"DRAGONS" - open thread - Draw a Dragon

[Calcaneus]

Kung Fu Genius: Those are awsome!! Drawing dinosaurs pays off I guess!

[rick_hershey]

Designs for a hippo-dragon, done at work, hopefully I'll have time to develop more and get more ref.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/grendalmage/hippor.jpg

[SABRE]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/SABRE/Dragoon.jpg

[Bralt Hannicart]

badass dragon, sabre! hell, i like all these dragons here :)

[Obi-one]

How the heck did he draw that texture on that dragon? O_o
I've been trying for ages and failed every single time.
Would obi or someone else give me a quick walktrough or something on that? You know with a couple of pictures of that in different stages?


I've just use a HB pencil for the entire drawing.
First I drawn the line art, and then start adding darker area for making it easily readable. The skin texture is just some lines with light or darker shadows.
Sometimes it's hard to find the best pressure for doing the light shadows but with a little bit of practise, it works. ;)

As I'm totaly autodidact, I dont know if my technic is the best, and maybe, with other pencils you could achieve a better result.

hope it helps you :teeth:


Sabre and Kung Fu Genius, you dragons are awesome.

[bloodsling]

I got a pencil sketch on here somewhere,here's a cs one..hope you like :)http://www.artwanted.com/images/large/4331_195595.jpg

[SABRE]

Other one...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/SABRE/Dragoon2.jpg








:bashful:

[Tryst Blackshadow]

Starcraft Hydralisk inspired dragon here.
http://img268.echo.cx/img268/6240/aliendragon4di.jpg

[dozer]

Uziel's heads got me thinking... sorry this is so rough - no time for detail. I was thinking of something that would swoop down to catch prey - that's supposed to be an inner raking jaw that drags the prey across the teeth. If someone else would like to finish it, please do.

http://www.foersterstudios.com/DRAGONsmall.jpg

[VOGLER/ART]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/VOGLERART/CREATURE_DESIGN.jpg

[ReflectingAbyss]

I've always silently watched this forum, after seeing this I decided it was my time to join. Maybe it will help me work with what I truely enjoy doing.

This is my spider dragon, which should be pretty self explanitory as to how I came up with my concept here.


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y224/reflectingabyss/spideydrago.jpg

[SIggE]

there is so many extraordanary things here! im sorry mine sucks :^^;:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v716/SIggE_/DRAKE.jpg

[newbies13]

I got a pencil sketch on here somewhere,here's a cs one..hope you like :)http://www.artwanted.com/images/large/4331_195595.jpg

omg it's nessie!!! Awesome dragon man

[rick_hershey]

A couple of "draconic" type creatures I've been playing with. . .
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/grendalmage/skeetch.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/grendalmage/skoothes.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/grendalmage/skutch.jpg

[mentler]

Great critter Rick, Newbie et all

Here is my latest venture into the realm!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v413/mentler/tre24.jpg

[EVIL]

I present you, THEEL
http://www.akujin.net/WIP/theel.jpg
These gods hold the planets in balance

can be classed as dragons.

[cchuckry]

Here's an old funny pic.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/cchuckry/Dragon.jpg

[staceydiana]

rick,
i'm the most interested in the 1st page top sketch left hand side the bird-ish one...rendering on the rest is great

Coolness everyone. happy to see this thread truck'n :D

[Apropos]

Well it's not quite as amazing as a lot of the other stuff here but I'm proud of it, especially the mood of it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/Apropos/DragonGreyWeb.png

[Apropos]

Sammy's Lobster Dragon blew my feaking mind away. Not just regular blowage but "getting hit in the head with a lmon wrapped around a goldbrick at supersonic speeds" blowage. So i did my own. Its far closer to a traditional dragon then his approach and actually bears a bit of an annoying relation to Ebirah (old Godzilla foe) but whatever... its nearly four in the morning I can steal ideas from places...

Oh well, they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery so hopefully he doesnt mind me ripping off his genius.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/Apropos/LobsterDragonColour.png

Not SUPER happy with the colouring job, was just playing with some new ideas since I royally suck at Photoshop and am in desperate need of a tablet...

[Synner]

what a simply wonderfull thread! I'll work on something tomorrrow maybe.

[bkmini]

Hub: Wow, thanks! You're crits are spot on.
I agree about the hatching down at the bottom, so I got rid of it. Looks better now. This was a new process for me, as I rarely do such a detailed pencil drawing before painting. When I do, I find it very difficult to refrain from painting out a lot of the pencil lines. I guess it just needed a little more cleaning up.

As for the flatness, I think the pattern of the scales is what's doing it, and I don't really feel like going back in and reworking all that, so I'll live with it the way it is.

Again, thanks for the feedback.

Kung Fu Genius: Thanks, I thought cute and cuddly would be nice for a change. By the way, your dragons are pretty nice for el-cheapo church drawings. The face on that second one has some great anatomy, and that is not an easy pose.

[Kazz]

Finally finished this guy.. unfortunately in the process he drifted away from dragon and became more and more griffin.. oh well. I still want to share this with you guys. Enjoy!

The Calling

http://www.k4zz.com/images/2D/arctic4-hi.jpg

Detail

http://www.k4zz.com/files/detail01.jpg

Concept

http://www.k4zz.com/images/The%20Quickies/antler.jpg

[Anders89]

actually the head is very much like the head of the dragon from norse mythology named Nidhogg i think it lives in a world named muspellheim and eats on the roots of the life three wich the norse gods are guarding.

really great picture and only crit is that i think it is a bit to dark.

[VegasMike]

This was done for an online dragon combat game...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v52/Vegasmike/ColorFinal2.jpg

[34567890-=]

Where's trogdor :P?

[Mike Corriero]

So much love in this thread.
Kazz- fix your first image link, its showing a red X right now, maybe its just me. I did however see your post on cgtalk , Very nice work, I like the angled perspective of the sky.

I really never thought this thread would be this popular but I guess you can never go wrong with dragons since there is so much possibility in design, and actions. I love scanning all the great work, this really gets your imagination pumping seeing all the different variations in one topic.

Sabre- btw- I really love that big horned dragon, very nice.

[HyPer]

oh man i forgot how anoying forums were, back to real life i go, shit this stuff pisses me off.

i cant belive i useto thrive on this stuff.

[swampbug]

Yo man.. Cool to see that guy on the model.. Looks great!

peace!

[arkinet]

wow... this thread is awesome!!!

[Samurai]

Donkeyslayer: Yes, yes it is. He designed it for us.

[Edit] Hey, where'd the Shepherd go?

[David-david]

Here's my first post here. Nice forum, keep the good work. Comments will be thankfully carefully readed.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/caradecalcetin/dragoncin.jpg

[Kazz]

EVIL: Hey that's cool. Reminded me of those long necked creatures by Nivbed.

Anders89: Thanks for the feedback. That would be a really cool back story for this guy. :)

MIKECORRIERO: Fixed. Thanks for pointing that out. About the popularity of the thread, the idea of taking a subject that's been beat to death and giving it a new life got me really interested. Also it was easy to jump into cause it was so open ended, with only one rule.

-K

[Samurai]

I'm trying to fill in a conceptual gap here by presenting a dragon with nipples.

http://www.coronaleonis.com/images/Beylum.jpg
The initial line art

http://www.coronaleonis.com/images/Beylum%20Painted.jpg
And the finished render.

[OSU_Samurai]

Kazz, that is beautimus! I love the perspective!

Samurai, I think that image (the colored one) could benefit from the removal of the original lines that are awkwardly appearing along some of the outer edges. oooo, dragon nipples!

Mike, great thread idea, I've been a visitor quite often :^^:

[scott]

[Samurai]

Hey there OSU_Samurai, sweet nick.

I didn't paint over the lineart (I set it to multiply on another layer at low opacity). I put the black line in afterward. Is that a bad thing generally speaking? Cuz I kinda liked it.

[OSU_Samurai]

Actually I am a big fan of lines!

The problem I saw with yours was that in my opinion it seemed too even and smooth in some places. Sometimes I see the line weight change, which is good, but the line that traces the edge of his belly seems to be distracting to me. Its really smooth, and even and stands out a lot againts the yellow of his skin.

I think the lines would look best if they were on the underneath or behind definitions, like under his chin, under his belly, on the curve under his boob, under his shoulder blade etc.

Another thing with the lines only appearing on the outside edge, it really flattens your rendering overall and gives it a cartoony, card board cut out look.

