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What is this? Shading?!

I just want to address something before I get into the concept here. Firstly, I don't think this is shading done to the best of my current ability (I partly blame being ill and my own skills) but I have tried to imagine the light coming directly above the dragon. It still needs work but I thank trying adoptables, which gave me the confidence to attempt this. Hopefully it won't be the last either. Secondly the hill the dragon is sitting on...should be green. It's come out yellow. This is the joy of having a new printer/scanner! I actually did find a way to tone down the brightness so that the grass was green, but then DA wouldn't let me submit the new image (too bigger file size, I had to do it through windows photos rather than printer because there is no brightness control on there so maybe it was too much to handle or something...I don't know ). Until I find the answer to brightness it looks like I'll have to be careful which colours I chose to use in future. Having said that, at least the colours contrast so it will do.

I missed the last Group for Bookwyrms contest so I return to a spring themed one. This is Mei from the Temeraire series. I always imagined that when Temeraire left for home she missed him, so here she is thinking of him, unable to write a scroll to him about anything. I can't remember whether dragons can use quills, or if she even has his address, but I think that if she tried she might not be able to write for a while. For the spring theme, have a blossoming tree, no clouds in the sky and, because it was suggested, a flower crown. I don't think Mei's in the mood to wear it.

Mei was created by Naomi Novik. Please read her books!

Description
What is this? Shading?!

I just want to address something before I get into the concept here. Firstly, I don't think this is shading done to the best of my current ability (I partly blame being ill and my own skills) but I have tried to imagine the light coming directly above the dragon. It still needs work but I thank trying adoptables, which gave me the confidence to attempt this. Hopefully it won't be the last either. Secondly the hill the dragon is sitting on...should be green. It's come out yellow. This is the joy of having a new printer/scanner! I actually did find a way to tone down the brightness so that the grass was green, but then DA wouldn't let me submit the new image (too bigger file size, I had to do it through windows photos rather than printer because there is no brightness control on there so maybe it was too much to handle or something...I don't know ). Until I find the answer to brightness it looks like I'll have to be careful which colours I chose to use in future. Having said that, at least the colours contrast so it will do.

I missed the last Group for Bookwyrms contest so I return to a spring themed one. This is Mei from the Temeraire series. I always imagined that when Temeraire left for home she missed him, so here she is thinking of him, unable to write a scroll to him about anything. I can't remember whether dragons can use quills, or if she even has his address, but I think that if she tried she might not be able to write for a while. For the spring theme, have a blossoming tree, no clouds in the sky and, because it was suggested, a flower crown. I don't think Mei's in the mood to wear it.

Mei was created by Naomi Novik. Please read her books!