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Published: 2009-06-23 18:44:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 3796; Favourites: 160; Downloads: 71
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Description An old piece, done in January or even earlier. If you know my own site [link] and you actually happened to check it you could see this there when it was finished.

Nothing to tell about this one, really. Hmm, if I thought about it more I would say there is something to tell. Scales. They're a nightmare, and now I'm not thinking of that pretty demon equene-thing.
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Comments: 32

Ravenskysong [2009-08-03 00:24:26 +0000 UTC]

that is such a cute baby. also the grass is awesome

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matena In reply to Ravenskysong [2009-08-03 07:06:51 +0000 UTC]

Well, the grass is a preset brush in Photoshop I was too lazy to paint a proper background

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silverglass19 [2009-07-18 02:39:36 +0000 UTC]

Excellent job on the poses! Very dynamic.

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matena In reply to silverglass19 [2009-07-18 06:29:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Chromamancer [2009-07-10 22:11:54 +0000 UTC]

The line art and color choice look great.
The poses are awesome, too.

Scales may be a pain, but you get used to them after a while.

I think the main thing with the wind is that it seems that you have two different wind directions, between the grass and trees. Adverse conditions indeed.

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matena In reply to Chromamancer [2009-07-12 20:04:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the feedback
Actually wind can be very naughty and it can change its direction quickly in certain places, depending on its kind. At least this is what I experienced

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VolcanoQueen [2009-07-05 16:58:39 +0000 UTC]


Old piece or not, its still beautiful! C:
I love the poses, i especially like how you drawn their wings ^^

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matena In reply to VolcanoQueen [2009-07-06 04:55:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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VolcanoQueen In reply to matena [2009-07-06 12:42:58 +0000 UTC]


Np

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Dragon-lover15 [2009-06-27 17:23:11 +0000 UTC]

very cute

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crimson-howl [2009-06-24 10:50:43 +0000 UTC]

Just..Amazing!! Thanks for sharing it !!

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Zeimyth [2009-06-24 05:23:00 +0000 UTC]

Great work on the scales. I've never been brave enough to attempt them myself... XD

Interesting that there's obviously a very strong wind, which would certainly be helpful if harnessed correctly during flight lessons. But I would expect the dragons to be facing into the wing rather than parallel to it, so that the younger one could use the headwind to generate easy lift. *shrugs*

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matena In reply to Zeimyth [2009-06-25 05:15:39 +0000 UTC]

Hmm, perhaps this lesson was an advanced one, about flying in less convenient circumstances Anyway, one must keep balance in every kind of wind

Scales are not so frightening... I mean they look frightening but they can be handled well if you're patient. Quite patient.

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Zeimyth In reply to matena [2009-06-25 05:30:38 +0000 UTC]

Hey, that works. The younger dragon looks too old for this to be his first flight, anyways.

Well, I've never attempted them, so I'm still plenty frightened... >_> I'm pretty patient, though. I have to be; I'm too much of a perfectionist.

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matena In reply to Zeimyth [2009-06-25 05:59:15 +0000 UTC]

Well, you can try them even now... Use photos of lizards as references (I recommend photos of crocodiles because their scales are clearly visible in most pictures). That works

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Zeimyth In reply to matena [2009-06-25 06:00:53 +0000 UTC]

Well, I could try, if I were really drawing anything... XD I have a piece in progress that's not playing nice, and I haven't touched it for a week or so. I'd like to put scales on it eventually, though...

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matena In reply to Zeimyth [2009-06-25 06:13:43 +0000 UTC]

Oh... Not touching a piece for more than a week surely means for me that I won't ever touch it again But that's probably only my madness

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Zeimyth In reply to matena [2009-06-25 06:27:31 +0000 UTC]

Well, it's not like I'm working on something else. And I really want to get this drawn... But I'm really not an artist; I can't just get an idea and draw it out however I want. I'm too much of a perfectionist, and I take a weird approach to drawing stuff. At some point last week, I was just having so much trouble drawing the piece I'm on right now that I just got too frustrated and haven't touched it since. But I'm planning on finishing it... I hope. :/

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matena In reply to Zeimyth [2009-06-26 14:57:45 +0000 UTC]

Oh, don't worry about this. I don't consider myself an artist either. I'm rather a "designer", if it's not an exaggeration (by the way it is ) And planning is already a good sign

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Zeimyth In reply to matena [2009-06-26 15:42:29 +0000 UTC]

Heh, designer, artist, same basic principle.

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matena In reply to Zeimyth [2009-06-27 06:14:09 +0000 UTC]

The difference lies in the purpose

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Zeimyth In reply to matena [2009-06-27 06:41:46 +0000 UTC]

The end results are similar, though.

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matena In reply to Zeimyth [2009-06-28 13:06:29 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, that might be true

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RavynCrescent [2009-06-24 01:07:57 +0000 UTC]

Loving this! Cute little baby dragon learning to fly. Awww ^_^

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PCRaven [2009-06-23 22:49:08 +0000 UTC]

So Cute The little dragon.

A very good pic, I love the background and how it looks like the wind is blowing. The dragons look good too.

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DeerDandy [2009-06-23 19:42:57 +0000 UTC]

I think the same thing of Psycho-angel!

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Lucie-P [2009-06-23 19:00:03 +0000 UTC]

magnificent ! ___

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matena In reply to Lucie-P [2009-06-23 19:49:20 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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DeerDandy In reply to Lucie-P [2009-06-23 19:43:39 +0000 UTC]

yeah! deux francaise (?) qui ont du mal avec l'anglais et qui aime matena!

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Lucie-P In reply to DeerDandy [2009-06-23 19:53:01 +0000 UTC]

mdrrr xDD
oui je suis franΓ§aise ^^

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DeerDandy In reply to Lucie-P [2009-06-23 19:53:59 +0000 UTC]

ouais vive les franΓ§ais sur deviantart

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Lucie-P In reply to DeerDandy [2009-06-23 19:56:27 +0000 UTC]

^^

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