[scott]

ps: sweet nick ;)

[BritishRose]

Okay, this is the first image I've posted at ConceptArt.org. I've mostly been a lurker, :XD lol

Umm...I'll have to link to it since I'm not sure what the procedure for embedding it in this post is, sorry if I sound like a total newb :p

http://www.tiger-paw.co.uk/images/fantasy/inky-nightmare.jpg

It took about 45-60 mins, straight to ink using crimson and brilliant blue ink, and a nice fine drawing dip pen. I absolutely love using ink! It can be so expressive, so I just sat down and did this as a way of practice and fun :)

I made a mess of his horns! :$ I seriously need to practice horns too. But, he's basically a dragon with a mixture of skin types. He has flexible scally skin, like that of a snake's, and a wide band of fine, feather-like scales running above his spine. The large bumps are iguana-inspired, but I though they could be genetic abnormalities, much like mole's on a human's skin.

He serves no purpose, except to be drawn :XD lol

[Marie]

This thread is great, its great to see the different types of dragons people are creating from the your traditional looking fantasy dragon all the way to the more obscure ones.

MikeCorriero I love your dragons, of course when I saw that cow(?) hybrid I had to pick that as my favorite, its quite humorous. Especially its round plump bovine body compared to the size of its little wings, it gives it character. - just got down to 2nd page ones, awesome, you really add a reality aspect to them the way you are doing them, very nice.
Muttonhead Awesome and vibrant, not to mention out of the box :)
Atahualpa that second one has a intersting wood cut feel to it.
Oregano that is one mean looking dragon, it looks like he could use his head as a weapon in battering ram fashion. On the Pteradragon I love the texture and color, its beautiful, reminds me of some rock I've seen around with a bit of rust color in it.
Negrotuerto Nice color on that guy and design, he looks almost aerodynamic, I can imagine it running along like a gazelle, even though I can't see the rest of the body.
deschamps Ohh I agree and yours does look air worthy, nice job.
Tariq I love the packs and things on yours, gives a different perspective, and interesting. Its like a where's waldo, I am staring and staring trying to see every little thingyou drew in there :)
Tyeler It looks dragonish to me, it looks awesome - ram dragon type thing, I keep wanting to draw a little millenium falcon flying down its throat :tihi:
Kazz I love the mix on yoru dragon, its very different and unusual yet I could see it lumbering along.
Blobs That one makes me laugh, he looks pretty grumpy, like someone just ate his cheerios. (or did something else to it)
Dirty c Nice colors, nice texture on its skin. That one reminds me of a predator that would stalk its prey with stealth and on foot. Oh the face is awesome, seeing it closeup, he kind of looks cuddly.
Hurricane that scares me. I am 100x more uncomfortable with having rats in the attic now, considering poison or maybe a gun now.
Okelvin awesome, even if he couldn't fly, I think that he could probably catch knights like flies *shudder*
Character ohh color them please!
joeHave to say I love the legs on this one, and the hooves with the back claw.
eddrutos I really do like that dragon, he's cute with that big eyeball and little curly things coming off his nose.
Britt ... interesting... and ... creepy.. yet very creative! and gross :)
Mentler I just sigh everytime I view your work, I think you are not of this time. :grandpa: General loss for words.
Sammy that Oracrustracea is great, I love the underwater effects and the texture on its shell. Not to mention your developemental thumbnails also rock, I love to see that type of thing, thank you for sharing, its very inspirational.
Bkmini The beauty of your piece is beyond any description, it evokes such strong emotion and feeling. I think I need a hug.
Kung fu genius very nice clear sketches and designs :)
Rick Hershey that is sort of funny and scary at the same time. I remember thsoe nature shows about hippos, and they've frightened me ever since... and now you've given thim sharp pointy teeth! what were you thinking? we're doomed.
BritishRose Cheers on first image! I really like the way you did the texture on the neck, and beautiful horns.

I didn't get everyone, but all these are awesome, and great inspiration too.

I have 2 nieces and a nephew from 5 - 9 years of age, and the MOST requests I get is to draw dragons <insert random animal or type> dragon. When I saw this thread I decided it was a great opportunity to get some practice in for the 2 weeks of crayola dragon drawing with them coming up :tihi:

This was the first I did from a little sketch, I liked the sparrow type legs, it ended up being more like a design and flat. I think I will try to make it brighter and more colorful for the kids.

http://neabez.home.comcast.net/postingart/dragbird01.jpg

This one is still in the sketch process, I'm wanting to color it and working on it with apprehension. Learned a valuable lesson though, if you have shakey hands and intention tremor, don't fight it! go with the flow, otherwise your hand is so fatigued after 1 hour you can't use it for a day. And not being able to sketch when you want to makes bunnies cry.

Looked at swans in the beginning, thinking of a barn owl type coloring.

http://neabez.home.comcast.net/postingart/dragbirdmix.jpg

[JEZZARTS]

Cool dragons everyone!! thought I'd try something a little different and go for the mech dragon... took me about an hour tonight plus a bit of fluffing about... here tis!!

http://www.jezzarts.com/images/dragon_jez.jpg

[BritishRose]

Thank you Marie :3 I really need to comment more often in this thread, I absolutely love dragons, they were the first things I started to draw :D

I love your dragons - the sparrow-one is so cute, really round and squishable. And the swan-inspired one - very beauitful, I love the movement in the tail and on the wings.

[Wojtala]

Hello,

My first post here :)

Lately I few dragons artworks..and here are few of them...

http://www.wojtala.com/ILLUSTRATIONS/insectdragon_wojtala.jpg

http://www.wojtala.com/SKETCHES/forthcomingfear_wojtala.jpg

http://www.wojtala.com/SKETCHES/awakening_wojtala.jpg

http://www.wojtala.com/DESIGN/greendragon_wojtala.jpg


I love this creatures.

[mentler]

Here is a little Dragonette "Hunkering Harpie" thing

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v413/mentler/hang060505a.jpg

[Ahkahna]

http://www.summerdragoness.com/images/color/dragon2.jpg

a little lockwoodesque ;)

[Aztaroth]

Yay! Cool thread. I love dragons.

Well, this is actually a doodle I made as I was reading through (and admiring) this thread. I noticed that it turned out quite well, so's I scanned and unploaded.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/Aztaroth/dragon.png

It's more of a... traditional dragon. I might draw a chinese-looking dragon later, if I have time.

[Mike Corriero]

just a quick sketch and variation from me
http://sketchforums.com/uploads/post-11-1118100698.jpg
Marie- Thanks, that one wasnt for the COW, although it looks like a big fat cow/dragon..i just sketched it up real quick for fun.
Jezzarts, Wojtala, Ahkahna, Mentler, Marie - GREAT WORK

Is it just me, or are the Dragons getting more cute as the posts go on?:)

Maria- Oh stop, your too flattering. I enjoy your brave pencil drawing

Wojtala- That centipede dragon looks tight in that environment

Jezzarts- I like it

Mentler- The last dragon looks like he should battle Ultraman

Mikecorriero- nice presentation, by far the scariest dragon I have ever laid eyes upon. How will I sleep tonight after seeing such a treacherous image..JK

rock on people
:)

[Avatar]

First of all I must say that I'm still amazed at the sight of so many great artists in one place. And boy, some of you have really, really wild imagination. I love that.
Here is my contribution to this thread. I kindda hesitated in the begining because, after I finished the sketch I realized that this is more close to a leviathan concept than a dragon. But then I thought: "what the hell, a leviathan is a kind of dragon anyway!". I hope you like it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v160/Avatarr/Abisal-Dragon.jpg

[hurricane]

EVERYONE awesome dragons but i need to give Mentler some extra love because that one is so wonderful ! the personality in it just blows me away! good job!


heres my new dragon..

"When the humans eventually captured a dragon they found out that it was pregnant and a wild discussion within the castle broke out. Should the new dragons be killed or should their lives be spared ?

They decided to keep the dragons alive but under one circumstance...Their wings should be clipped.

They trained the dragons to act as battlehorses on the fields of war.

Noblemen rode them to show the nearby citys their welth and fortune.

But, the dragons never concieved. So slowly but surely the Royal dragons died out...One of the reasons was that the dragons never reached their natural breeding grounds high up in the mountains"


http://www.phuxxx.com/~hurricane/Temp/Sketchbooks/June-05/DragonRide.jpg

cheers !

[mentler]

This must be an older model ~~~ mine has a convertible top and seats three ~~~~ Bjorn, this is really a superb with a capital O drawing!!!!!!!!!

