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EDIT: FUll view...
Bloody hell... they don't half ruin the pictures with shrinking and sorts...

I am probably going to regret submitting this

Anyway, for ages I wanted to draw a dragon as a sort of Guardian Force (similiar to FF8) with Shadow. So I designed and drew a Shadow type dragon... with Shadow himself. Although I think this picture turned out less serene than expected

Okay... I am going to attempt to come up with a logical explanation for the context of this pic...

Shadow has risen from the fires, thanks to his esteemed Chaos Emerald which has kept him alive. Given he is the Ultimate Lifeform and immortal... I thought I'd exercise that concept *eyebrows Sonic Team who killed the 'Immortal being', 'Shadow the Hedgehog' at the end of SA2B*.

He has become immune to fire. THis is why he has risen from molten rock, magma.

Knowing he has a guardian force (can't think of a name), the dragon arrives, heeding his call and the aura of the Chaos Emerald. Seeing legend speaks of dragons are attracted to treasures and such talismans, the dragon has set a pair of keen eyes on the Chaos Emerald so I've tried to establish in the picture.

Other concepts and details
Yes, it looks as if the dragon has flown in too close for comfort, but it looked more effective than high above. The dragon is smalledr than I wanted it to be but by being near Shadow it seems to accentuate its size slightly. It just also seems better to have him close by. Not sure why. Maybe cos it seems unpredictable as to whether the dragon will land, snatch the Chaos Emerald or chow Shadow

The dragon's wings are made of fire . It has no forearms. The design was slightly derived from the game 'Lords of Magic'... but I couldn't find any references so pretty much drew the dragon myself.

Shadow has a scarred eyebrow which is exposed and blemished. It's part of the price of having nearly been killed. The extra spines at the back is some mutation... or freaky evolution.

Shadow's pose, where he has a hand above the Chaos emerald I wanted to portray as if he was drawing power from the emerald... and thus controlling the dragon as well.

The Chaos Emerald was pink at first... but it did NOTHING for the scene. It just conflicted with the hot colours. Green... being complimentary.. helped out. It's jsut that I didn't want a cliched coloured Emerald. But I mean hey... who wants to use grey ? Yellow could've worked but maybe it would've been bland. Red it would've been lost in the background...
Nah... green was find. Ugh... a lot of colour switchting there

Here is the original link www.deviantart.com/deviation/1… for the scrap dragon I sent in. I was going to neglect this but some of you funnily enough found this... and couldn't see any flaws, and gave me unexpected nice comments... are you sure people? you're being too nice. Oh... stay out the scrap yard! The pics are sent there as scraps for a reason . Otherwise I will send Superdog after you.. . the DA page eater

I enjoyed this... but am not pleased with the result. I might try this concept with Wraith next. There is a dragon creature called Thunderdrake and guess what he is? An Ice Dragon!
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Comments: 169

saku-2004 [2005-01-09 15:42:59 +0000 UTC]

omg....Your stuff rawks! kick ass characters too! rock on!

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BlazeZoeHedgehog In reply to ??? [2004-12-27 03:40:42 +0000 UTC]

That is so awesome! I love dragons and I like Shadow a lot. But it looks like you really did a nice job with the graphics!

Once I get my new comp ready to go, I'll be flooding my archive with this kind of art @_@ I can't wait!

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TheWax In reply to ??? [2004-12-17 23:10:16 +0000 UTC]

very cool!

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xWraithx In reply to TheWax [2004-12-18 06:25:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you^^

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Knouge [2004-12-03 10:12:10 +0000 UTC]


Thats all i wanna say.
Good job, your in good way padawan.

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kagome-h [2004-12-01 22:30:03 +0000 UTC]

hey hunny!

good to see your art is even more outstanding!

LOVE IT SWEETY! XD

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LordShmeckie [2004-11-30 10:32:35 +0000 UTC]

I must say that is a very nice CG job! Full marks on the fire effects, and the mood is very well established.

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xWraithx In reply to LordShmeckie [2004-11-30 17:19:05 +0000 UTC]

Spanx

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DarkOverord [2004-11-27 19:03:59 +0000 UTC]

Cool!

