason 
Your art is wonderful. Please keep doing it <3
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The colors on this are gorgeous! Beautiful work!
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Is dragon !!!!! Because dragons !!!!! Yay !
Interesting morphology. Lovely diaphenous wings. She looks almost as if she were a kite on a string. Feather tail noted.
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Holy shit, this is beautiful! The coloring and design is amazing, and the lighting is fantastic.
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Idk how you did it but the sense of scale and sheer size is so clearly communicated in this! It looks amazing!
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eeeeee i like that subsurface scattering on the wing :'D
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wooaaaa dang
this is really really nice
i adore the colours
the shading is so good too!!
fantastic work on this design~
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I love this, your work is always so inspiring. I'm glad to see you posting again. 
That's awesome that plan B worked out, you must be so excited!! ^_^ I'll be rooting for you!! 
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saving the file in a 24-bit PNG file can help you solve the color issue
awesome paint!
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This boi/grill is fabulous! The wings going all the way back is my favorite design decision and you've drawn it (as well as the rest of the dragon) excellently. I also like the attention you paid to the muscles. They look very natural!
Would you mind sharing how you learned to draw muscles that well? Did you learn from books, courses, self-taught, or in some other way? What do you keep in mind when studying them? What might have blown your mind while studying them?
Like, anything. I'd be thankful for any information! I want to ABSORB™ your knowledge! (And on self-discipline as well if you got any tips~)
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Thank you very much!! And I'm mostly self-taught (i.e. I've been my own teacher, my own researcher etc) and in my experience, I like learning by simply keeping a general eye out for anything and everything that could be helpful and learning more and more tidbits gradually over time. Photos, drawings, books, videos, etcetc.
I get questions like these regularly, so I have made a link dump of my current resources: Remarin's resources!
With dragons, a good amount of improvisation will be needed. But for general knowledge on musculature, I would first and foremost go to ProkoTV to get in-depth lessons on anatomy. Like: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWf7_M…
And I also keep tumblrtags like rema-rin.tumblr.com/tagged/ana… for collections of useful stuff.
What I always keep in mind, or try to, are 3D shapes. Visualizing how the muscle masses are placed on a skeleton (be it the geometrical drawing guide "skeleton", or the literal skeleton) and be mindful of how their surface planes change "direction", interact with each other etc.
And what surprised me? Hmm, maybe that square/box shapes make for more appealing looking muscle-design than purely round shapes? But that might just be personal preference ;3
Hahah and on self-discipline, here's what I have got in theory:
-Be goal-oriented, you can have one big goal, many smaller ones, or both. It can be "become a professional in X field" or "be able to draw like X",, or "make X amount of drawings a month" etcetc.
-Figure out what your ideal drawing conditions are; without pressure? with pressure? with a third party person waiting on you? (like commissions) Or stuff like: for how long can you sit down and draw? are you able to draw multiple times a day? when are you usually the most productive?
-make some sort of routine??????? (I absolutely have no routine in my life at the moment)
There are some videos on the topic of effective drawing or professional lifestyle stuff in this playlist that could be of better help probably: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=…
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Thank you so much! I'll look into everything and absorb~
(I'm actually struggling a lot currently to get something routine-ish going. If you happen to stumble upon some magic formula, try to remember me and let me know! I'd be eternally grateful! Even more than right now! x3)
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Do you save your images for web? I notice that when I don't do this with drawings or even photo's that deviantart tends to make my pictures blurry. In photoshop you need to go File > export > save for web (legacy)
I tend to leave the settings as is and then save it as .png. Usually gives nice results! I guess it also depends on the file type, .jpeg's aren't great, better to use .pngs or even .tga. I'm not sure if DA allows uploading targa files though!
Btw, lovely dragon, so pretty!
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I usually save them as normal .pngs but I'll try that out next time I work with saturated colors! :0c
And thanks!!!
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she is dwagen, she is grace, she gonna gnaw on all ya'lls face! 0:
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In my case reds looks same in all sizes. But, i have monitor with fair 8 bits/channel. Or it's just perception tricks)
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I love how you made the dragon look like he has weight, and I think the colors look really good together! Good job, I love it : D
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This looks ready to just soar right off of the screen! I know that you've probably gotten a lot of compliments, but I just wanted to let you know what a fantastic dragon this is! A lot of dragons seem either too busy or too boring for my taste, but the spines on the spine and the odd tail shape are fantastic! Of course, the color is also very cool! Although I would have liked to see the red and green sort of blend in and out of each other without the defined borders you have. That said, I think that it's still really great! finally, I loved the subtle use of the mist. Very cool piece!
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Time to smack those watch and favorite buttons.
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I say we nickname this dragon Melon, it was the color pallet of a watermelon, so it fits perfectly! Either way this is very beautiful and well drawn. o:
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The hint of light through the wing membrane is a nice touch, and the muscles/anatomy look great! And yea, color can be a pain to deal with, for the longest time my png images were showing up so dark on here :c I also like the color scheme on this guy!
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My mind is buzzing. Why would Gobelins not accept you? I've seen a large number of portfolios and you had one of the best I've seen.
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!!Thank you very much :0 I myself just accepted that there probably were just too good of a competition this year. And during my research on animation portfolios, I did get the feeling that "creature/animal focused" portfolios aren't the norm? I'm comparatively not very well-versed in expressive people drawing, be it as caricatures or real-life observation.
But alas! I have a really good feeling from that plan B place (BTS Animation in the school "Arts et Metiers"),, plus I'll be saving like...+60.000€ by not needing to pay the considerable larger educational costs and the 4 years of living in Paris. Money wasn't a big issue, but I was certainly calculating the base amount of commissions-a-month I'd needed to make if I wanted to keep my monthly expenses from being a loss :'3
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I follow a lot of Gobelin artists on Tumblr and can easily see your art going against all of them. I suspect there may be a limit in the number of foreign spots they accept.
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Oh my god the lighting and detail AND THE WINGS ARE SO ACCURATE YES PLEASE
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It's not that red looks more dull, it's that you're using it against green 
BUT. This is absolutely beautiful.
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Do you not see a significant change in saturation when zooming in? :0 maybe its dependant on wether you‘re on the mobile app or browser, but I‘ve noticed it before that the „sized down“ version of uploaded images often make reds look less saturated than the original file. (it can be fixed when choosing the „original size“ option for the deviantart display and zooming in at least once)
And the red actually should pop out even more vibrant against greens since they are complementary colors ;3 Imagine if the red were a yellowish orange instead, the contrast wouldnt even be half as pleasing
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Lovely artwork as usual!
Also congratz on getting into the plan B! It'll be really interesting to hear more about how things go there ;w;
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PRETTY! Such a gorgeous design and fabulous colors!
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I'm just gonna leave here the fact that you're my biggest inspiration on here. Like for freaking real, man
I love your art to death. RIP. quq NEVER STOP DOING WHAT YOU DO, PLZ. I LIVE TO SEE YOUR ART.
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Congratulations on getting accepted! I know exactly what you mean about depending solely on self discipline, I used to work from home as a designer for years and that gets so draining. I need interaction with people to motivate me and schedules to get me out of bed ;w;
Beautiful dragon btw, I love the bold color choice <3
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Yasss congrats to getting in!!
And brains are weird, there is no logical explanation as to why they work this way. q__q
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The colors are amazing!
And it's a dragon
who can't love dragons like,
that's a thing when you're a human being!!
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