[treeshark]

Lot's of fine work in this thread...
Even Dragons have quiet moments...
http://www.treeshark.com/images/Posts/knitter.jpg

[glikster]

wow.... that was hysterical and amazing!!

[princeofhappiness]

Got 2 dragons, one is an evil dragon bent on destruction, i drew him on a plane from houston, the other i drew on painter today, i wanted to create a dragon that wore some sortof face armor.

http://img66.echo.cx/img66/6350/dragonic20017bh.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

http://img66.echo.cx/img66/4046/mechadragon10xg.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

p/s: im new. hi everybody

[jayiam]

Been loving this thread for a while now...


http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail58.html

[Tad]

KAZZ:

beautiful lighting and atmosphere,
like ur piece alot.

[Michal]

Hey everyone, my first post here... :) A bit of playing with oils, trying to widen the palette... Kinda quickie and had no idea for the ground :(...

http://michalmatczak.republika.pl/images/cat dragon.jpg

EDIT: addded a few detail on the wings and shown the way they connect with the body. The next one will be better. :zzz:

[Kazz]

hurricane: Great anatomy and detail man. Do you know a good resource for quadrupeds on the net?

treeshark: HAHAHAHA! awesome. (love the work on your website btw)

Tad: Thanks bro. :)

Michal: Cool lighting. I want to see more clarity where the wings connect, since that's the most interesting part of the piece. :)

Great works everyone.

K

[custodian]

It's old, and possibly a bit famous, and maybe mentioned here already, but I thought it appropriate to refer people to it -- it's totally cool.

An animation by students. No doubt they'll never be out of work :)

http://www.netzwelt.de/news/39253-german-film-school-dragons.html

:$

[tatiana]

It's old, and possibly a bit famous, and maybe mentioned here already, but I thought it appropriate to refer people to it -- it's totally cool. An animation by students. No doubt they'll never be out of work :)
http://www.netzwelt.de/news/39253-german-film-school-dragons.html


...And for those of us that have difficulty reading German but would like to read a wee bit of the 2002 production, see some of the stills and maybe download the Divx video....check out this link from one of the artists:

http://www.huppi.de/projects1.html

[Sean]

Some really great works in here. Sorry, no contribution, just that comment.

[Butters' Evil Twin]

my humble contribution. its my first wacom drawing.
http://img141.echo.cx/img141/4584/drgn0aq.jpg

[ReflectingAbyss]

British Rose- Yeah, I've been pretty much a lurker as well. Haha, pretty funny we both stopped to post on this, it's a good looking forum eh>
Nice dragon

[Ostrander]

Very sweet Dragons going on in this thread. Here's a sketch I did, not sure if I should move it to color though.
http://rhinohidestudios.com/images/dragonslayers%20fate.jpg

[Captain Awesome]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/anmkevin/Leviathan.jpg

[Mr.Blonde]

http://www.iseenothing.com/mcgibs/alduar/june/22low.jpg

[Vorace]

Very cool thread!

Here is my contribution :

http://img231.echo.cx/img231/9536/dragon7ei.jpg

[VegasMike]

Another attack for the game...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v52/Vegasmike/RagePaintDone.jpg

[Mike Corriero]

I'm amazed to see this thread still on the front page- glad people found it to be so inspiring.
yes its a boring profile view, but it was just a small 2 x 1 inch sketch, blown up and PS enhanced.
http://sketchforums.com/uploads/post-11-1119916732.jpg
+ Extremely territorial ground based dragons

+ Spikes tipped with a nerve damaging poison which renders its victim handicap

+ Spinhrok are herbivores and gain their source of nutrition from ground based vegetation only.

+ Twins are often produced in winter, and the young are pure white.

I'm waiting to see Sammy's next mind blowing dragon concept which I saw some sketches for- should be pretty hot

[tatiana]

hey Mike,

Interesting dragon development!

I'm curious about the description you posted with your herbivore Spinhrok dragons...

It states that they "gain their source of nutrition from ground based vegetation only". How do you figure that they grab the food they need? The tongue is very short rather more like a tortoise which eats mostly succulent vegetation (also eats a bit of protein now and then Link (http://www.petdoc.ws/TortDiet.html)) but then a tortoise is much smaller in size and so would consume less green stuff. Or are your Spinhroks very small dragons...maybe turtle sized? :)

The lips don't look very flexible so unlike cows and horses they would have a difficult time grazing on grasses... Since you mention that the young are white and born during the winter I figured that it meant that there was quite a bit of snow on the ground to help with the camouflage...so they don't live in a desert environment but rather plains or mountains, both of which would mean mostly grasses. Or do they have quite a bit of front teeth to help tear up the stalks? Maybe the profile doesn't give the best view of the grasping capability of the lips and teeth.

I'm simply curious because I know that you factor in the characteristics and reasons for being when you develop your creatures. It's something I like to do in my own creature artwork. And as a former Bio-med and Animal Science major who was studying veterinary medicine and dissecting alot of interesting critters in my anatomy classes....I'm even that more curious to understand your choices. :D

Thanks!

t

[Mike Corriero]

Reason for only eating ground based vegetation #1, thier undersides are very weak and vulnerable if they were to reach up on thier hind legs for food, by bending down thier heads to the ground they are protected by thier poison tipped spikes incase of any sudden attacks while thier feeding.
Thier Mouth is equipped with a seratted lower jaw which slices greenery when grinding against the upper jaw and the teeth in the back would then chew it up. It's mouth is hard like a beak toward the tip. Thier about the size of a wolf but thier legs would be short in comparison to thier body.
Most of the time if im just randomly sketching, I dont think too much about plausibility, but more so about an interesting looking creature. If I were to develop a sketch further, I would start to redesign and think more about where this thing lives, what it eats, why its young would be white at birth but darker at adulthood. Thinking that perhaps they mate at a time in which the birth would take place during winter and maybe in this world winter produces a lot of snowy weather, so the babies would be automatically camoflouged..etc
If I feel like I can relate a creature to a present day animal, I will use that animals characterisitics and living patterns as a way to evolve my creatures habits - such as you pointed out the tortoise.

hope that helps

[S.C. Watson]

been a little while since I posted in this thread.

Just a quickie, about 2 hours, maybe.


http://sketchforums.com/uploads/post-11-1119935971.jpg

Cheers,
~Oreg.

[treeshark]

Another attack for the game...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v52/Vegasmike/RagePaintDone.jpg
Flatulence in Dragons can have serious repercussions...

[tatiana]

...If I feel like I can relate a creature to a present day animal, I will use that animals characterisitics and living patterns as a way to evolve my creatures habits - such as you pointed out the tortoise.

hope that helps

Thanks for your reply! I was simply curious as to your thought process since you had posted a description of your dragon's habits/lifestyle in addition to the artwork.

t

[El Ruco]

http://student.mica.edu/pmacgowan/pieromoNster.jpg

Here is a re-make I always had wanted to do of a piece I did some time ago called "Time to feed the monster". I got inspired to re-do it looking at great ideas here, especially a piece of a giant lobster called "Manchesteria" on page 4. This creature is the Balaenoptera Caulolepsis. It holds a relation to the blue whale (Balaenoptera Musculus) and a certain species of abyss fish. This bizarre cross-species still has scientists perplexed. It feeds on anything it encounters when it's hungry, and is constantly marked by fresh wounds, which experts believe are caused by aggressive encounters with some other creatures of the same proportions that live in the abyss. The only creatures that co-exist peacefully at all times with the Balaenoptera Caulolepsis are the Remora Cetaceae, a unique species of remoras, and certain sharks which emit unpleasant electromagnetic waves.

I did this piece in photoshop 7 in about 20 hours. I really enjoyed creating the textures in this one. The biggest challenge was to create depth and have a somewhat decent color variation. Here are some images of the details (I scaled down the image to like an 18%).

http://student.mica.edu/pmacgowan/pieromonster01.jpg
http://student.mica.edu/pmacgowan/pieromonster02.jpg
http://student.mica.edu/pmacgowan/pieromonster03.jpg

Here is the original.

http://student.mica.edu/pmacgowan/oldmonster.jpg

[vcoleman]

dude, i like.

[JJH]

...poor guy ...poor guy

[Shannon Lee]

HI everyone, I'm new as you can tell.

I am stunned by the amount of talent on this board. Saddly I can't draw for beans! You all have such imaginations and steady hands to do these great works of art. A friend of mine. Alex refered me to this site. You see my picture with the vampires and the dragon's blood in my profile? Alex did that for me, that's going to be the cover of my vampire novel. Just not in those colors, I changed it to negitive imaging to make it look funky. But other than that, all of you have great work that just blows me away!