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Zi-Raven [2004-11-26 19:16:04 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful dragon design, volcano-esq background and chaos glow. ^^

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xWraithx In reply to Zi-Raven [2004-11-26 20:56:14 +0000 UTC]

Awwww... thank you!!! ANd thanks for the fav also

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SSGuardian [2004-11-24 04:50:02 +0000 UTC]

wow, awesome work ^^ glad you ended up submitting it. love the fire =3 it's a great setting

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xWraithx In reply to SSGuardian [2004-11-24 10:04:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a million^^

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SSGuardian In reply to xWraithx [2004-11-25 05:25:29 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome hehe, exchanging of emoticons.

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xWraithx In reply to SSGuardian [2004-11-25 12:23:58 +0000 UTC]

wow... no one's ever given me an orange before... or is it a tangarine?
Have a

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SSGuardian In reply to xWraithx [2004-11-26 23:33:52 +0000 UTC]

lol, I hope it's an orange because I love them ^^ well, you're welcome!

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Melle-d [2004-11-22 19:50:54 +0000 UTC]

dude that is so awsome!

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ECS [2004-11-21 08:12:33 +0000 UTC]

OMFG.........I don't know....what to say.....Shadow.....the colour and BG....the Dragon.....All for it looks....AMAZING....AWSOME WHAT EVER IT'S JUST .....WOW...YAY! ^.^

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xWraithx In reply to ECS [2004-11-21 10:51:04 +0000 UTC]


Wowees! Thanks for your enthuasiastic comments!!!
Much much obliged! Thanks a million!!!

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Katzila [2004-11-21 04:38:49 +0000 UTC]

wow! I have no clue what to say on this....this is just amazing...

There is so much detail in this. This whole picture makes me sweat cause there is so much fire in this. The dragon is my favorite part. You draw dragons so well...I find dragons hard to draw. The dragon's wings are beautiful. Shadow's pose is awesome and I just fell in love with it. The shine on the chaos emerald makes my eyes sparkle. All the fire in this pic is amazing. I love how you did the fire shooting up. But damn, I love that dragon so much.
I just can't believe how much detail is in this..ah wow. You deserve a bunch of favs for this, but I can only give 1
Great job, again!

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xWraithx In reply to Katzila [2004-11-21 04:48:41 +0000 UTC]

Really? Thanks SO much!!! I honestly thought this picture was cruddy before I submitted it... but to receive comments like this... it was totally worth doing henceforth^^ Thanks SO much

I'm really glad you like the CHaos Emerald cos I didn't even know where to start at first . Tried finding tutorial but found none so ended up doing it by myself . Oh well...

GOlly, and thanks for the lovely compliment on the dragon^^. I'm SO glad you like the design.

Thanks SO much again

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BlackScarz [2004-11-21 03:56:45 +0000 UTC]

Now thats some hot shitz. And the colour is just mind blowing. Loves it.

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xWraithx In reply to BlackScarz [2004-11-21 04:32:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much^^

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Kmoto [2004-11-20 05:02:00 +0000 UTC]

I told you you would draw dragons better than me That's a fav for sure.

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xWraithx In reply to Kmoto [2004-11-21 04:31:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much^^ Well... I ain't seen your dragons yet have I?
Thanks for the compliment and the fav

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Kmoto In reply to xWraithx [2004-11-21 04:42:08 +0000 UTC]

Well if Kmodon will hurry up.

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yesse-the-hedgehog [2004-11-19 22:52:35 +0000 UTC]

woah,that's the coolest pic of shadow and a dragon i have ever seen!

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Pink-Shimmer [2004-11-19 04:12:46 +0000 UTC]

THat's just amazing! I like how you captured the whole thing and use wonderful coloring details. That dragon so rocks! I could go all day telling how wonderful this picture is, but I can't.
Splendid job.

