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Published: 2004-08-04 15:13:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 9063; Favourites: 341; Downloads: 2616
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A revisit to my "Drake" image to actually finish it. I like how this came out. Yes I do.Go technicolor dragon!!! *flails*
(How's that for a completely *not* in depth pic description?)
Done in COLORED PENCILS
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One of my friends lives in the UK, she said that Kharisma pencils are the closest thing to prismacolors.
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i could look for those then....thanks for that....i use faber castell but theyre very oily and dont show on dark paper
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Woah... I keep awing your pencil skills.
I should practice more 
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*pets* I'm working on another tutorial right now that should help you out, k?
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*jaw drops open* that's so amazing! the colours, the shape, the...bjj...goo.....wa O_O *adds to faves*
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Awesome looking dragon. It is amazing what you can do with colored pencils.
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That I am loving!
Yo is this "black" paper really help you when you are colouring with pencial crayons?
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Well this one was more of a brownish black *grin* But it works for me. I like it because prismacolors are slightly translucent, so the underlaying color *will* have an effect on the colors of your pencils. Skin tones look wonderful on the purplish colors, translucent cloth looks really shimmery on black, etc.
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Kool
ok thanks for the tip..
I was wondering becue My dad gonna take me art shoping soon..
^___^
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No problem. If you go to a crafts store, or a scrapbooking store, instead of an art supply store, there will be a scrapbooking section *filled* with cardstock in all different colors. More importantly acid free card stock.
That's really important. Over time color can fade as the paper deteriorates, one way to slow that fading is to make sure it's acid free, so the paper's natural acids don't speed the process.
I'd say snag a few sheets of different colors to use.
Also if you want a clean drawing to color, snag up some transfer paper (white is usually best) to transfer your drawings on. The stuff I use is Loew Cornell Transfer paper. Its probably the best I've found, runs about $8.00 for a package of 20 sheets. 20 Sheets lasts me a couple of months (they are reusable)
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kool
thanks for the tip!
^_______^
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Oh yeah; one last question -- do you use coloured paper for your pictures, or is the background done in coloured pencil as well? Or do you add a background colour on the computer, after the image is scanned? Your pictures always make me wish for a chance to work on coloured paper... :sigh:
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yup, I use colored pencils. Normally I put up a bit about what colored paper I used, but I figured it was obvious here *grin* I"m completely *not* handy with computers (computer artists have my full respect, I just can't do what they do), so everything that you see is what I've done in pencils.
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What can I say? It's stunning, as usual. 
I've recently formulated a theory:
IF:
* it's coloured pencil art,
and
* I absolutely fall head over heels for it,
and
* it's on the front page of Deviant Art
THEN:
* it's by you.
That makes you officially my favourite coloured pencil artist -- and this is coming from a serious coloured pencil fanatic!
If you do check this out under the blacklight, can you take a picture for us? I, for one, would love to see what the results would look like.
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well, I'll try. I'm not a photographer so I have no clue how to take photos like that... oh wait! My step father is a photographer! I'll just steal him for a bit *grin* Now to find a working blacklight....
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Amazing! I'm so glad you finished this, the colours are amazing and so well blended, each part of this dragon looks so detailed and refined. Once again, I say I love the abundance of wings XD
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wow this is really cool i love dragons this is divine
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anytime ur wrk is divne
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I really do enjoy the picture, and the color does NOT look like pecils... looks more like pastels... Very well done with that
Now on to my goofy head:
All I can think of when I see this, is that the dragon is looking at a female dragon and going, "do you think I'm ... sesxay?" with his tail wrapped around his neck... or he's trying to hang himself 0.o...
*runs away*
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O.O you're the second person to say he's trying to hang/strangle himself. Poor little guy *pets* and thank you!
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I think the drawing is really cool
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O.o well your phrasing kind of made me go... eh? I am the person who drew this.... but anyway, thank you!
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Beautiful work! I love the colors to this!!
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*jealous*
*dies*
me must draw more. AHHHH
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i love the colors you chose, tey give it an even more mystical quality. gorgeous dragon. *_*
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the pose and the colors are just beautiful...
I love how the tail wraps around the neck...
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i agree, go techni colour! this is awesome :thumsup: i like
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i got ur old drake as a favourite...i'd like to add this one on my favourites list but i wanna get rid of the old one first...do u know how to take stuff off fave lists..?
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Just go to the pic, click the favorites button again. That'll take it off.
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Colored pencils? Wow, i never would've guessed; this pic is so cool! The purples and blues make it look very interesting; Definately worth it's spot on the today's favorites; congrats!
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*glompnuzzleluff* oh you're spiffy!! i wish my scanner would let me get that kind of sharpness to my images. it always makes them grainy. ah well. woo for the technicolor dragon!!! *happydancehappydance*
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I figured out that if I scan at 600 dpi, then reduce the image to 72 dpi in photoshop, it retains it's smoothness. So I don't have the grainyness problem that most low res files have.
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thank you! i'll have to try that.
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That was done in colored pencils? I thought it was...well oil pastels or something. That's amazing! 0,-,0
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