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04-15-2007, 12:06 AM#1
TDR
Something I just started doing because I want to have some concepts laid down for heroes 3 and 5 (if model importing will ever be supported) modding. I really want to finish this one, but I doubt I will as always.

The head is so detailed compared to the rest because at first I wanted to make just the head, but then I got carried away and extended the canvas until I made the whole body and stuff.

I would really like you people now to spot with your fresh eyes any perspective errors and abominations. The lower cloud is too light as it's the frozen cliff but they will be fixed so the first thing that catches your eyesight will be the dragon.

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04-15-2007, 12:26 AM#2
Daminon
That head is pretty.
04-15-2007, 12:26 AM#3
Tiki
The horn at the tip of the nose, looks like its bending to the right instead of actually sticking straight up. Does the end of the wings go along his backside, or start from the extension of the wings.
04-15-2007, 10:39 AM#4
erwtenpeller
I cant really tell what the second wing is doing at all.

I like how that head is coming along.
04-15-2007, 10:47 AM#5
Pheonix-IV
Head is very nice, put that kind of detail into the rest of the dragon and you got yourself a nice pictuar.
I'm not sure what his right wing is doing though, it seems to just sort of be flailing around out there, it also appears to be lacking edges
04-15-2007, 01:41 PM#6
TDR
I haven't worked that wing at all, I just placed lines like to fix the region in which the wing will be.
04-15-2007, 10:31 PM#7
TDR
oh my look at me I'm double posting...

but for a reason: a little update. I'm trying hard to get the lighting and colors to look natural and work fine with each other but they don't. So I'll keep on trying. I flattened the colors to get a clean surface to study lighting on and add details later.

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04-15-2007, 11:56 PM#8
PurgeandFire111
What is that huge blue dot?
That looks really nice though, I wish I had those kind of talents.
04-16-2007, 12:02 AM#9
TDR
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Originally Posted by PurgeandFire111
What is that huge blue dot?
pure azure color. I have it there so I can pick the color from it.
04-16-2007, 12:11 AM#10
Daminon
Mmm isn't it a little bit too much (thick) black between the stomache scales?

Btw I just hate to look at good art from non-pro artists. The better the picture the more anger. And this thing makes me really pissed off.
04-16-2007, 12:17 AM#11
Chriz.
I've noticed a lot of artists do that, they make a sort of palette of colors in a blank space so they can easily access the specific variety of colors they need.

Next time I dab into 2D art I should try it myself, see if it helps.

Oh, and lovely picture TDR. The shading on the face it really smooth. Where is the light source? If it isn't already, maybe it should be coming from below the cliff, a sort of icey blue light, to add some really bright highlights on those scales. And then in contrast have a really dark ominous sky.

Just my two cents, but you've probably already thought about all these things already.
04-16-2007, 02:54 AM#12
FinalTyrant
It's bad-ass.
04-16-2007, 04:37 PM#13
erwtenpeller
Work some of that brown color the fog has into the dragons belly and stuff, like its "lighted" by that color from underneath, that should make it look a lot more interesting and it'll make the fog look less... Alone.
04-17-2007, 08:14 PM#14
Punisher_x
Word...
04-17-2007, 10:58 PM#15
Archian
Excellent work, I love it. I like the detailed head the great choice of azure color :)

Perhaps adding a light source, like glowing rocks or dust for instance in the lower parts of the image to softly reflect on the dragon's scales, or some moonlight for the upper part.
Also, making mountains in the background seem like a relevant suggestion, but make them as if the dragon was on the highest cliff (teh upper dragon!!!) and too add some more perspective.
In more personal words, I hope you to finnish it and gives it the missing detail & focus/sharpness for the rest of the concept art.

EDIT: I don't really have anything to criticize, except for the other wing, though. :P