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Published: 2009-04-12 06:57:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 54961; Favourites: 2937; Downloads: 2075
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And back into the world of warm colours! Don't worry, I do use blue occasionally. I'm just working this urge for warm palettes out of my system.This was a commission for Rashan and his girlfriend, Nikita. I'm adoring white creatures lately. I'm still working on getting them to look white but I love attempting to paint them anyway.
Oh I love latin.
Time: 22 hours
Tools: Photoshop, Wacom Intuos 3 Tablet
Music: Sufjan Stevens - beautiful acoustic music.
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Comments: 294
I'm glad that the scales are visible even on the downsized version of this - the scale work and other details are often my favourite part of painting dragons (that and the wings).
I agree with you on the sharpness of the clouds! I tried to keep that in mind for the painting I've just been working on. I took up your advice about colours too and tried to include more colour variation - I really agree with you on that point, I'm slowly learning to bring in more colour variation while still keeping everything unified.
Thank you for your crit, it was really helpful.
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No problem, I'm glad you found it helpful!
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I have to agree on the colors, maybe its just fun with LCD monitors, but on my screen the whole image, while absolutely gorgeous, appears somewhat pale, a bit washed out? The indivdual color balances are fine, as are the overall compositions, it just needs more contrast...i.e. just play with the contrast slider in photoshop or somesuch. That's my two bits.
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Hmm, I always worry about the colour differences between monitors - on mine this is a pretty saturated, golden orange piece (Though it even changes between programs. This looks awful in window's picture preview which worries me too. 
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Yeah, I agree, its definitely annoying that no one can standardize that sort of thing, I have the same problem when I'm doing postwork on fractals, its always hard to tell which is the way the image will show up on the web.
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It is one of the most beautiful fantasy arts I've ever seen. So wonderful, miraculous, and yet so warm and touching. Just... no words have to be said. Love lives forever.
Respect, and inspiration to you!
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UHHHH those WINGS 
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so inspiring.... reminds me of spyro and cynder in dawn of the dragon
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Wow! Look at the amazing detail on this piece!!
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Linked here from Two Steps From Hell - I love you forever on youtube. Very nice.
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Responding to old comments?
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actually funny story, I was on a youtube video, the video used this picture, I went to picture, searched comments for some reason and viola, there you are c:
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Really? Haha, i found it from a video too of some awesome music ;w; XD
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was it two steps from hell? c8
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perfect, we are on the same page then c:
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like we were literally on the same webpage c8
GOD WE HAVE SO MUCH IN COMMON
DO YOU USE A PILLOW WHEN YOU SLEEP??
OH MY GOD ME TOO!!! NO WAY
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Only difference was that for me at least, it was months ago..XD
Actually i use two :'D
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I would have to check when that video got into my favourites c8 it may have been months or something
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YOU CHEATER
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Haha okay xD
Sorreh ;;w;;
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Oh....my.....what a beautiful painting. <3
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Two Steps from Hell - I love you forever
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I love the music,I love the dragon!!!!
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Oh gosh... this is so beautiful... so sweet and heart-touching!!
It reminds me a bit of the ending of a fanfiction I've read some times ago... the characters were half-dragons (the boy a green dragon and the girl a white dragon, LOL) and it ended with them lying on grass and the boy gave her a flower... *so many memories*
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this is so beutiful.... i have no word's to expres the way it touch in my haret... amezing!
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Wow. Dragons have held a special place in my heart since I was a child. This is just beyond beautiful... I found this through a youtube video. I almost panicked when I couldn't read the watermark at the top but luckily there was a link in the description.
God, I hope to be able to create something like this someday. Keep doing things like this. You've earned yourself a watch. Just amazing sdalfkhas
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I share the same story as you my friend! I found this artwork via a song called I love you forever... which is a fitting name for the song and the artwork. I Only dream that I could draw half as well as this when I'm at my peak.
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Ah! That's the song I found it through! Hahaha, small world eh?
EEEE me too!
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^^
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I found this wonderful photo while listening to two steps from hell and I came to give you my support! Fantastic and keep it up!!
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THIS IS INCREDIBLE!
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You got the bones in the wings right! They are like hands, and I've seen so many where they screw that up. Yay for that! Love it all!
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Love is a mistery and so are dragons. Keep up the good work dragon artist.
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Got sent here by [link]
A beautiful piece of music to go with a beautiful piece of art.
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hey i read what you said and ummm was that youube two steps from hell 'i love you forever' because thats what brought me here too.
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I was sent here throug a link in a Two Steps From Hell song, it was worth it. Beutiful pic! Luv it
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