[mentler]

Great stuff on this board love to browse it!!!

Posted this on another thread but thought is would fit here as well :::

There is a little monster in us all :::: I am sure the little fellow is scared to death!!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v413/mentler/hangdom2.jpg

[AztcFireFlower]

This is my first time on board. What a wonderful and inspiring thread. The creativity from everyone has finally motivated me to begin experimenting with digital painting.

This is a water dragon. Haven't thought much about the creatures function, save that perhaps it's brightly colored pattern warns of poison spines and it lives in the ocean. My thinking was lizard or snake useing patterns, colors of salt water fish. I was mostly exploring silhouette and design. It was a fun process.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a278/AztcFireFlower/water-dragon-digital-color.jpg

[tylerjwarren]

Everyone's work in this post is fantasic!
This dragon is part of a RPG I am working on. In the game he will be a playable character. Hope you enjoy.
http://www.artwanted.com/images/large/7220_209827.jpg

[Madman]

Did you use painter to paint this dragon. I like your drawing style and design sense. Keep it up.

[tylerjwarren]

Did you use painter to paint this dragon. I like your drawing style and design sense. Keep it up.
I don't know if this comment was targeted to me, but to answer the question, no, this is colored pencil on water color paper, measures about 10 inches long.

[redehlert]

Figured I'd post this little marker sketch. Of course, as I scan through recent entries, mine and Aztcfireflower are going along the same vein - but I swear to ya I never saw your work until now. :^^:
I was doing creature sketches for the UK vs WA Tdome and ended up with this little ditty. It's a sea dragon with a capsule atop its dome which houses a master rider in the life aquatic. Nothing major...just markers and white pen on toned SB paper.

http://www.cognitionstudio.com/conceptart/070305_seadragon.jpg

Cheers,
D

[dreamsorcerer]

Lot's of fine work in this thread...
Even Dragons have quiet moments...


Definately.. without a doubt.. excellent. Nice one mate. :wink:

[Buriol_Scrawl]

Well, I'm new here, and I'm a dragon maniac, so I couldn't help but post something of my own...I've noticed there isn't any oriental-type dragons round here, I'm a big fan of those. This is oriental-inspired but a little different...some sorta oriental-mech dragon. Hope you guys like it.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b314/jgdraco/mechdrag.jpg

Nothing as sharp as some of the work I've seen around here, but there it is!

[danieligarza]

My two cents: here's one "rare" dragon I've made a couple of years ago.
Just to collaborate with the collection.
Cheers to all, people... ;)

Daniel

http://danieligarza.com/l_pics/l_dragon.jpg

[tatiana]

RULES FOR THIS THREAD:
1* - Please do not post existing artwork, work that you have posted already or work that you have had from your golden ages. This thread is meant for NEW work to be inspired by this thread. If I catch you posting something I recognize from having seen the work already, I will remove your art :dur:
2* CHANGED RULE- sketches are acceptable
3* Collaborations are acceptable
4*- Perhaps post some insight to your design and the type of dragon it is.


...I'm still working on my new dragons. :)

t

[Gory]

Wow Piero, that version is 10 billion times better than the original. What the hell is that idiot doing out of his cage? ;P Just to let you know, your signature is large and obnoxious... it doesn't have to dominate the painting, hell.. it doesn't even need to be there. You have a tendency to do that, and it's really aggrivating to see a nice drawing or painting ruined by a huge obnoxious signature like that.

No other critiques about it at the moment. It's rather late at night, some other time maybe.

I guess I'll have to post MY crappy little dragon now that you did yours. Mine's just a pencil drawing though, so don't expect anything awesome.

Tomorrow though, tomorrow.

-Jake

[lex76]

Hope you guys like my funny looking dragon... Will upload some more I've got at home.
The other one is a Charcter sketch.
The drawings are mine, so don't copy em!
Cheers people
http://www.conceptart.org/gallery/files/8/0/9/8/Dragon_ActionSmall.jpg
http://www.conceptart.org/gallery/files/8/0/9/8/Draco1.jpg

[lex76]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/lex76/DragoPianura_Pulito.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/lex76/DragoNero_Pulito.jpg

[Eriboss]

http://www.reelfilms.co.uk/images/dragon.jpg

[hurricane]

very nice stuff everybody ! EVERYBODY !!


here's some more dragons..


http://www.diduct.com/Hurri_Sketchbook/Juli-05/forrest_dragon.jpg

http://www.diduct.com/Hurri_Sketchbook/Juli-05/Julipaper11.jpg

cheers !!

[Vanakool]

jam session

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b83/Vanakool/DragonJimi.jpg

[Hyver]

beefed up pencil sketch...


http://www.hyver.com/store/skdr.jpg

[treeshark]

A modern dragon, has many problems...
http://www.treeshark.com/images/Posts/fatdrag.jpg

[mettamaniac]

:dead: http://www.conceptart.org/gallery/files/2/5/9/3/9/dragon.jpg

[Vaejoun]

Yea, my turn now.
I wanted to paint a dragon. As unelegant, dirty and disgusting as it could be.
So I draw this one here: Was fun to paint.

I call him "Snearl - the invincible stinkybeast"

Have fun

http://static.animexx.de/fanart02/fanart/36343/522776.jpeg

[Bruce Pluto]

Hiya, this is my first picture post. Hope it works

Dragon Head,

.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v378/zzetta13/BPdragon2bphotoB.jpg

[Blue]

this is probably one of the most inspiring threads i have seen in a long time. bravo. :)

[spooky51]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v175/spooky51/green_dragon.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v175/spooky51/not_so_green_dragon.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v175/spooky51/coloring_test.jpg

Still working on it, as the half-finished coloring probably shows.

[Zecarn]

this is my first post on this thread....and wow great drawings....
<3 <3 <3 <3 this is one of my dragons( not done) i need some critique about it. :S my scanner cut off part of the guy. >:|
http://img346.imageshack.us/my.php?image=desertdragon3ng.jpg
hopfully it came out right :x

How do you digitally color your drawings?? I've tried before.....but they come out horrible.

[Nutter]

Awesome dragons here, I particularly like Treesharks knitting dragon, it made me laugh my head off. Great sense of humor.

The Hendrix dragon is pretty cool too.

[Escelce]

Hi there,

Had to do something for this. Originally I was going to create a beast of burden type image but someone did that earlier! I hope these are ok, just playing with different face types. The colour image was done previously but was showing similar idea to the sketch i was working on. Didnt come out right so posted this instead, hope thats ok. Anyway great theme and will try to post something again soon.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/escelce/dragons-escelce.jpg

Steve.

[Icey]

Escelce,that rocks!! :D
man... damn cool!!

[Escelce]

Thanks Icey.

Just another head study! will have to find the time to do more than down to the neck!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/escelce/dragonface.jpg

[endercoskun]

there is SOO inspiring stuff is going on in this thread, made me draw a dragon too :yayca:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v50/sandrue/teeth_color.jpg

cheers!

[sjoerd]

just a little sketch:

undead dragon
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v125/sjoerd/undeaddraak.jpg

[VirusArtist]

Couldn't ignore this threat, so I dedicated my daily warmup painting to creating a dragon. I know its just a quick one, but I will paint a better one when things have gotten less stressy around here- promised ;)

http://www.virusarts.com/mostrecent/cavedragon.jpg

The cave serpent. This flesh eating dragon has a snake-like body and lives underground...
His head and neck area are covered with heavily armoured horn plates.
It uses them to create tunnels and break through rocks. The rest of the body is realtively soft and covered in scales.

All horns except for his hard chinhorn are pointing backwards to provide kind of a grappling hook function when it surfaces to feed on cows and other animals.

The chin horn actually is the hardest part of its body, being used to chisle and break up extremely sturdy rock formations. Its second function is to stab it's prey and potential rivals.

Humans discovered the practical use of this dragon and domesticised it, reinforcing the head with hardened steel, to improve the efficiency of breaking through rock formations.

Dragons like these are mostly used in mines when searching for gold, iron and other metals.

(pardon my sloppy english btw ;) )

Thats about it... Props to all the guys who posted here... All of these works are awesome!

