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Published: 2016-04-02 23:38:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 1711; Favourites: 181; Downloads: 6
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Part of my art trade with GhostlyMetalhead! This is Skeruton, her earth dragon OC.Hoo boy, this was a challenge! I haven't done any proper dragons in a long time, plus I'm well aware at how much I absolutely suck at backgrounds. I started doing a few trees and whatnot, then decided I'd better stop there and do the rest in post-production, so it wouldn't get too cluttered and distract from Skeruton himself.
This was another well thought-out character with a lot of really interesting details. ^w^
I had a little difficulty matching some of the colors. The underbelly looks more yellow than I had intended it to, and I ended up having to use some of my luminescent watercolors for the pink, because the gouache set wasn't cutting it for the tone I wanted.
Hopefully, it looks all right regardless! XD
Done in gouache for the most part, then edited with a few digital filters.
EDIT:
Sadly, GhostlyMetalhead seems to have deactivated their account, so I've deleted the related links to said account for now. Will update again if they come back!
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Comments: 15
LaMantraMori [2018-05-20 10:55:07 +0000 UTC]
There's something very wolf like about this dragon.
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Liren [2017-12-23 16:44:07 +0000 UTC]
I love this, the pose and the scene are very well done!
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serialzero In reply to Liren [2017-12-30 08:47:56 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! ^w^
I used a photo of a leaping tiger as a reference for the body.
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ZhaKrisstol [2016-05-25 21:45:56 +0000 UTC]
Using the digital filters over the traditional painting gives it an interesting dreamlike quality.
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YukiSenmatsu [2016-04-03 07:59:23 +0000 UTC]
Watercolor is hard for me.
This, as a matter of fact is a true masterpiece my good sir
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serialzero In reply to YukiSenmatsu [2016-04-03 20:04:04 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that! ^w^
Yeah, I've been having some pretty decent luck with watercolors and charcoal pencils. The one I'm having a really crap time with though is oil pastels. Just can't seem to get the hang of them. XP
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TorchFlame27 [2016-04-03 01:12:19 +0000 UTC]
Very nicely done! You do a wonderful job at drawing dragons
And it's always good to challenge yourself, and it feels great when you are satisfied with the results. And even though you noticed your flaws, that gives you something to work on for next time!
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serialzero In reply to TorchFlame27 [2016-04-03 01:47:20 +0000 UTC]
Woo-hoo! Thank you very much! ^w^
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GhostlyMetalhead [2016-04-03 01:07:03 +0000 UTC]
YOOOOO oh my god this looks so fucking fantastic!! Wow Skeruton looks so badass, and no the background looks great! I'm sure without the filtering it would look just as fine.
I'm sorry but glad it was a challenge for you! THANK YOU SO MUCH, I love this so much!! <3333
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serialzero In reply to GhostlyMetalhead [2016-04-03 01:44:05 +0000 UTC]
Huzzaaaaaaaaaah! Glad you like it! ^w^
Oh, and it wasn't a bad thing that it was a challenge, I was mostly worried about disappointing you if I screwed it up because I got myself in way over my head or something. XD
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