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Chromamancer — Exchanging Tales
Published: 2010-01-22 14:35:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 8183; Favourites: 215; Downloads: 212
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I was doing a bit of sketching, and came up with this. I thought it was rather fun, so I decided to develop it a bit more.Anyway, the kid is reading something to the dragon, from that book he is holding. That area is a bit small, so I figured I should mention it in the comments here. I tried to draw some attention to him with some warm colors.
I'm trying to use a few more triangles in my composition, and think about my color palette a bit more. I also tried to do a better job with the claws, as compared to my last large picture. I also tried not to repeat some of the major mistakes that cropped up in my last two speedpaints.
This is sort of a half-speedpaint. I didn't spend as much time on it as most of my large pieces, but I spent more time than my speedpaints.
I would rather take the extra time and submit something that actually feels finished, as opposed to stop drawing early, to stay under some sort of hidden time limit.
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Exchanging Tales is an interesting fantasy piece by *Chromamancer showing off some of his talents.
Right off the bat one will notice the style of the times. While not a match in style to *Chromamancer 's usual style you can see his usual form. The style to be honest reminds me of old storybooks and the illustrations they held.
The art itself is nicely done. *Chromamancer has gone into his usual detail but limited it as is fitting with the cartoonish style I want to call it. It does however seem a bit dull and lifeless. I wouldn't have mined seeing more colors, maybe some green plants. The boy though stands out, which by reading the artist's comments you can tell that that was intentional. I will make note that the dragon's scales are a bit different then what I've seen in the past.
As for what is transpiring in the piece a few questions are raised. *Chromamancer said that the boy was reading the story to the dragon. But one must wonder if the boy is here by choice, given the nearby desolate landscape. Its nice how one can think a bit on the back story.
While defiantly not *Chromamancer 's best piece it is still good and thought provoking.
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Thanks for the handy critique.
I agree with it.
I was originally planning on using green grass and leaves when drawing this, but then I noticed that the landscape looked a bit more wintery if I left it unshaded.
I thought the look was rather interesting, but I now realize that it doesn't really match the mood of the picture.
I'll try to learn from the mistakes in this one, to improve my art in the future, though.
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Glad you found this helpful.
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Indeed.
I tend to have fun with ideas like this.
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Really like the scales on the dragon, especially his head
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Ah, thank you.
I put the most detailed ones there.
I think I'm a bit better with scales now, though.
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Thank you.
I'll do my best to keep improving.
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Art is nice chromamancer.
I believe this is one of most creative - and story-full art yet.
Complete Detail of Art is very clear, but for some reason, as back ground goes faraway, I felt like far back ground has less detail then closer structure.
Again, Impact of Dragon is great, because of the strong shade around his eye (Since I can only see one.) make him special and different from other, like 'Sky Serpent'
I can see you focused on drawing human, but sadly, I can't feel it directly, (I want recommend you to retouch it, but that is one that I cannot say with my skill.)
Meaning Scales of this art is kinda dull.
It is really hard to say it is not good as old one, but since I'm NOT writing critique anymore...
(Although I would just write plain truth I see on critique too.)
I should really improve on working in deviantart but seems that is really hard for me. unlike you, I'm not wonderful artist at all, and dragging project like thousand year.
I will wait for the your next drawing! then.
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Thanks for again for the awesome comment.
These are always useful. I think that the "Stained Glass" picture was better, though.
Maybe I should do a retouch...
Critiques do not depend on artistic skill. If you see something that looks off, or needs to be improved, just say so. You don't have to be an awesome artist to notice mistakes and flaws with a picture.
I always enjoy your honest comments.
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nice ^^
i like the light tone colors and those cristal in the ground <3 but i think the dragon looks a bit rigid.
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Thank you.
Hmm... I think it's the positioning of the elbows. It does seem like a slightly awkward position.
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you never cease to amaze me Chroma ^^ your stlye inspire me so much. I love your stlye, and that shading is just awesome. the tail is long XD but i like tails long, but that's just me ^^ great job Chroma!
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Thank you.
I'm glad to hear that.
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one thing i noticed about this picture is... that's a really really long tail...
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Yep. I was thinking of not making it that long, or not wrapping it around the foreground like that.
Then I thought, "Why not? Just draw it."
It is a really long tail, though.
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The warm colors on the boy definitely make him stand out of the picture
The shimmering scales on the dragon also add a nice touch to this 
I like the slight detail of the glowing crystals too.
Also seeing a nice improvement on how you draw claws!
Wonderful work and concept
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Thank you.
I paid extra attention to the claws after that last big picture I made.
White dragons are fun, but they're a bit tough to shade well.
Every bit of practice helps.
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absolutly adorable idea! unfortunatly still looks cartoonish, 
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Thank you.
I seem to have more trouble when drawing something white... It makes things much harder for me to shade, because I can't just simply vary the color and add a few highlights. That's part of why I chose a white dragon here.
The crystals in the background are possibly my favorite part of the picture. They added some nice variety, I think.
I'll keep practicing. I'll be uber awesome eventually.
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drawing the dragon white is a great idea! especially when you need help on that subject.and i agree, the crystals do add some variety! and i believe you will become god at this eventually... you pretty close already ^^
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love it ^.=.^ good job once again. Very nice textures
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Thank you.
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
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you do very good work.. i can't help it
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