Etienne

Etienne

[Argyle]

I recently did a few dragons for Alderac:

http://www.steveargyle.com/Illustrations/wizarddragon.jpg
http://www.steveargyle.com/Illustrations/mist_dragon.jpg
http://www.steveargyle.com/Illustrations/Serpentscale_Gargoyle.jpg
http://www.steveargyle.com/Illustrations/roguedragon.jpg
http://www.steveargyle.com/Illustrations/clericdragon.jpg
http://www.steveargyle.com/Illustrations/fighterdragon.jpg

[tylerjwarren]

I recently did a few dragons for Alderac:



Totally awesome! I think I saw that first one on Artwanted.com, great stuff man!

[tegehel]

great thread. Here are 2 old ones, that I liked at one point. The top one is a detail from a never-to-be-finished painting, and the sketch is circa '98 or something...

http://www.tegehel.org/graphics/painting/dragon-detail_big.jpg

http://www.tegehel.org/graphics/newfolio/web/Dragongirl.jpg

[BradWhitlam]

http://ai-dallas.com/student/ME/whitlam_bradley/slaying.jpg
I hope a dragon with a hole in his head counts.

[P Hallin]

A quick two-hour one done directly in PS.

http://www.peterhallin.net/Files/dragonshead.jpg

[OBX]

heres one for the thread.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/Loxaraz/dragonink.jpg

[the_allejo05]

http://www.artwanted.com/images/large/18782_203034.jpg
http://www.artwanted.com/images/large/18782_205242.jpg
http://www.artwanted.com/images/large/18782_211473.jpg

[nikotem]

It's not really a dragon figure (you can see only his head and a part of the body...) but it's fight in which you should decide who'll win- Dragon or Warrior...

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y144/temnik/DragonSlayer5.jpg

[Needlelhead Puppet]

So here is my evil dragon - out for no good!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/Felix83/DragonTestingAreaLOw.jpg

this is made from my sketch by my girlfriend... a much more talented collage-artist than me. Differnt layers of photos, and some photoshop work.Just enjoy!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/Felix83/Lavadrache.jpg

[OmegaFilms]

can't match the talent in this thread but here are my dragons
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b381/omegafilms/Tdragon.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b381/omegafilms/6d717fc4.jpg

[Dirty C]

I might colour this *crap joke removed as my sense of humour is known for getting me into trouble :/ *

http://toeslikefingers.com/sketches/2005081001.jpg

[UntamedC]

A spider dragon. :wink:

http://www.untamedcinema.com/images/spider-dragon.jpg

Gabe Sabloff
www.untamedcinema.com

[Hexen]

i dont have any dragons yet but i will for this..you guys are awsome.. loving most of these.. keep it up

[ApolloNuevo]

Beast of Burden Dragon
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/danielswartz21/daily%20sketchbook/aug16.jpg
-dan

[melvin]

here's part of a model sheet i drew for a friend to model at AID several months ago. i was gonna post it then but forgot... oh botherhttp://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b172/tintindwarf/dragon1.jpg

here's a close up of the head

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b172/tintindwarf/dragon-head.jpg

[Theo]

wow lots o cool stuff here. definately love your details melvin.

too bad its for new art only or I'd post my ol dragonpics as well, I got atleast one or two that still kick ass:)

[zao75231]

geez mel, come back to jeffs house foo!

-Rob:D

[Zergaloth]

That head is awesome. My god. The eye and the lightning are just superb.

[velinov]

This is a image made to be a poster for the QTEH comics magazine.
Here comes the dragons...:)

http://velinov.pochta.ru/poster-dragons.jpg

[JaïnvanNigtevegt]

Asian-Greek crossover column, used in temples in many an alternate past. :P

http://www2.hku.nl/~jain/DragonColumnSmall.jpg

Jaïn

[MisterE]

http://www.jay-powell.com/concept_art/serpent2.gif

fun w/animation

[tatiana]

This is a image made to be a poster for the QTEH comics magazine.
Here comes the dragons...:)

http://velinov.pochta.ru/poster-dragons.jpg

I like your dragons.

The female character looks like she has six fingers on her right hand? The one holding the sword. Maybe it's because it's a low res of the picture, but the shadow(?) on that first finger makes it look like it's actually two fingers. Unless that was your intention. :)

t

[Egets]

I only now noticed that there is actual dragon thread existing here,what an original approach by vaejoun vanakool and dreamerseyes :D then here is mine

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1066569/shaolin.jpg

[LudaChris82199]

http://img273.imageshack.us/img273/4504/dragon0029ua.gif

[BigDaddy_GFS]

I'm a little embarrassed to post my el-cheapos, but, like Young Paddy says, you have to post something, because, hey! dragons!

A couple of sketches I did in church today... :^^;:
http://plutonium35.com/images/dragonesque1.jpg
http://plutonium35.com/images/dragonesque.jpg

(BTW, the Cow Dragon is ADORABLE!)

Good work. Nothing wrong with classical dragon design. Even if it's got Jurassic roots.

[Kannard]

Here are a couple of mine they are a lot more light hearted. Crits and comments always welcome . Enjoy!

http://www.kannard.com/New/Stormy-Night.jpg

http://www.kannard.com/Color/Hatchling.jpg

http://www.kannard.com/Color/StGeorge2.jpg

http://www.kannard.com/Color/StGeorge.jpg

http://www.kannard.com/B&W/dragonpillar.jpg

[DenY]

http://denzo3.free.fr/2d/Sketches/speedRatlizard.jpg
this is my vision :)

[BigDaddy_GFS]

here's part of a model sheet i drew for a friend to model at AID several months ago. i was gonna post it then but forgot... oh botherhttp://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b172/tintindwarf/dragon1.jpg

here's a close up of the head

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b172/tintindwarf/dragon-head.jpg

Great depth and detail.....But am I the only one who thinks it resembles a chicken? :teeth:

I'd love to see more of your work, though. It show real promise.

[ConceptCreature]

Here's my dragon, made it off of the famous dragon from Legend of Zelda, Volvagia.
http://www.conceptcreature.com/Concepts/VolvolgiaHead.jpg

[ion one]

sick...

[Dusty]

This is such an awesome thread. Theme threads are always my favorite anyways, just because you get to see so many different takes on a single concept.

I'll contribute something soon....

-Dusty

[unit]

There's really some great work here although it seem few people read Mike's requirement on the post that the dragon be new work created for this thread and not something you've dusted off from circia 1999 or something. :S

To quote:

RULES FOR THIS THREAD:
1* - Please do not post existing artwork, work that you have posted already or work that you have had from your golden ages. This thread is meant for NEW work to be inspired by this thread. If I catch you posting something I recognize from having seen the work already, I will remove your art

[Zergaloth]

And please, don't quote people WITH images. That's so annoying. "O here are those pics again, just to say they're totally cool."

[Carnifex]

time to bump this back up
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b363/siansaar/dragon2.jpg
can't let the zombies have all the fun,can we?

[tgfx]

wow there are some really cool dragons here...one can tell who is a pro and who is a semi...cool stuff

[David Bovey]

Here's two

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/kelfin.jpg

http://www.davidbovey.com/images/dragonrider.jpg

[damdischink]

hey, great work everyone, especially the colored ones

here's my:
the text on the pic says"baby dragon-adult dragon, same old smile"
http://www.inet.hr/~esvorcin/slike/dragon.jpg


hahahahahha

[damdischink]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v650/AeonfluxVienna/Dragon.jpg

Hi all,
saw that thread to late last night, I think that image might go down well in here.
best,
Ae.

cool, this one really got that motion & 3D effect to it. I like the composition too, nice.

[Nanolathe]

Ive got no chance in standing up to the masters among you.
not quite a Dragon but
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/9076/lizardfinal6ne.th.jpg (http://img202.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lizardfinal6ne.jpg)

[vigostar]

thats some good stuff you have there david bovey~!

[Azeira]

hey guys. i had this in my sketchbook, but figured i might as well add it to the dragon thread. enjoy.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b152/Azeira/3.jpg

"Dragon (ink/charcoal/graphite)"


Woodruff

[iambs]

Hey i have been looking at this site for a couple days now and i finaly got through all of this dragon thread.......there is some extremly awsome stuff in here but i do have one crit for multiple ppl.

ps... this quick drawing was done in paint with a mouse in like 5 mins so i know there are alot things wrong with it but all it is is a quick example.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y76/IamME_05/crappydragonwing2.jpg

when you draw a dragons wing it should end up looking like a human arm with a hand but the fingers being realy long. some of the wings on here look like they have like 6 or 7 elbows runing through the whole wing.

when i get a scanner or a photoshop and a tablet i will put some of my finished works on here :nohope:

[StealthNachos]

Don't say what a dragon should look like please. This makes sense, and I'm not disagreeing, but a dragon can have pretty much what ever you want to put on it. I hear it's quite rare to see one.