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qlaxx [2004-11-19 02:47:12 +0000 UTC]

HOLY!!!!!!!! LOOK AT THIS its its.. THERE IS LIKE NO WORD TO DECRIBE THIS!!! This is the best faving

you are improving

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xWraithx In reply to qlaxx [2004-11-19 06:50:02 +0000 UTC]

Awwwww man you're way too kind... do you know that?
If it wasn't for your kind comment in the scraps along with other peoples i wouldn't have bothered with this. Yours lead the way =3
Thanks SO much

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qlaxx In reply to xWraithx [2004-11-19 09:33:59 +0000 UTC]

no problem besides your my friend I like to comment really nice things about you ^^ your style in dragons its AWSOME!! I need to draw dargons, There like my favorite fanticy creature. I wish I was as good as you with dragons ;o;

Keep up your good work

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Shade-Fox [2004-11-19 01:39:55 +0000 UTC]

SSSSSSHHHHHHAAAAAADDDDOOOOOOWWWWW!!! MINE!
I mean um, no hurtses please? Way bad ass drawing! So awsome! You go Shadow! You go xWraithx !! bad ass! why didn't you want to put this up? Bad ass! OK. I'm done now. I go comment on someone elses drawing. Laters.

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JenHedgehog [2004-11-18 21:57:46 +0000 UTC]

O_O OMG!!

This is SO awesome!! I love that dragon design - nice and detailed, but wouldn't look out-of-place in a Sonic game Excellent colour scheme; I really like the way you've made the Chaos Emerald's colour contrast against the fire colours you've used - makes it stand out and look like an important part of the picture, rather than just blending into the background as some Emerald colours would have done. The way in which you've created it's glow is also really effective. The background looks perfect, as does the colouring ^^ I like the back-story as well, as it helps to add meaning to the picture.

Keep up the brilliant work!!

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xWraithx In reply to JenHedgehog [2004-11-20 03:52:16 +0000 UTC]

THanks so much for such a lovely comment ^^
I really appreciate it . It really is helpful and its ones like these again that help guide me with future stuff
Sorry for being late with the response... and I can't thank you enough
Ugh! Now I am going to be too busy to do much for the next coming dayds .

Must... hang in there for Chrismas....

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angelsnow In reply to ??? [2004-11-18 18:47:26 +0000 UTC]

A;LKDFJOEI4R;SKAJ;DKF GLEEEP! ^________________^ oh Wraith this is amazing! I love the dragon! The colors are so stunning!! It makes me wanna squeeze the dragon to itty bitty bits T___T *huggles it and gets her butt burned* OWW ;_; I love it! ^^ Keep it up! Have a too.

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xWraithx In reply to angelsnow [2004-11-19 00:31:05 +0000 UTC]

FWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE^^!!! Thanks so much for the neated compliments. They're always SO cute^^.

Hug the dragon . Argh! I'd be scared of the firey wings . Heh! Oh thanks! I was scared people might think it was a cruddy design... thanks so much! I;m glad you like it ^.^

Thanks SO much! I really appreciate the really sweet feedback and thanks for the fav

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wavethehedgehog [2004-11-18 14:44:01 +0000 UTC]

o_o; WOW. You draw dragons betterer than meee! XDD
And... hes sooo cute! hehehee and Shadow... looks like him!

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nimbyfaygo [2004-11-18 05:14:50 +0000 UTC]

This came out excellent. I really love the look that you gave Shadow. And the dragon is like badass.
The background story is great, it help to bring the pic alive.

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xWraithx In reply to nimbyfaygo [2004-11-18 13:21:28 +0000 UTC]

Cheers... thanks a lot
Hmmm... heh, I thought of the a story in 5 minutes. I could've done so much better... but I just wanted to answer questions I'm sure that would've bound to have come up if I left the description scarce. Like 'Yo... what's up with the extra spines' or 'Why is he standing in magma' e.t.c
Thanks again for the compliments ^^

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Mitsuka [2004-11-18 02:24:56 +0000 UTC]

I think Sonic Team said Shadow is ageless.... but I guess he can still be killed.. erhm, I think.. lol!.... O_o Enough about that! This is breathtaking. The description is really interesting.. You're right about the chaos emerald.. any other color wouldn't have worked. (it looks great btw) The dragon's wings are gorgeous.. as is everything else here.. i'm left speechless.. as always.

Seriously.. this is flawless..


