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Glaiceana — Surveyor

Published: 2013-01-23 00:20:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 5579; Favourites: 206; Downloads: 0
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Description A dragon surveys his lands from a mountain ledge.

Not sure how long this drawing took me to complete, I worked on it over three days on and off. The interesting thing is that this is my first proper dragon drawing in quite a long time, maybe even a few years.

Used 3B mechanical pencil, 3B and 5B normal pencils on A4 sized paper.
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Comments: 101

CosmicVirus In reply to ??? [2013-02-21 21:44:49 +0000 UTC]

I love that guy!!! I had a print from him, he autographed it for me and we took a photo together.

*fangirl sqeeeeeee*

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Glaiceana In reply to CosmicVirus [2013-02-21 22:20:27 +0000 UTC]

Nice, you're lucky

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CosmicVirus In reply to Glaiceana [2013-02-21 22:40:03 +0000 UTC]

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absolutely fucking terrible photo of ME but this is the photo I have with the guy

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Glaiceana In reply to CosmicVirus [2013-02-21 23:26:36 +0000 UTC]

Awesome

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kittyzero [2013-02-14 01:03:32 +0000 UTC]

I love the sheet amount of detail in the dragon. The wings especially, they look like cracked leather or lava, which is very nice, this gives them the look of thick strong wings, not thin membranes. Honestly some detail to the sky is the only thing I would even criticize, the background works well to draw attention to the dragon and not the mountains. The scales are awesome btw, I love how many you drew and how they define some of the muscle lines.

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Glaiceana In reply to kittyzero [2013-02-14 09:41:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for your comment I did hesitate with adding clouds etc to the sky, mainly because of losing the outline of the dragons head.

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Bluejotain [2013-02-09 23:17:17 +0000 UTC]

Whoa, this is so awesome. I love how detailed the dragon is.

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Glaiceana In reply to Bluejotain [2013-02-09 23:35:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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PedroHenrique-2 [2013-02-09 01:21:18 +0000 UTC]

I loved the flow on this picture, the dragon has some awesome details that guide the viewer right to his head,
I just think that the rocks should also have some retouch, since they are no so realistic as the dragon, and I'm not
talking about details because the level is just fine, I'm talking about value, however, I love those montains on the background!

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Glaiceana In reply to PedroHenrique-2 [2013-02-09 15:09:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot for your comment! And yes I understand what you mean about the rocks

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chanchimi [2013-02-06 18:27:13 +0000 UTC]

This looks fantastic! I really love all of the details with the dragon's scales!

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Glaiceana In reply to chanchimi [2013-02-06 18:59:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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dizturbed [2013-02-01 17:55:06 +0000 UTC]

Saw on Reddit. You have amazing attention to detail! This is great!

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Glaiceana In reply to dizturbed [2013-02-01 17:59:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Anevis [2013-01-29 19:58:44 +0000 UTC]

I think those scales are monotonous, because of less visible muscle shading (It's give a flat look) . Everything except that (whole concept, design, background) I appreciate so much. Keep up the good work

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Glaiceana In reply to Anevis [2013-01-29 21:59:33 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, and yes I was trying to keep some of the muscles visible by making the scaled in blocks around them, but since they are so small, they blended together lol.

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G0REL0RD [2013-01-27 19:58:04 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that is fantastic! The details are absolutely brilliant!

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Glaiceana In reply to G0REL0RD [2013-01-27 21:26:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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Silversong-Rain [2013-01-27 18:34:55 +0000 UTC]

very nice, love the details on the wings. the spikes remind me of an iguana.

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Glaiceana In reply to Silversong-Rain [2013-01-27 18:40:14 +0000 UTC]

Hehe thanks And actually maybe that's what I had in mind when I did the spikes I hadn't linked it though lol.

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Silversong-Rain In reply to Glaiceana [2013-01-27 18:57:22 +0000 UTC]

i made them with rinho horns years ago. havn't done much real fantasy latly. doodles mostly, but i love seeing the results of others.

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Glaiceana In reply to Silversong-Rain [2013-01-27 19:11:30 +0000 UTC]

Cool

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BuuckPhotography In reply to ??? [2013-01-26 07:58:15 +0000 UTC]

So much detail on the dragon. Impressive

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Glaiceana In reply to BuuckPhotography [2013-01-26 14:08:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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ActsofArt [2013-01-25 16:55:48 +0000 UTC]

coool!