[charger]

Don't say what a dragon should look like please. This makes sense, and I'm not disagreeing, but a dragon can have pretty much what ever you want to put on it. I hear it's quite rare to see one.
ya i myself have never seen one but what he is talking about would go off of what has been seen is my guess lol

[Mike Corriero]

I'm gonna move this to the sketches/wip section if no one minds?
I think its had more than enough time in the spot light and should probably just be removed from the finished section since more and more "sketches" are being posted in it rather than finished pieces.

I'm surprised to see it still on the first page of FF to be honest :^^:
Finally hitting 400 replies

If people are against me moving it, then I'll just let it stay here.

[Mike Corriero]

Hey i have been looking at this site for a couple days now and i finaly got through all of this dragon thread.......there is some extremly awsome stuff in here but i do have one crit for multiple ppl.

ps... this quick drawing was done in paint with a mouse in like 5 mins so i know there are alot things wrong with it but all it is is a quick example.


when you draw a dragons wing it should end up looking like a human arm with a hand but the fingers being realy long. some of the wings on here look like they have like 6 or 7 elbows runing through the whole wing.

when i get a scanner or a photoshop and a tablet i will put some of my finished works on here :nohope:

There's never ONE exact way to go about drawing a dragon or its wings.. sure there is the techincal plausibility end to stick to, so looking at how a bats wings are designed might help or a teradon/teradactyl sp? but... then that kinda narrows the creativity and originality and fun of creating something Original. Concept design often pushes the extremes of plausibiltiy, but we try to keep things somewhat believable to the extent of familiarity in form and design.

Just making the point that a dragons wings dont necessarily need to always have a thumb, or five fingers.. or an elbow. Not to tute my own horn but as far as originallity goes.. my energy dragons wings illustrate my point on this matter. There can be mechanical dragons, rock dragons, water dragons.. and all of thier wings would look completely different. Remember ..

Dragons are often magical creaures so they don't even need wings in order to fly..

[4thAngle]

when you draw a dragons wing it should end up looking like a human arm with a hand but the fingers being realy long. some of the wings on here look like they have like 6 or 7 elbows runing through the whole wing.


How many fingers do zombies have?

[iambs]

sorry to pull so many strings, but i have been told by some many artist to keep my drawings as close to normal anatomy as possible, even if it is a dragon, because the viewer who is most of the time not an artist can relate to it faster and not have to think as hard to understand the art.......but yes i do see all of yalls point aand i will take it into consideration the next time i draw dragons.

i guess i should have slaped the words "n00bs opinion" on there. :^^;:

and why did zombies come up in this thread?-4thangle

[Morrigana]

Iambs, I think 4thangle was trying to make the point; that while a human has five fingers on each hand, a zombie might have less fingers, since they're a dead thing.

Although I do partially agree with you Iambs. I like my dragons to have a wing more like a cross between a bat-wing and a hand. But I'll accept variations that look more like pteradactle wings or bird wings, as long as there is some consideration to anatomy. I have no problem with a magical creature that can fly on not exactly "realistic" wings, but if they're coming right out of the shoulder blades with no muscles to actually carry their girth then they just look a little ludicrous.

But that's just my two cents.

[scumgrinder]

this is my dragon. As you can see, its extremities seem more like underwater fins. However it flies... why? because dragons don't exist, and if they are going to exist, they are going to be as absurd as we want them to be. And mine floats around waving like a serpent using its fins to direct the flight and going underwater if it has to. Because i made it.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a232/scumgrinder/dragon_update.jpg

[Theo]

wow scummgrinder that there dragon totally rox. perhaps its a "thick atmosphere" dragon ... I can see it soaring it the thick high preassure clouds of some distant foggy planet. very very cool.

[4thAngle]

Iambs, I think 4thangle was trying to make the point; that while a human has five fingers on each hand, a zombie might have less fingers, since they're a dead thing.


You're pretty much on the money. The dragon's wing form was related to the human hand, but why not another animal? One with 3 fingers/toes/claws for example?

I think when you put guidelines on fiction it kinda defeats the purpose.

Also, Scum, your dragon is as great as your description. hehe nice one

[scumgrinder]

haha, thanks dudes.

Dragons aren't real, i don't see the point of making rules about the way they look like. Especially in a forum about conceptual art, why redo the same stuff over and over?

[Morrigana]

Scumgrinder- I think there shouldn't necessarily be rules, but perhaps boundaries. Certain things are only those things because people except that this is how they are. Take an orc for example. Mostly, they're portrayed as ugly, gnarly humanoids, either really bigger then humans or twisted and wiry. But when people see those traits (we'll say lots of warts, green skin and nasty teeth) people know it's an orc. If I suddenly drew this beautiful, willowy, epitome of beauty and grace and called it an orc, people would say I did it wrong. Mythologies and perceptions have given people expectations.

Same things apply to dragons. So, instead of someone saying "a dragon HAS to have these components", it would be better to say "a dragon SHOULD have the componants". Like, I think your creature is quite cool looking, and definetly unique and well drawn, but I can't (because of my own preconceptions of what a dragon is) call it a dragon.

Not saying anyone's more right than anyone else, just tossing out my opinions.

And while I'm tossing out opinions, I'll show a recent character sketch of a dragon I did. In my fictions/paintings, there are clans of dragons, defined by their colors and personalities. The whole gamut from peaceful poets to bloodthirsty warriors. Size and body type vary by clan, the bigger warriors having more mass and armor, while the more peaceful types tend to have more decoration than armor and are slender and more graceful.

This is one of the blue dragons, not quite a full-on warrior clan, but still a fighter. The males have more horns than females, and the crown continues to grow throughout life. Some of the protrusions of a dragon are just modified scales, and others are bone grown through the skin. Fire is a product of two venoms mixing in the air, oxygen being the catalyst for combustion. (Yes, that is a modified version of the Reign of Fire version and the dragons from Michael Moorcock's worlds. Just made sense to me.) The skin is a pliant but thick leather, like many large monitor lizards, and the teeth fit together like a canine's skull.

I'd cover the other features of a dragon, but since they're not depicted here, I'll leave it be.

http://raven.youareannoying.us/ca/dragonhead.jpg

[scumgrinder]

i understand what you are saying. All i'm saying is that... if you are ... say.. doing character design for the lord of the rings based on Tolkien's descriptions, then yeah you have to follow the rules. However, if you don't have set rules , you should only consider the most general guidelines when designing a creature and then let your mind run free. Otherwise you are not taking any risks. when i started drawing mine i found myself drawing old medieval dragons with the horns and wings and spitting fire... and then i stopped because it wasn't really what i wanted to do. It was actually annoying me because they were so commonplace.

[tgfx]

"scumgrinder" that is a cool looking dragon.

[Azeira]

all of them are just great. amazing what a single thread can bring out in a group. Doubtful most who view it will look at dragons the same way again.

Woodruff

[gibsini]

This is the first dragon i've ever done, cheers for the inspo


http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a227/gibsini/Dragon2.jpg

[Fuish]

Something I drew today for this forum.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/taktera/Dragon.jpg

[Negafen]

Hey i have been looking at this site for a couple days now and i finaly got through all of this dragon thread.......there is some extremly awsome stuff in here but i do have one crit for multiple ppl.

ps... this quick drawing was done in paint with a mouse in like 5 mins so i know there are alot things wrong with it but all it is is a quick example.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y76/IamME_05/crappydragonwing2.jpg

when you draw a dragons wing it should end up looking like a human arm with a hand but the fingers being realy long. some of the wings on here look like they have like 6 or 7 elbows runing through the whole wing.

when i get a scanner or a photoshop and a tablet i will put some of my finished works on here :nohope:


I find this amusing because if you're trying to impose realistic anatomy, that's not actually how that kind of wing works. While yes, the bone structure of a bat wing is similar to that it connects like this

http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/images/nature_conservation/wildlife/caring/mammals_image_65.jpg

[Sammy]

I love doin' Paleo-Art... but never know where exactly to stick it on these forums ---- DragonThread seems good enough as any i guess :confident

Dromeosaurid in prehestoric Mongolia:
http://www.modelforge.com/sammy/dromeosaurmongolia.jpg



I'm gonna be bad and repost my old dragons :devil: I got a few requests to put 'em back up since my hardspace has died off for months ----

Pterosaur inspired dragons in mating ritual, phototexture-patern from modern birds used on the tail:
http://www.modelforge.com/sammy/Adogfightweb.jpg

Lobster-Dragon filter-feeder, inspired by a sketch from Oracrest - phototexture of Sperm-Whale used as flesh:
http://www.modelforge.com/sammy/MattLobsterEtheriumWEBfinal.jpg
Here's some design-sketches that I got Oracrest to pick from:
http://www.modelforge.com/sammy/mattlobsterthumbswebcompilation2.jpg

Elasmosaurid inspired marine-dragons, phototexture from a small octopus used as skin:
http://www.modelforge.com/sammy/aquadragonlargebackground2.jpg

And a sketch of this little bastard dragon:
http://www.modelforge.com/sammy/baquadragon.jpg

Ok... i should do more!