Gotta love the shiny smoothy..... ness...hehehehe! ^_^ Yeah.. Agh, me and my horrible vocabulary. Sorry for the horrible comment, I wish I could find the right words to describe just how much your art means to me.


*FAV* *FAV* *FAV* *FAV* *FAV*

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Airlight [2004-11-18 02:16:47 +0000 UTC]

OH DANGIT! How'd you finish two great pics in so little time? I barely have enough time to do so my self with all the schoolwork and ti,e I have.. You're hot dang lucky, KAte.. XD;;;;
Time for my loonng intriging comment full of words you might have not known.. *shot*
...

The brilliance of the image is quite fired up there, I love the conflagration just seeming to devour the sides of the pic. The incandescent is just... so bright to the naked eye, I really love that, since you did a transcendent job with the lighting once again. Shadow standing there looks quite illustrious, even comparing up with that dragon. You did a splendid, striking, job with this. The dragon's wings seem quite glossy with the pattern of fire engraved into it, so very vibrant colors blending in with the infernously combustant background. Radiation = brilliant. love the glow reflection on the dragon's and shadow's skin. well, well, spectacular coloring. I applaud you for your once again brilliant work. ^_~

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RoyJesseandMe In reply to ??? [2004-11-18 01:39:05 +0000 UTC]

This is GREAT

But unlike you said, although Shadow did supposedly die at the end of SA2B In the Comic series they do show how he survived. If you want more detail into the just note me.

Anyway, I don't see what you regret about it and that dragon looks like he really does represent Shadow Keep up the great work ^^

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araiya-mintaka [2004-11-18 01:14:31 +0000 UTC]

WHOA!! JENNIE MAC!! This is so damn frigging deadly!!!!

Shadow and his own GF!!!! Squall Leonhart eat your heart out!!
Yup! I am very familler with FFVIII! I'm a guru on it!

I love the fire and Shadow looks so powerful! And his dragon looks amazing!!
So much detail!!

Wicked job Kate!!

XXXBeckyXXX

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xWraithx In reply to araiya-mintaka [2004-11-18 01:20:36 +0000 UTC]

Squall Leonhart eat your heart out!!

My god sister... you CRACK me up I love you lots for it!!!!

Awww... just THANKS so much... I'm really you glad you like it.... including the fires and sorts. Nad if Shadow does indeed look powerful... I've succeeded in achieving in what I wanted to achieve...

Thankuuuuuu^^

Kate xxx

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araiya-mintaka In reply to xWraithx [2004-11-18 01:28:56 +0000 UTC]

I have a habit of that!

Yer welcome Sis!!

You're achived well! And you're gonna get better and better!!

hug:glomp:cuddle:

xxxxBecky

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xWraithx In reply to araiya-mintaka [2004-11-18 01:37:49 +0000 UTC]

It's so funny though! It's not often comments online make me laugh out loud

Thanks thanks thanks so much! I'm so glad I met you here on DA

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araiya-mintaka In reply to xWraithx [2004-11-18 02:50:25 +0000 UTC]

I have a good sense of humour I suposse!! I like making people laugh. I like to help people to be happy!

I'm really glad I met you here too!:awwww:

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JamiRu In reply to ??? [2004-11-18 00:06:27 +0000 UTC]

Oh my God, Bent... OMG!!!!1111!!!1 THIS IS SOOO DAMN AWESOME!!!! You did an exceptionally wonderful job! I think this one deserves my list of faves!

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xWraithx In reply to JamiRu [2004-11-18 00:26:42 +0000 UTC]

Owoooooooooow!!! FWEEEEE^^
Thanks you SO much Jami! I'd glad you like! Awwww... just thanks! Was totally unsure but thanks so much for the compliments and the fav

I coulnd't think of a dialogue for this one except
Dragon: My precious...
SHadow: NO! My precious *backhands:
Dragon:
Ben:

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JamiRu In reply to xWraithx [2004-11-18 02:29:48 +0000 UTC]

Aqua: DRAGON RIDER HO!!! *take a flying leap*
*misses dragon and falls flat*

JR: Never fails. *snicker*
*floats up and lands on the dragons back* Howdya like DEM apples Aqqy?

Aqua: I... HATE..... you... X.x

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