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Published: 2010-06-17 22:04:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 18605; Favourites: 959; Downloads: 221
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It seems I have trouble speedpainting in Photoshop. Mainly because I get distracted, and keep improving a picture until it's no longer a speedpaint.I spent quite a while fiddling around with the colors and composition on this picture. It looks fairly quick, but I think I must have went through at least three different backgrounds. And at least as many color schemes.
I tried adding buildings, trees, clouds to add a bit more shape to the sky. In the end, I removed all those things, and decided to go for a clear night sky.
As usual, I'll upload minor edits if I decide to improve anything.
Process Reel: [link]
Minor edit: slight color change.
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Comments: 173
I love it! Also to me it is very reminiscent of the movie Dragonheart. The night sky was a good decision for this piece.
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Thank you.
That was an awesome movie.
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Thank you.
I'm glad you like it.
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I really love this! I just love the whole situation that you painted. You also put a lot of detail into the sky.
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Thank you. I'm glad you like it.
I tried to make the sky interesting. A flat, boring sky could easily kill the setting.
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You never cease to amaze. I love the eyes on the dragon, hose catch my eye right away. The background is wonderful to. Your attention to detail is great, i love the textures you've got going on. Great work man. ^.=.^
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Thank you.
I tried to put a bit more contrast and detail into the eyes. I always like eyes that stand out.
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Indeed, they are an important part. Keep it up. ^.=.^
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Heart touching!
Reminds me of Dragonheart, when Draco talks about the stars.
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Thank you.
I enjoyed that scene. I've got to watch that movie again some time soon.
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You're welcome.
It's one of the best scenes I think.
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nice work! I really liked the colos and lights, also the dragon's face. well done!!
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Thank you.
I'm glad you enjoy it.
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OMG this reminds me of Dragonheart, cept it's missing the Dragon star constellation lol
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Thank you.
I've thought about making a retouch and sneaking that in there...
Dragonheart is an awesome movie.
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VERY epic looking this one. Nice job man!
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Why you always awesome!!
im jealous ><
hehehe... just joking
good job teacher
never stop being a awesome artist
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Thank you.
I'll do my best to keep improving.
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Oh, I can feel like I am in the picture. Amazing job with the lighting.
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Thank you.
I'm glad you enjoy it.
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Is a beautiful dragon, you make the shadows of him perfect!
And i love the tail too!
I like too much the landscape...
Is a star night
~DiAnA
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Thank you.
I'm glad you like it.
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Sweet! I love the colours and the light and, of course, the dragon<3
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oh, wow, i love how detailed the scales are, and the lighting on this, well done
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Thank you.
The lighting is probably the thing I spent the most time on. It always seemed like it was either too light, or too dark. I think it turned out well in the end, though.
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yes it did, it turned out great, i have trouble with major lightning and shading sometimes
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is so beautiful! ^^ I love hoy themoonlight shines in the dragon skin. very nice job my friend :3
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I'm glad you enjoy it.
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Beautiful^^ This makes me think of my dragon character and I 
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Thanks.
I'm glad you enjoy it.
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This deserves a little bit more attention, so I need to comment.
Of course I love the green dragon and the lovely illuminations and shininess it owns. It can be hard to make blue and green fit together as a colour combination, but I think you did a wonderful job.
Keeping the sky open like that makes it feel vast and immense. You adjusted for depth nicely with the lightening tones around the bottom and though the sky is SO clear you can see incredibly far and almost feel the fogginess to space that might exist from so many stars, rocks and particles filling it's void.
I aaaalmost wish the person wasn't there... but it definitely helps give feel for how huge the dragon is. It is neat to see her sitting on the dragon's hand. If the girl's arm was fully extended it would have helped draw a nice line from the girl to the moon and made her expression more incredible with aspiring awe, instead of a lazy point.
One of the most eye-catching features is those fine lines in the sky which I believe are shooting stars. They remind me of how you might see a strand from a spider web glimpse in the moonlight. It might have been really striking to have included a spider web using that technique somewhere in this picture, though I'm not really sure where you would put it.
Umm, last, I juuust noticed 2 small green dots in the foreground, one by the ground and the other behind the leg of the dragon. They look like either fireflies or just that mystical "essence" that you see in some fantasy games and pictures. A few more of them, perhaps even closer to the view, could have helped bring a bit more life to the foreground and made the viewer just that much closer to feeling alive in the picture. I suppose it would be challenging to keep these separate from the stars, so perhaps it would be best to keep them to a minimum, I'm not sure.
So wonderful piece! (Of course). I'm happy to have lots to say; it's always disappointing when I want to comment on a picture and all I can think of is "good job".
Keep it up!
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Thank you for the awesome comment!
I'm glad you enjoy it, too.
I'm sort of in the habit of drawing a human in the scene, partially because I think it makes things easier to relate to, and partially because it helps define that sense of scale. I suppose including more plants and wildlife can help show size, too. I'll try and put a bit more thought about what else I can include in art.
Making a strong line with her arm probably would help the composition of the picture and add a stronger expression. That's an excellent point.
I added in those shooting stars, because I remember watching a few meteor showers when I've been on vacation, and because I think they help add a bit more depth to the sky, too.
I found a neat star field tutorial, recently. [link]
There are a few more of those firefly dots, but some tend to blend right in with the stars. I might add in a few more later tonight, but it's easy to go overboard with them, so I may not add in too many more. It was really dull until I added in those plants, as far as that feeling of life goes. Small details like that can really help a picture. I think I'm getting more reliable with them, making them not distract from the main focus of the picture and all.
I'll do my best to keep improving.
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That's a nifty star field tutorial. I've never thought about the process so much as making a bunch of various dots, but there's definitely a method to making a night sky come to life.
Most of my comments/suggestions are merely muses that cross my mind when I look at your picture. For such a nice piece it's hard to find much to critique so a lot of the points I came up with are really minor, and it's hard to say what would actually improve the piece until you see what it looks like. But it might be fun to check out.
Details = love
Keep finding ways to fit more in.
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I always enjoy your comments and suggestions. Your suggestions help me find new ways to approach pictures, and show ways that I can add in more detail.
Sometimes you catch obvious mistakes that I don't see because I spend a lot of time zoomed in on the picture.
You comments definitely help me learn and find new areas to improve in.
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This is just so beautiful, you know... This is gonna be my new desktop background
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