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ArtbySandiJohnson β Riders on the Wind
Published: 2004-08-02 22:33:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 9621; Favourites: 479; Downloads: 1528
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Graphite drawing. Aproximately 13x19 inches. It took four scans to get it all into the computer. I loved working on this, although the shoulders were really hard to figure how I wanted them to look and were a major struggle.Thought about calling this QUEEN!! because she is every bit a Queen, but it seemed to simple.
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Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. I do try to make the anatomy look 'right,' and trust and bond is the strongest quality to the drawing, I think. The dragon, besides being huge and powerful, looks very protective of the girl. And the girl, while being small and fragile is standing in a rather precarious position, but both her intimate touch on the dragon's jaw and her relaxed pose show confidence and trust in the dragon.
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I absolutely love this drawing. I love the blending and the shoulders are brilliant!!! I also love that the dragon is soft and not harsh and threatening as they are usually portrayed. This feels more 'real' to me!Β
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Thanks so much. Β To me there is an intimacy, love and trust in the way the rider leans casually back against the queen, her feet precariously placed on the dragon's rounded leg and her hand tender and familiar against the jaw. The queen, for surely she can be nothing else with that arch in her neck, looks intently off in another direction. The girl is perhaps watching for her lover to return on his dragon? Has the queen spotted prey, or possible danger to her rider? Her head and arched neck, so proud and queenly, nearly arrogant also has a look of being protectively curved over the girl's slight form. The eye is intent, the muscles coiled ready to act...if it's food, if it's danger? And the girl is so trusting that this huge dragon would never move in such a way that she could be harmed. I didn't plan all of that out originally. Originally it was a girl and her dragon, great friends, up on a cliff, waiting and watching for ...whatever. But as I worked on it these other things started coming out. Anyway, that's what I think whenever I look at this drawing. I'm glad you like it!
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Outstanding work, and this is traditional art? Amazing, thanks for showing me that you can still draw something great and you don't need computers to make it look absolutely breath-taking, you skill is unimaginable; skill like those back in the middle-ages.
I hope you keep up the grand work.
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Thanks so much. I'm glad you liked it and thanks for your comments. You're too much.
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Why thank you alright I'll let you get back to work, so this young Dragon bids you farewell.
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I really love your work. It's beautiful. Very, very nice, really.
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thank you very much...it is one of my favorite pieces
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Realmente me encanta tu trabajo. Es precioso. Muy, muy bonito, de verdad.
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wow, this is really beautiful. excellent drawing, i love the soft shading!
also, not often we see dragons that looks so calm and kind. mostly dragon-pictures looks furious and dynamic.
love this!
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thanks, inspired by Dragons of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey
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oh, i never heard of it before, will check it out
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Amazing use of pencil 
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several different grades of pencil, sharp point, light touch, book under hand and arm to keep down the smudging
Thanks, glad you liked it
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Oh okay
No problem !
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Wow, the entire work is amazing! The textures, the shading, the mood, everything is just amazing!
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thanks so much, I'm glad you liked it and thanks for the fave
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wow, wow, wow.
I totally love the head of the dragon. It's fantastic!
And the whole drawing seems to be like a natural.
I'm sure you put a lot of work in it and the effect is really really... can't find any suitable world, ehh.
/ and sorry for my bad English x[
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thank you so very much
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thanks so much
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Beautiful. You have a fantastic attention to detail, the shimmering effect is TOUGH with graphite work and you pulled it off amazingly. I'm glad I found your gallery! I'll be stalking er...*cough*...WATCHING you now...
Again, beautiful work and I'm particularly impressed by the size proportion you accomplished...the two both look so incredibly realistic and you've captured the pure magnitude of teh dragon, LOVELY!
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Thanks so much. It is one of my favorite all time works I"ve done. I was really pleased with it and I'm not often. It said just what I wanted about their relationship andI was able to get the polished look I wanted. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
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You're welcome.
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This is one of the best graphite images i've seen. amazing work on the shoulders, the dragons face and the emotional aspect of the work. The relationship between the dragon and girl is beautifully shown. Great work
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Thank you so much, and thanks for the fave. It was a lot of fun to work on. I do want to do more when I can.
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This is so epic. I have NEVER seen a Pern dragon drawing as realistic and well done as this one. 
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Thanks so much. I'm glad you liked it.
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i can't get over how amazing u rendered the dragon's skin, so shiny and beautiful, really pops out *jaw drops*
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thanks so much.......it was a lot of fun
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thank you so much
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They are very content. How wonderful...
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Thanks, yes they are. And they are very comfortable with each other.
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I'm jealous. hahaha
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me too
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thanks
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Wow. That is awesome! It. . . looks. . . so. . . real!
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thanks, I want to do more of these two.....one of these days
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Yae! I will look forward to it!
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Brilliant! Is it a dragon? Because I love when dragonheads look a little like a horses head... ^^
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Yep, she be a dragonness.......and thanks for the faves
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