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Melodramatic title? nah...

Shaded with watercolour, then scanned and coloured. I almost put some lightning in there but it looked just slightly too cheesy.


.. I was actually in the shittiest mood ever when I drew this chap but having this to concentrate on helped.

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:icondonnaquinn:
Nice! I always enjoy viewing your latest work. :) There's not much to critique here- it's a cool design with a stormy background and fire- what's not to like?

A couple of things; firstly, the hand reaching out towards the viewer perhaps doesn't pop as well as it could. It's the same tone/ colour/ saturation as the body behind it, though it's clearly meant to be closer to us. The part of the tail that curves away from us is very strongly laterally compressed, though the rest of the tail isn't all that compressed and is more cylindrical in shape. Also, maybe fading the more distant wings a bit here and there, in a similar manner to the tail, might help with adding depth? (Though the depth is already quite nicely established on the wings, and convincing too.) Finally, though the dragon is well-balanced with regards to shape, and the flowing anatomy looks appropriately sinuous, it looks a bit squashed/ restricted in the composition on the bottom and slightly at the left-hand side too (though this last point is really debatable, because I don't really get that squashed impression when viewing the small image, just the full-view. Perhaps mirroring the artwork in Photoshop could determine whether or not I'm being too super nit-picky).

All of the above points are pretty minor crits and probably overly nit-picky, and I don't know if they'll be helpful or just annoying! I'd like to say that I think the scale detail is lovely, the muscles are really well-shaded, and the colours are way cool. Black and red always go together! :D The markings on the wings are quite intriguing. The curving body and four wings just look plain cool. :nod: Also, the slightly spotty watecolourish texture on the top-right clouds helps to prevent them from looking too soft overall.
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:iconlittle-kaiyou-kame:
The title fits it so well! :aww:
:iconemakage1:
I like his glowy mouth. :)

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:iconomegajoe:
HA! First comment suckers! XP The title actually sticks on this one. A more dark and forbodeing dragon and I simply LOVE the colors (and I aint just saying that cause red and black are my favorite colors! Great job on this one.

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The true mind can see past all lies and illusions without becoming lost.

The true heart can endure the poisons of hate and sorrow without becoming hard.

Do you think your true?
:icondrakhenliche:
:D not quite, but I don't hand out prizes for 1st anyway :XD:
As I was drawing it I couldn't think of any colours *other* than this for him!

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Hwear nan gewat ic eom standan...
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:icondrakhenliche:
Thanks! That bit was fun to draw :)

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Hwear nan gewat ic eom standan...
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:icondrakhenliche:
heheh, yeah I thought so.

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Hwear nan gewat ic eom standan...
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:iconubastyyat:
gaahhjoijsasi beautiful colouring as always, and delicious, delicious colours at that. One day I will be as good as you, ONE DAAAYYY. Also, four arms fapfapfap

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Wanted, Dead or Alive: Motivation.
:icondemonic-haze:
Ooooh wow very cool 8D :heart: great work on the colouring 8D teh drak tones and colours cast a really nice mood over the piece :D and the shading work is so detailed as well :love: especially on the scales down the body ^_^ and the background looks really cool as well :D I especially like the fog effects :D they create such a cool atmosphere :Aww: Nice work on the pose :aww: the anatomy looks brilliant 8D I love the curling of the neck and the aggresive and powerfukl body language you've captured too :D the expression and facial structure looks awesome as well 8D :+fav: Beautiful piccy :3

I hope you feel better soon :hug: :heart:
:iconshadowtoxin:
i really like the dark tones and the way the wings are shaded. The glow from its mouth is also really cool ^^ your works are just getting better and better!

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Danger: Harmful if swallowed
:iconthiswontletmein:
Awesome as always and I agree with you on the lightning, it would've been a but too cheesy :D

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Someone told me I should see beauty beyond the outer appearance, but I think I do: Skulls are very beautiful :heart:
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