[AmishCommy]

Ok... i should do more! Yeah!!!! Stop with the slacking!!! :P

[scumgrinder]

the lobster dragon is so fucking badass

[scumgrinder]

hey sammy... what did you use to make those? painter or photoshop?

[Texahol]

http://www.texahol.com/blog/images/dragon2.jpg

my first attempt at drawing a dragon.

[Joey-b]

damn sammy lovin ur stuff

here's one i did 4 hours with lot of crits
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/b-yeoj/Wyvern.jpg

[Azeira]

dude, that lobsert dragon is really cool. thats one of the most original dragon concepts ive seen yet. excellent work.

Woodruff

[Sammy]

*warning fan-art*

http://www.modelforge.com/sammy/o-rlyweb.jpg

[Runefaust]

hi, im new here. i saw this dragon thread, and i thought i might give it a shot. lets see what do you think. its not a very original one, but ill try. Based on the Dnd Golden Dragon
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v738/Runefaust/Dragon-Dorado.jpg
[edit] Runefaust, I fixed your image link
~Oreg.

[StealthNachos]

I love that dragon Sammy. Seems original, but you said it was fanart, so maybe I just haven't seen it.

[charger]

I love that dragon Sammy. Seems original, but you said it was fanart, so maybe I just haven't seen it.
its just one of the many many o rly things out there
http://photobucket.com/albums/v186/blackeagle13/Other/Pictures/O%20RLY/

[StealthNachos]

its just one of the many many o rly things out there
http://photobucket.com/albums/v186/blackeagle13/Other/Pictures/O%20RLY/

What... what is this? Is it just supposed to be random things with an owl in them? Or is it just one of those "You don't get it" things?

[Sammy]

I love that dragon Sammy. Seems original, but you said it was fanart, so maybe I just haven't seen it.

thanx : ] ---- It's design is based on Shadow of the Colossus (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=49426) but i don't think there's a dragon-Owl at all in the game ---- and a little parody of those stupid little expressive 'owl' jokes done for some friends ---- yea... forum humor :perv:

[jubilee]

I thought I'd add my dragon. its not 'golden age' work... fairly current esp since I've only just been able to start drawing again in the last month after a year of medical issues that've prevented me from enjoying art like I'd like.

this one was inspired by a cover art from a book I read when I was in like.. 4th grade. I've not seen that cover since but I've always carried in my head that sleek faced chiseled look for a dragon.

cropped from a larger work because of its sheer size.. a background I was never really sold on anyway. you can see the entire thing at my DA site if you're so inclined.

thanks for this thread :) I love dragons and ate up every page.

http://www.jsantart.com/artwork/coloringbook/cydragon_crop.jpg

[Gnosis]

I hope this can be considered finished enough (and dragon-like enough) to be a part of this thread. At least it is rather original (I think?):
http://img448.imageshack.us/img448/7299/carapacetoidcolortestmini22jn.jpg

[Jonoy]

A few dragons more...
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a134/jonoy/tHERMALuPDRAughT.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a134/jonoy/sessurea.jpg

[Threshold]

Inkarnation, not to be a jackass, but that looks like nothing more than a badly painted Gonarch from Half-Life. I see no resemblance to a dragon there.

[Truly]

Awesome stuff guys. Would love to see some Chinese dragons in there too.

[Morrigana]

Jonoy, I love that first dragon, the one that looks like a bat. The texture and the colors are so neat. And I love the twist of the horns. Very nifty

[stalsby]

very nice stuff sammy!!

[StealthNachos]

I love that first dragon jonoy. The texture where the fire is further from the mouth is especially cool. Everything in this thread is absolutley great.

[Mike Corriero]

Sammy, your links are broken but that was some hot shit you posted.
I FIGURED i would ressurect this thread with a bit of an original dragon.
It was just a speed-paint but added a couple more details, just focused mainly on the concept and colors.

[z3n]

Sketches allowed - check. Strictly speaking this is not really a dragon, as it's missing wings - more like an amphibian lizard serpent thingie, or an overgrown seahorse. It's actually fanart, see "Naga Royal Guard" from Warcraft 3 for reference. Imo, it's really inspirational, I <3 it.

http://tinypic.com/fmt6iu.jpg

PS: Scan's too light, so you'll have to do some guesswork, sorry about that.

[eran124]

[porn spam post - links deleted - user banned]
~Oreg.

[magicat]

Slime Dragon

Old work 1993. Done by ink and tone. It a slime dragon how raise at swamp. (there are more are born.)

At that time, I was fascinated about paper cutting, this is why I try to link everything together.

[img/http://www.magi-cat.com/my/3luna/luna/images/lh-01.jpg/img]

[magicat]

I am sorry, I can't find the [EDIT]. here is the picture

http://www.magi-cat.com/my/3luna/luna/images/lh-01.jpg

[Cicinimo]

http://www.artpad.org/gallery/albums/Digital-Paintings/abc.jpg

[Nuba]

Hy there people,
this is my first post in this thread :)
You are all great artists and I wanted to contribute to this dragon stock with this unfinished picture xD

http://etudiant.epita.fr/~diesel/harpy.jpg

[Justice Von Brandt]

Uh, I'm so ashamed to post my crapy dragon here...in fact I don't even know why I'm doing this. Uh, aniway I'll be ingored and everyone will be happy.

Cicinimo, that is absolutely divine, like almoust all dragons in this thread. I wish I could draw/paint like some of you guys...but that will never happen...
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/2681/tainteddragoncolor4oy.jpg


What a cry for attention.


Great work everyone:)
Ill proabably be posting one soon

[Reeech]

Wow some of these dragons are so creative and sweet ! Im almost scared to post mine, must actually get around to scanning it....

whoooaaaa dragons rock!

[TDR]

What a cry for attention.
that's how it sounds like? I...jesus...fine then...

[GBjorgum]

Gawd! What is wrong with you people! There are some crazy imaginations floating around here. You guys should do an art book with these dragons. That would blow any ballistic publication away. Uuuhhh no offense Ballistic. lol

[Cique]

Nuba: I like yours lots.
and you should make an ark book - that would be cool

[Eric Branston]

cicinimo thats amazing.

[rasdasa]

goddamn, some really cool shit here!

[mayshing]

I hope people wouldn't mind a comic page with dragon in it... Currently I don't have any dragon sketches scanned but i really want to participate.

http://www.altarstudio.com/manga/cache/Manga/2Masters/_640/01.jpg

[Qitsune]

I FIGURED i would ressurect this thread with a bit of an original dragon.
It was just a speed-paint but added a couple more details, just focused mainly on the concept and colors.

That's what you get when you let your cat breed with a dragon...

[iPoke]

Oi...can noobs post their work too?
I mean, I'm kinda new here and I don't know if I'm on a good enough level yet...:^^;:

[Necronomicouch]

Collab a friend and I did just for this thread. We kinda brain farted on the compression though ;P

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/Necronomicouch/dragonca.jpg

[xXMizu_NinjaXx]

well here's my dragon..lizard or what ever LOL:^^:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y258/xXMizuWarriorXx/FDragon.jpg

[Mike Corriero]

Oi...can noobs post their work too?
I mean, I'm kinda new here and I don't know if I'm on a good enough level yet...:^^;:
New members are welcome to post dragon designs. Perhaps go read the first page though.