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Glaiceana In reply to ActsofArt [2013-01-25 18:04:53 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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manaista [2013-01-25 15:34:23 +0000 UTC]

That is all done by pencil? Holy brownie sticks!!

Now I'm depressed because I know I will never get to that point

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Glaiceana In reply to manaista [2013-01-25 15:57:03 +0000 UTC]

Everyone can get to that point lol, it just takes time and practice

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manaista In reply to Glaiceana [2013-01-26 17:59:59 +0000 UTC]

Time and skill are not my friends. If one thing I'm actually getting pulled in the opposite direction.

but thank you very much

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Glaiceana In reply to manaista [2013-01-26 18:10:09 +0000 UTC]

Practice is the main thing, if you do a little drawing each day, you'll soon see the improvements you make

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JAGO-DAKARI [2013-01-25 09:48:27 +0000 UTC]



you okay man?

its... beautiful.

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Glaiceana In reply to JAGO-DAKARI [2013-01-25 10:48:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you I always love your reactions

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JAGO-DAKARI In reply to Glaiceana [2013-01-25 11:44:10 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure

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CourtneyLynnWashburn In reply to ??? [2013-01-24 05:58:00 +0000 UTC]

Oh my!!!! DETAIL there is so much detail in this its crazy. I really love love love the wings. they are amazing and you did a wonderful job on them, on the whole piece. every time i look at this drawing i see even more detail them before. Great job on this amazing piece

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Glaiceana In reply to CourtneyLynnWashburn [2013-01-24 13:11:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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CourtneyLynnWashburn In reply to Glaiceana [2013-01-24 20:15:21 +0000 UTC]

Your very welcome

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Shearkin In reply to ??? [2013-01-24 00:58:16 +0000 UTC]

wow so mutch detail went into this !! that is just amazing !

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Glaiceana In reply to Shearkin [2013-01-24 13:11:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Shearkin In reply to Glaiceana [2013-01-26 02:46:51 +0000 UTC]

your very welcome

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MissFrazzle [2013-01-24 00:35:16 +0000 UTC]

Thats amazing! So detailed!!

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Glaiceana In reply to MissFrazzle [2013-01-24 13:11:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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MissFrazzle In reply to Glaiceana [2013-01-24 22:01:01 +0000 UTC]

Anytime!

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GeckoMedia In reply to ??? [2013-01-23 23:19:26 +0000 UTC]

amazing detail!

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Glaiceana In reply to GeckoMedia [2013-01-24 13:11:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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GeckoMedia In reply to Glaiceana [2013-01-24 14:01:33 +0000 UTC]

No problem!

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Zarienai In reply to ??? [2013-01-23 04:15:07 +0000 UTC]

This is very nice, good pose good ideas. I would like to say though that with the distance and focus being the whole seen, drawing out every little scale makes things look cluttered. I think if you'd made the scales lighter(execpt the largest ones) it wouldn't look so busy. The idea for the wings is cool too, but they look very heavy too, so not very good for giving the idea of flight. Once again the easiest way to fix that is to lighten the lines giving at 'transparent' effect to the membranes of the wing which in turn makes them look lighter. :3

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Glaiceana In reply to Zarienai [2013-01-23 14:10:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the feedback! And yes I didn't mind spending time drawing every single scale lol.

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Zarienai In reply to Glaiceana [2013-01-24 02:57:59 +0000 UTC]

^^ Your welcome.

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artbypaulfisher [2013-01-23 00:44:51 +0000 UTC]

Awesome dragon! Once again you've done a great job in getting weight distribution to look right in an awkward pose. Love the attention to detail too, like where there are little tears in the wings that aren't immediately obvious. Nice choice on leaving the sky white too, really gives the mood of the dragons expression (and the fitting title of the image) a strong presence in the scene. An instant favourite for me, great job!

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Glaiceana In reply to artbypaulfisher [2013-01-23 00:55:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! And yes originally the tears were visible since the white sky was there, but I had to place in the second wing, because without it, it would look odd, so they kind of got hidden in that process. I wasn't too happy about leaving the sky white, but I knew that if I added clouds, the details of the dragon's head would likely be lost lol.

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