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Finally finished!
From the initial sketch, every piece of this picture changed at least once. Overall, this was a very frustrating piece to work on. It's been a while since I've drawn an eastern style dragon, so I thought I'd give it a shot. It took several attempts to find a good pose and design, but I think it turned out well in the end. ;)

I've been trying out some different brush packs lately. The magic circles are stock from [link]
I usually try not to use stock like that, but those circles were too cool to pass up. My attempt was much less impressive, but maybe I'll design a few awesome ones someday.
Making that mirror was one of my favorite parts of this picture.

Also, I tried to show a smoother texture and more even distribution of detail on this picture, compared to my last few pieces.

I defined a few custom brushes when making this one, and have uploaded them here for people to use: [link]

I hope you enjoy it! :)
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Critique by ~Kazu-Kei Feb 13, 2011, 12:05:53 AM
A very stunning and eye catching artwork!
The dragon itself provides a fantastic flowing movement to the piece, and the hues of its scales blend perfectly with the surrounding atmosphere. The illuminating blues of the mirror and eyes are a well placed vocal point here, immediately drawing the eye to it, then gradually moving along the length of the dragon's body.

The shading provides a brilliant amount of depth and is placed correctly, adding to the tranquility of the artwork. The surrounding swallows(?) put the size of the beast in perspective, as one can imagine seeing it soaring above a distant horizon- a very stunning sight.

The background is decently balanced in the respect that it does not draw focus from the dragon, but still adds the right hues to complement the beast. The double moon is also very beautiful.

The only aspect I can't help but wonder on is the length of the front arms/legs. The shoulder seems a bit longer than it should be, and I can't imagine how the dragon would look if it was standing on solid ground. Of course this may have been what you had intended, but personally it doesn't look quite right to me.

But overall a very imaginative and beautiful artwork! The effort you put into this really shows, and the procrastination was well worth the final result! :)
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Mood: Love ~ohitsuji101 May 9, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
AMAZING!!!!!*dies*
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Mood: Love ~DarknessRequiems Sep 20, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
fantastic *-*
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*StrictlyAshleyDee Aug 13, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
If Dr. Seuss had a medieval version of his children books. The physic of the dragon really reminds me of some of his character concepts. Do you see it?

Still originality in it, great, and different. :heart: The entire piece is absolutely gorgeous.
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~EvilChibiInu Jul 22, 2012
I gasped when I saw this o-o This is absolutely gorgeous.
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*Chromamancer Aug 3, 2012
Thank you.
It's an honor to hear that. :)
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~ultra-maniac-lover Jun 26, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
*0* amazing!
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*Chromamancer Jul 10, 2012
Thank you very much. :)
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~Diblet Jun 3, 2012
If you don't mind me asking, how long did it take you to get this good with this amazing detailed work? I wish I was like this sooo bad. TT_TT
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*Chromamancer Jun 10, 2012
I know how that feels.
It's tough to say, there. I've been drawing for quite a while, but I got much more motivated once I joined DA. There was just so much awesome art on here beyond anything I saw before that it really inspired me to practice up and start learning, instead of just trying to draw things, if that makes sense.

Feel free to ask anytime if you have questions, and I'll do my best to help out.
I can always bombard you with interesting tutorials and process work that I tend to look through.
Art can be frustrating sometimes. There is always more out there to learn, but that's part of the fun of it, too. ;)
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*PKMNTrCopperEX May 28, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
This is amazing the deragon is very beautiful and graceful.
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