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Chromamancer — Winter Flight
Published: 2010-12-09 19:33:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 23392; Favourites: 1127; Downloads: 2227
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Sometimes I hate coming up with titles...Anyway, this is another piece for that calendar project. I don't think I've ever tried drawing a snowy scene before, even though I tend to enjoy snow quite a bit.
So, I looked up a bunch of references of snowy landscapes and mountains, and tried to use what I learned to make some art.
I lightened up the dragon a little, too. Hopefully it looks like a very light blue or white dragon. White and black tend to be difficult for me, so this piece was a lot of fun in that respect, as well.
Comments and criticism welcome, like always.
Now, I just need to find some time to finish all the other promising sketches I have set aside...
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oooohhh okay! that sounds pretty spiffy
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This soo amazing like all other jobs!
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I really love how the dragon's skin turned out.
The snow and mountains turne out pretty good, and the coloring of the sky is... well, really wonderful.
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Thank you. I'm glad you enjoy this one.
I had to use a few layers to get the shading on the skin just right, but I'm rather happy with how that turned out, too.
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I can imagine: sometimes when I'm photoshopping I do like five or six layer adjustment but then, bam!, the right shade you were searching for is there. <3
And be mooore than happy for the result! **
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Indeed.
Sometimes a bit of patience makes all the difference in the world.
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Beautiful one of a kind artwork as usual. Great stuff.
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Thank you.
I'm glad you enjoy it.
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This is wonderful C: And ice dragons always seem to be my favorite type despite the fact my favorite element is fire C: I suppose its the color scheme...And so this epic looking dragon just made my day
And the mountains and snow look lovely
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Thank you.
I'm glad to hear that it brightened your day a little.
The colors were a lot of fun in this one.
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You're welcome ^^
Hehe, awesome ^^
Hehe, I'm sure ^^ Its does have lovely colors and textures :3
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The amount of details in this, especially the dragon is insane! The mountains and the snow came out great too. You should do more like this
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Thank you!
I'll do my best to keep improving.
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He absolutely looks ready to take off. I love the way he's staring at the stars.
The snow turned out excellent, in my opinion!
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Thank you.
I think I'll probably take another shot and drawing snow sometime. It was a lot of fun in this picture.
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Thanks.
I'm glad you enjoy it.
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your welcome! and yes yes i do, i enjoy all of your art~
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Thank you. You can always ask, if you have any questions I might be able to help with, too.
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Once again, I am in love with your clouds. *_*
Wonderful job, once again!!
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Thank you.
Clouds are always a lot of fun to draw.
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No problem!
They are, aren't they? X3
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I'm glad you enjoy it that much, then.
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I really like this, I think you made to mountains and sky very realistic, like the dragon is actually up on mount everest. I think that the dragon looks a bit on the gray-blue side, but personally I think that looks good, like he is supposed to live in the gray slate mountains
Very very nice, as usual :]
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Thank you.
I used many of the same colors on the dragon, and on the background.
I'll do my best to keep improving.
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Well your doing a pretty good job so far
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Looks similar to "Stargazing." Cool change of scenery
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Indeed it does. Especially because I considered putting mountains in that other one.
That was something I noticed after I started, but I figured I'd just finish it anyway.
It was rather fun to make.
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Very nice composition! The feeling really suits these cold days.
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Thank you.
I'm glad you enjoy it.
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O_O OMG!!!!!!! Asum!!!!!!!!!!!
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I'm glad you enjoy it.
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love the background..
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Thank you.
I'm glad you like the colors on this one. I went through several variations trying to find a good color scheme.
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heh, you do this quite often, right?XDD I mean the variations.. I can't decide which version to upload as wel..=3 anyway, it always looks really amazing, there's not one of your dragons-landscapes I wouldn't adore..<3
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Yep.
I do all the shading in black and white, then add color later. This lets me change the color scheme of a picture rather quickly, without changing other aspects of the lighting.
So, whenever I'm getting ready to upload something, I try several different color schemes, so I can try and find the one I like best.
It can be a tough decision sometimes, for me as well.
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hah... I like snow.... this picture is very dreamy^^ and the stars on the top are great...
I think I will have nice dreams tonight^^
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Thank you.
I'm glad this helped brighten your day a little.
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*Favs*
Another brilliant piece. The shading is a particular standout here, functioning as both a detail and an eye director, which makes the eye focus on the main event first and drink in the rest of the piece from there. I love the sense of personality that is given to the dragon, and the design that aids in that (I'm thrilled when I see an artist make effective use of pupils for dragon eyes 
There's only one complaint I have, and this is rather hard to nail down. For the first several seconds looking at this piece, the dragon looked like a wyvern to me, with the front legs acting as a wyvern's only two legs in my mind. That illusion was broken once I noticed the back leg at the far left of the picture. Like I said, I'm not entirely sure what caused my mind to view it as such initially, though my guess is that it may have been due to the posture, the curve of the back, or... hmm, I just realized it's hard for me to discern where the wing and the back begin or end near the right wing region. I finally figured out the shape of the wing, but there's something that seems "off" about the area where it seems the wing is connecting to the body, and I can't quite figure out what.
But, again, this is a fantastic piece overall! Don't forget that.
By the way, calendar project? Is it a personal project, or collaborative? Haven't heard of it yet.
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Thank you. I'm glad you like it.
I tried to use things like contrast and color to draw attention to certain parts of the picture, in this one. Sometimes a little extra detail can really go a long way, especially when the eyes are involved.
I sketched out several different dragon poses, and this one seemed the most interesting. When I tried to fully include that back leg, it tended to look much more forced. Now that I think about it again, making everything in the foreground a little smaller would have left more space dedicated to the background, and I could have included some more detail on the rear legs...
As for the wing... I think I found the issue. I intended it to be something related to perspective, but if you measure from the shoulder to the wing joint, and back up to the front of the wing, it looks like the wings are different sizes. That could be a much more distracting issue. I'll have to take a look and try to fix things up. With all the layers, it may be a rather difficult fix, though.
That will definitely be something to avoid in the future.
Thank you for pointing those things out.
The calendar project I mentioned is just a personal project. I've seen some fantasy and dragon calendars around, even when walking through the mall, and I thought "I wonder if I could make something like that..."
So, I thought I'd give it a shot.
I've drawn many of my latest pictures in 11 by 17 aspect ratio, so I could have a consistent format for that project.
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