Comments: 19
Aliennor [2019-09-02 11:26:18 +0000 UTC]
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Impact
First of all, I love the illustrative quality of this piece. The dual-view we’re given of both above and below ocean reminds me of a Jan Brett piece in that we’re treated to a greater context of the situation than the characters featured in the painting! This is the kind of artwork I love seeing in children’s stories (and that’s a huge compliment because children’s book illustration is a difficult field to master, let alone break into!).
A particularly interesting aspect of this piece is the contrast between the cooler tones underwater compared to the bright, warm colors above. This makes for a visually interesting piece; it’s easy, thanks to this contrasting synergy, to get lost in the details. The dragon is rendered exceptionally well with enough attention to detail that surface texture is suggested (gloss on the scales, sharpness of fins).
What would I suggest for improvement? There isn’t much room to improve this piece, in my opinion, except possibly ambient lighting above the water. From the colors above the water, I would assume this scene takes place between 10am and 1pm. I would like to see some harsher contrast between highlights and shadows above water (some of this can be accomplished with overlays like multiple, soft light, harsh light, and screen in digital software). That would compliment the realism beautifully.
Overall, this is a beautiful composition and deserves high praise for attention to detail, creative juxtaposition of elements, and excellent narrative.
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Aliennor In reply to Sarengale [2019-09-02 17:52:40 +0000 UTC]
I know you did. It's kind of a nitpick, anyway, so please don't take me too seriously. It's a gorgeous piece!
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Sarengale In reply to Aliennor [2019-09-02 18:53:55 +0000 UTC]
Hey, I am very nitpicky. Wish I'd had another 2 hours lol
Thank you!
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Atramis [2019-11-25 02:07:46 +0000 UTC]
Such an amazing concept! Beautiful work! <3
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Sarengale In reply to Atramis [2019-11-25 05:05:01 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much!
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z0mbiequeen [2019-09-09 12:28:38 +0000 UTC]
Omg saren that dragon <3 awesome! The horses look fab and I especially love that shading on Nov's neck. Love the composition of this!
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ProteanStorm [2019-09-02 16:40:32 +0000 UTC]
November looks like she has complete control of the situation, and that smiling dragon is going down! c; I hope you're entering your SharkDragon into the den competition, because it looks so cool! Those scales look like they took ages! ^^
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Sarengale In reply to ProteanStorm [2019-09-02 17:49:11 +0000 UTC]
Nov is always in control haha. I love her. She's the calm one of the group, Durango would charge in head first!
I definitely am! Hoping to get some sketches done this week after I get some commissions uploaded!
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Ember564 [2019-09-02 13:45:46 +0000 UTC]
Oh my god, this is incredible! The scaling and armor and everything looks amazing!
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Sarengale In reply to Ember564 [2019-09-02 17:46:15 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much!
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s1088 [2019-09-02 12:18:00 +0000 UTC]
I can't even tell you how much I love the composition of this piece!
And I love that your dragon is based off a frilled shark! So cool!! Good luck!!
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Leigh-Fleur [2019-09-02 04:24:54 +0000 UTC]
That is ominous as hell! Excellent job on the realism!
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ANIMALGIRL1869 [2019-09-02 04:16:55 +0000 UTC]
oh wow! this looks amazing!!! <3
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