At 12/3/08 04:57 PM, Peglay wrote: Hey look what i found neondragonart.com

Yeah, that's Jessica Peffer. She's really talented, and she even wrote an entire book on how to draw dragons and other fantasy creatures. It's got a lot of good stuff in it, and it's a great jumping off point if you're interested in learning the basics for fantasy.

Dragons are awesome! I really like how Draconianspirit draws her eyes.

Anyways, here is a dragon I drew ages ago. I only coloured him recently though.

He climbs trees super fast, and glides rather than flies as his wings are slightly flexible and totally compactible. He's more at home in warm, moist climates with tall trees to swoop from, but he does creep around in caves when it gets too hot. Only about 5' long, including his tail; he feeds mostly on insects, lizards, amphibians and sometimes even birds. His greatest competitors and threat in his natural habitat are ants and flies.

Very nice indeed! The skin has a great texture.

At 1/7/09 02:33 AM, CosmicDeath wrote: Anyways, here is a dragon I drew ages ago. I only coloured him recently though.

This is what I got so far.

I have to finish it though :)

Anyways, here is a dragon I drew ages ago. I only coloured him recently though.

Gotta love yourstyle of coloring, very nicely done. Gives it a more realistic feel.

This is what I got so far.

That looks like it has a ton of potential once finished, the detail level so far is great!
And they eye looks wicked.

At 1/7/09 05:27 AM, Fatchaos wrote:
That looks like it has a ton of potential once finished, the detail level so far is great!
And they eye looks wicked.

Thanks :)

if only my scanner was working...

At 1/7/09 04:17 AM, TurkeyOnAStick wrote: Very nice indeed! The skin has a great texture.

At 1/7/09 02:33 AM, CosmicDeath wrote: Anyways, here is a dragon I drew ages ago. I only coloured him recently though.

Thank you! ^_^ For the texture I used a picture of a granite tile, I think.. or was it marble? I can't remember which. <_>

At 1/7/09 05:48 AM, CosmicDeath wrote: Thank you! ^_^ For the texture I used a picture of a granite tile, I think.. or was it marble? I can't remember which. <_>

i've always wondered... how much "outsourced" texture can you add before it becomes... well, photomanipulation, instead of drawing?

yea this was for the perfect pet contest :P

At 1/7/09 07:56 AM, kernalphage wrote:

At 1/7/09 05:48 AM, CosmicDeath wrote: Thank you! ^_^ For the texture I used a picture of a granite tile, I think.. or was it marble? I can't remember which. <_>

i've always wondered... how much "outsourced" texture can you add before it becomes... well, photomanipulation, instead of drawing?

Haha, well, I think textures are pretty much safe. I tweaked the texture image until you couldn't tell what it was. When you start using photographic images for lines I think it starts to qualify as a mixed media image. Photomanipulations and composite photo graphics are primarily photograph based.

I'm not sure exactly where the limit is, but I'm guessing that it's when the balance tips where picture is noticeably made of more of one than the other (with mixed media being a large gap in the middle).

i used to draw dragons quite a lot, i loved them. Dont know why i stopped actually... working with too much else maybe.

Anyways, i was gonna do something for the red thread, but i think its more fitting here. Just a quickie.

At 1/7/09 03:46 PM, LaserKarl wrote: i used to draw dragons quite a lot, i loved them. Dont know why i stopped actually... working with too much else maybe.

Anyways, i was gonna do something for the red thread, but i think its more fitting here. Just a quickie.

I love your style, even if it makes me feel ashamed that your quick sketches are better than every drawing ive ever done :P

hmm remids me of a kitty

At 1/7/09 03:46 PM, LaserKarl wrote: i used to draw dragons quite a lot, i loved them. Dont know why i stopped actually... working with too much else maybe.

You must ALWAYS find time for dragons...
Magnificent beings, real or not.

Anyways, i was gonna do something for the red thread, but i think its more fitting here. Just a quickie.

And for a quickie, that is very good, with a nice perspective.

I love dragons! drawed a couple of 'em some time ago, gotta scan them (yeah, i draw with a pencil!!!1!!!)

At 1/7/09 02:33 AM, CosmicDeath wrote: Dragons are awesome! I really like how Draconianspirit draws her eyes.

Anyways, here is a dragon I drew ages ago. I only coloured him recently though.

Really nice color job...the angle of the head looks a bit awkward to me though.

Did this recently, and I guess it fits the category for here.
Tried a slightly different, smoother shading this time.

All very nice drawings! I only wish I were that talented I am just not very artistic. But I found this one video on drawing a dragon and the detail and realism is amazing!! Check it our HERE

Its a speedpainting done in photoshop. Some of the speedpainters on youtube are just amazing. The best one I have found yet is Nico di Mattia.

At 1/21/08 06:48 PM, Draconianspirit wrote: eye tutorial number one.

any questions or concerns, just ask here or note me ^^

hmm, I like your approach of a good eye.
I'll make an Evil eye tutorial next time. Eyes are one of my particular specialties.
So for right now, I'll give you a 3 semistep tutorial of how to do a dragon (particularly my "Wyx Dragon") from the bottom view (Do not copy the wings, I made the mistake with those on purpose, it looked a little funky when I tried doing it the right way).

hmm, I can't seem to find the scan001.jpg image I was looking for, looks like you guys will just have to make due. Sorry.

WTH?! Apparantly only ONE picture at a time. Cheap arses <_<U Oh well, there's just a dragon....sweet and simple :P

At 1/7/09 10:18 PM, razveck wrote: I love dragons! drawed a couple of 'em some time ago, gotta scan them (yeah, i draw with a pencil!!!1!!!)

ME TOO! Pencil art FTW!
Though whenever I color it, it comes out as crap.

So yeah. I did this one before I saw this thread. As such, it has none of your techniques. Put a leg/arm tutorial up, because I really suck at those.

At 1/7/09 03:46 PM, LaserKarl wrote: i used to draw dragons quite a lot, i loved them. Dont know why i stopped actually... working with too much else maybe.

Anyways, i was gonna do something for the red thread, but i think its more fitting here. Just a quickie.

It looks more of a dinosaur than a dragon, but, as always, it's still amazing.

When I picture a dragon, I think of an elongated maw. (Is maw the word for mouth region, or am I stupidly mistaken?)

I drew this about 2 years ago and it was probably one of the last times I've used lined paper in my sketches...

At 1/20/08 09:29 PM, Draconianspirit wrote: You may have seen this already, but if you like what you see, holler out ^^ It's not nrealy as hard to draw as it looks, and though I can't garuntee that I can teach you to draw this, I'll certinaly give you tutorials for every element I sued so that you can make your own. ^^

That dragon is frigging nice.

At 11/27/08 07:51 PM, ryanboy8 wrote: A Dragon:

U did this? It is really amazing.

aye

At 1/13/09 08:57 AM, RedCoin wrote: aye

aye

rawr :3

I drew a dragon, and i would like to share it with you

did this thing weeks ago tho