So this has been a piece that has been long in coming. It's been one of those "color little bits over the period of weeks" picture.
This would be the Water Dragon in my dragon set I'm working on. (Still need to pop out a background for the Forest one.) I was working off a whale design when I made this dude. Another reason for the Blue Whales off in the background.
For a size comparison, the blue whale on his right is actually swimming right next to him. So if a blue whale's average size is around 110ft long, you can see how big that mofo is. lol
Tried something new with coloring scales. I wanted him to have more leathery/slippery skin like if you felt the skin of a porpoise or dolphin. So he couldn't have interlocking scales like you'd see on a dragon/snake reptile etc. So while looking at many whale references, they have some spotty/shiny spots to their skin... thus I came up with that. I don't know. XD It looks nifty.
Tools: Traditional Mediums Photoshop 6.0 Wacom Bamboo Fun Tablet
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in order to truly be cleansed of one's unforgivable sins or deeds means forgetting...and forgetting would only bring the possibility of history repeating itself...
wow, this is gorgeous o.o I love all the colorful shades of blue and the shiny scales! Your work is simply fantastic when you add all this detail :3 I love how it came out!
If the world were all mine to plunder, I'd be content with just one town; and in that town, one house alone; and in that house, one single room; and in that room, only one cot; for there, asleep, is the one I love.
Thank you so much! I'm trying to get myself into a constant flow of more detailed works that I have been putting out. Going for the quality over quantity.
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-AHRO (formerly Maya-Chan)
Forever~!
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If the world were all mine to plunder, I'd be content with just one town; and in that town, one house alone; and in that house, one single room; and in that room, only one cot; for there, asleep, is the one I love.
Hmm... where to begin... Well, first off, I've been meaning to say this for a little while now, but I think it's simply awesome that you've recently devoted yourself to doing full color pieces like this. If there was anything I found with your work that I thought you could 'improve' on, it's the fact that you don't do yourself justice with your backgrounds and details. I always thought that you were capable of that, and it looks like I wasn't that inaccurate here.
As for your Water Dragon creation, I like what you've done with it. Without trying to go too deep into its design at the moment (my mental energy isn't at its best at the moment), I think you've come up with something that, while it is a fantasy creation, still has the realistic properties in just the right areas. Taking inspiration from whales was a nice way to go, I think. Last, but not least, I'm really digging the water effects in this drawing!
Well, off I go to continue my little mission, but I did want to take the time to respond to this solid piece of yours. Can't wait to see more of this set!
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in order to truly be cleansed of one's unforgivable sins or deeds means forgetting...and forgetting would only bring the possibility of history repeating itself...
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Sparkle, sparkle, Sparkle!!!
Don't rush me, man, Imma Thinker! ... And my head hurts. XP
Sorry, but this dragon doesn't take/do any requests.
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-AHRO (formerly Maya-Chan)
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[Avatar made by *Dragon-Lady]
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Sparkle, sparkle, Sparkle!!!
Don't rush me, man, Imma Thinker! ... And my head hurts. XP
Sorry, but this dragon doesn't take/do any requests.
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"There's something that doesn't make sense... let's go and poke it with a stick"
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-AHRO (formerly Maya-Chan)
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If the world were all mine to plunder, I'd be content with just one town;
and in that town, one house alone;
and in that house, one single room;
and in that room, only one cot; for there, asleep, is the one I love.
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-AHRO (formerly Maya-Chan)
Follow me on Tumblr for USUK WIP and Sketches not seen on dA! Send me requests on Mon and Wed nights: [link]
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.:~
If the world were all mine to plunder, I'd be content with just one town;
and in that town, one house alone;
and in that house, one single room;
and in that room, only one cot; for there, asleep, is the one I love.
As for your Water Dragon creation, I like what you've done with it. Without trying to go too deep into its design at the moment (my mental energy isn't at its best at the moment), I think you've come up with something that, while it is a fantasy creation, still has the realistic properties in just the right areas. Taking inspiration from whales was a nice way to go, I think. Last, but not least, I'm really digging the water effects in this drawing!
Well, off I go to continue my little mission, but I did want to take the time to respond to this solid piece of yours. Can't wait to see more of this set!