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Galenbjørn is, or rather was, before he became a dragon, a Russian immigrant born in Svalbard. He worked in the coal mines of Barentsburg (Баренцбург). Although Svalbard is under Norwegian sovereignty, the unique Spitsbergen Treaty of 1920 allows citizens of signatory countries equal rights to exploit natural resources. Currently, Russia is the only country to maintain such a presence. Russia maintains a consulate in Barentsburg,the northernmost diplomatic mission of any kind in the world. Since his father is from Norway, he has a Norwegian name: "Galenbjørn" This guy will be the antagonist in a story I'm thinking up. Oh, he also has his own theme song: [link]Done in CS3 in about ten hours. Used a new technique in an attempt to draw with less lines. All in all I'm satisfied how it came out.
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Netarliargus In reply to ??? [2012-08-09 21:57:47 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! The head got special attention when it came to detail, it's the part most people tend to focus on.
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ShaderDragon [2012-02-20 01:56:39 +0000 UTC]
Very beautiful! I like how all the colors, of both the dragon and the background, seem to go well together. That said, I also like the background quite a bit too.
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ShaderDragon In reply to Netarliargus [2012-02-21 00:57:52 +0000 UTC]
No prob! I'm quite impressed by it.
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InspiredDragons [2011-12-29 03:11:36 +0000 UTC]
Wow! That is gorgeous! The background, the northern lights effects. The soft glow given off the scales. Fantastic! I also like the regal pose, showing of its dominant look, yet it stands with a natural skill of grace. In other words, I really like it! ^^ Nice work!
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Netarliargus In reply to InspiredDragons [2011-12-29 19:10:44 +0000 UTC]
Thanks, I did my best to make it look as "artic" as I could.
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adorety [2011-12-11 01:24:04 +0000 UTC]
Excellent depiction of a white dragon. And very interesting back story. That's some interesting info about the treaty. Maybe this guy can put things to right!. Excellent work.
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Netarliargus In reply to adorety [2011-12-11 17:10:36 +0000 UTC]
Ah, he's going to be the bad guy, well, sort of. Not very likeable but not really evil for just the sake of it.
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Enferlain In reply to Netarliargus [2011-12-28 01:50:28 +0000 UTC]
So he's gonna be "dragony" Looking forward to it someday
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Netarliargus In reply to Enferlain [2011-12-28 13:33:08 +0000 UTC]
Hmh, what exactly do you mean with "dragony"?
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Enferlain In reply to Netarliargus [2011-12-28 15:28:30 +0000 UTC]
Well, you know, that usual natural dragon attitude. It may seem evil to others what they do but they just do what they do without being bad or good. "We are what we are"
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Netarliargus In reply to Enferlain [2011-12-28 18:14:51 +0000 UTC]
Oh right, the classic view of dragon in the West. Yes, since he's from Scandinavia his behaviour will be like that of the old Vikings.
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Enferlain In reply to Netarliargus [2011-12-28 19:20:18 +0000 UTC]
Woooho! Scandinavian dragons! Bet he likes metal
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Netarliargus In reply to Enferlain [2011-12-28 22:40:49 +0000 UTC]
I'm actually already busy writing a story involing two dragons, one who acts like the Western ones and one who act like the more Asian ones.
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Enferlain In reply to Netarliargus [2011-12-28 23:50:41 +0000 UTC]
And when will you continue Twin Fires? That is awesome too!
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Netarliargus In reply to Enferlain [2011-12-29 03:44:04 +0000 UTC]
I was referring to the Twin Fires.
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Enferlain In reply to Netarliargus [2011-12-29 03:47:20 +0000 UTC]
Ah, well xD Little late(5 am) here so sorry for that. Gonna sleep D: Good night
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Netarliargus In reply to Enferlain [2011-11-30 21:12:31 +0000 UTC]
Thanks and no, it's concept art for the sequel of the Twin Fires, the story you're reading now.
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IFoldBooks [2011-11-22 15:19:21 +0000 UTC]
Gotta love the aurora borealis! The details on the dragon looks fantastic as well!
Got some stuff to watch out as well though, the dragon looks slightly detached from the rest of the picture. Can't pin down what it is, but I think it could be the colour or the value range. Sorry for being so vague
Anyways, really awesome work as always!
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Netarliargus In reply to IFoldBooks [2011-11-22 17:12:39 +0000 UTC]
Thanks.
I think it's becouse he's completely white, I guess it stands out against a darker background. There's sevaral layers of a single color on top of everything already to make it more uniform.
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IFoldBooks In reply to Netarliargus [2011-11-22 17:40:53 +0000 UTC]
Another thing, try to clean up your sketch lines a little, tie up those loose ends. Or turn it into proper lineart
On other news, FUS ROH DAH!!!
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Netarliargus In reply to IFoldBooks [2011-11-22 18:59:12 +0000 UTC]
I have no idea what that means.
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IFoldBooks In reply to Netarliargus [2011-11-22 19:44:31 +0000 UTC]
I meant, that the details on the dragon looked quite sketchy, you may want to clean them up a little.
Or, Force Balance Push
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Majcen007 [2011-11-22 13:25:56 +0000 UTC]
His theme song should have been batman!
hehe, just kidding... as always, you have created a stunning dragon and a appropriate backround for him as well
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Netarliargus In reply to Majcen007 [2011-11-22 17:13:40 +0000 UTC]
Hmh, why Batman? I know the wings of a dragon look a lote like those of bats...
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Majcen007 In reply to Netarliargus [2011-11-22 19:49:12 +0000 UTC]
All I know is that I saw Galenbjørn and the batman theme song came right away
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Netarliargus In reply to greendragon27 [2011-11-22 11:30:30 +0000 UTC]
Thanks, the sky would have looked a bit empty without them.
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greendragon27 In reply to Netarliargus [2011-11-23 00:16:25 +0000 UTC]
haha well it's a very nice space filler then :3
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LOLMANIC45 [2011-11-21 23:25:29 +0000 UTC]
Add to the theme song here's my character's [link] Nikolai always like Flamenco for some reason. It makes him calm dragon or not.
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LOLMANIC45 [2011-11-21 23:22:15 +0000 UTC]
He goes well cold Northern Russia is good for white. Antagonist? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, why does Russia always gets stereotyped as evil -_-. Is my main character the only friendly Russian and dragon? I guess so.
Other than that it is good one.
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