Originally I had meant for this thread to be strictly concept art of original dragons, meant to be as original as your imagination can make them. A good example of what I'm talking about are Sammy's water dragons of which there are three..The giant Lobster/dragon being one.
The term dragon is identified with a lizard-like body, scales, big, claws, horns, beaks, spikes, tails etc, they breathe fire or ice or what have you..
My point for this thread was to try and steer clear from your "average" dragon, it was meant to broaden the term and make peoples minds work toward originality rather than create something that has been done before.
One of the issues I stressed originally about the rules of this thread was I wanted people to ONLY post work created specifically for this thread in order to inspire NEW never before seen work, however people started posting works they did months before the thread was started or they would post work done for a job or anything else they could find. I might move this thread pretty soon to the sketch/wip section to let it either A: Die off if people are losing interest in it or B: perhaps make it a sticky if people feel that strongly about it, it depends on how popular it remains.
I just think it's had its time in the Finished Section but no longer really needs to be here. I didn't want it to turn into a place for people to post unfinished, sketchy, amateurish work, and a lot of people were posting your average dragon design and not pushing their imaginations enough. I mean, don't get me wrong..there are hundreds of beautiful pieces in here, but it just kind of strayed from my original intent for its purpose.

I may start another thread, a proper one..with rules, guidelines, advice being offered, crits, tutorials etc. I have wanted to start a creature design thread for a long time now, but one that would focus on the concept art design aspects of how this business is run.

[AmishCommy]

i totally agree with you Mike - this thread is in desperate need of some rules. that and some more Sammy art.

at least we can count on you to push the limits here.

[Laszlo]

Wow, great stuff here!

Here is one I did a while ago. Not my best work, but it's a dragon....well sort of:

http://home.datacomm.ch/lborka/Images/friends.jpg

[ejder]

Hello everyone,

I am in the process of designing a dragon, which embodies attributes from western and eastern cultures.
(Ferocious but also virtuous) I am sharing the progress of dragon concept design with Zbrush community.
Here is a mug shot of my “Sage dragon”

http://www.dolunay-llc.com/gallery/Sage%20Dragon%2008.jpg

BTW, This is my first post here, but I regularly visit conceptart.com for a shot of inspiration. If you have couple minutes to spear, please drop by to check what I am doing, give me some valuable C&C. http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=30481.

Cheers!

[Icey]

sammy - i can't see your work!!

why is that? :(

[Saremu]

Here is my dragon. I did him in 0.7 mechanical pencil. It took me about 3 hours to finish the scales. (I was watching television.):^^;:
http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/256/dragon3wj.jpg

Sorry about that border.

[GuntherSwanh]

And a dragon to add with the others

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/3572/drak4tp.png

[claudeEGYPT]

Please Post a Second "Dragon Thread" how am i supposed to comment for pages 1-7? I'm seeing some fine work, Wow you guys! I smell lots of creativity!

Claude

[ARACUBUS]

hi. i m noobie here

this is an old pic. but. well you know.
http://xs64.xs.to/pics/06032/dragonviejo.jpg (http://xs.to)

[ARACUBUS]

repeat post! delet please! sorry... =).

[ARACUBUS]

delete this post please!

[DV8]

great stuff here guys! thanks for sharing

[bluephoenix]

here are a couple of my dragon illos.....

Cheers, Blue.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a50/illoboy/dragon.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a50/illoboy/3cd.jpg

[Ubermensch]

To mayshing, I don't know if you know or even if you care but the Yehweh was a religious "cult" that gained great popularity in the 80's, the reason I say this is not because I hate cults but because they were famous for being Black supremecists, and also i say this not because I have anything against minorities, and they were most famous for a large amount of murders carried out, mostly dealing with white people. Like i said I dont know if you care or not but I know that i wouldnt want to name something in my comic book after that.

To iPoke, it doesnt matter how well you can draw as long as you stick with the rules of the thread.

To everyone, your work is absolutely amazing, kinda makes me feel like a lazy slob for not finishing mine yet, hope to get it on here soon. Have fun drawing all

[Jason Rainville]

Yaweh/Yeweh (apologies to any jewish people if the spelling is off) is one of the 'names' of the God of Israel. Also not sure if he was going for that, but since he's talking about slaves running in a desert to 'Yeweh's land,' it seems plausible.

[katsgod]

Really cool looking dragons.

[Ubermensch]

quote: Yaweh/Yeweh (apologies to any jewish people if the spelling is off) is one of the 'names' of the God of Israel. Also not sure if he was going for that, but since he's talking about slaves running in a desert to 'Yeweh's land,' it seems plausible.

that would probably make more sense

[Carnifex]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b363/siansaar/y-crows.jpg

and this one might perhaps classify,but i'm not sure...
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b363/siansaar/y-strange.jpg

[colus13]

eye wide

[Vanakool]

shit happens

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b83/Vanakool/HendrixTheDragon0011.jpg

[Artox]

Here is my contribution, it's (almost) done with PS8 and mouse.
http://img472.imageshack.us/img472/3215/dragonhead2small3sd.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[iomoon]

http://www.iomoon.com.au/illustrations/perched-dragon_framed.jpg
Time to join the party with a little toe in the water...

[dariocoelho]

brilliant, vanakool!
this made my day, thanks for sharing. :D

[Iron Titan]

Hey.....what's the difference between a dragon and a dragoon?

[Sammy]

Yes, the Dragon thread is up and runnin' ---- I was a fool to think it would ever go away!


Hey.....what's the difference between a dragon and a dragoon?
dragoons are knights?

http://www.modelforge.com/sammy/B_CREATURE%20COSTUME/valeyweb.jpg

http://www.modelforge.com/sammy/B_CREATURE%20COSTUME/sailing1web.jpg

http://www.modelforge.com/sammy/B_CREATURE%20COSTUME/swampweb.jpg

http://www.modelforge.com/sammy/B_CREATURE%20COSTUME/salamandersketchceratopsflatpaintweb.jpg

http://www.modelforge.com/sammy/B_CREATURE%20COSTUME/salamandersketch2web.jpg

[Floris Didden]

Sammy, shit man, I was about to hit my bed and now you drop this bomb.

I'm in love with the salamander.

[Gilead]

Here's one from my sketch book thread. It's kinda' dragonish.
http://members.cox.net/tdavis19/babe303.jpg

[kevincu]

Some friends and myself did a dragon theme speed painting thingy.
Here's mine.

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e266/sketchnight/Dragons/GreenDragon_small.jpg

[staceydiana]

Hey guys some blk & wht's ...had to quit lurking :P

http://www.staceydclark.com/novorg/MALACHITE_DRAGOON.jpg


Going off the convo earlier......


Quote:
Originally Posted by Iron Titan
Hey.....what's the difference between a dragon and a dragoon?
Sammy responded dragoons are knights?

Dragoons are a ref to late 17th and 18th centuries...foot soldiers. The name Dragoon comes from the weapon they carried a carbine or short musket called the "Dragon" because they "breathed fire"...referencing the gun smoke after being fired. They were the most effcient form of soldier for guerrilla warefare.....:blahblah:

Basically any kind of soldier...of any "history"...that uses fire/smoke ecta as warfare tool...are referred to as this....which rocks becuase we can do what we please with that info :)

[Mike Corriero]

Sammy and Staceydiana you two make me proud ;)

Sammy you just dropped a bomb man, love the 1st and 3rd images, that swamp one especially!!

[rasdasa]

sammy and stacey, super fly work.

ras

[Gilead]

Here's a couple more from my sketchbook with some dragon like critters in 'em.
http://members.cox.net/stellar1/babe257.jpg

http://members.cox.net/stellar1/babe285.jpg

[deltron05]

uhmm....awesomE work guys !!........got my comming up!!

[PureCarnage]

This thread owns, some beautiful dragons... I have a few pencils, no paintings though.

http://www.purecarnage.com/gallery/galleries/pencil/dragon.jpg

[PureCarnage]

An unfinished sketch.
http://www.purecarnage.com/gallery/galleries/sketches/chaoswdragon.jpg

[michael see]

fantastic thread,great stuff everyone:)
sammy - thats some crazy works u've got there~the 3rd and the 4th one blows me away
here's my contribution~did it 2 weeks ago,spend like 2 hours on the coloring job
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8093/dragonencountercolorlow3fe.jpg

[Mike Corriero]

Sammy you inspired me to do a sketch tonight. I was going to do a few but can't host them anyway so no one would get to see em.

needlenose
http://www.coroflot.com/user_files/individual_files/39736_eD68lgd4cJJV31X7eFxlIjVNp.jpg

Wallpaper
http://www.coroflot.com/user_files/individual_files/39736_yrLr7yh4tc3GmgyY6WHENp9gA.jpg

[staceydiana]

MIKE-yay thanks
rasdasa-thanks! sammy did some great stuff

MIKE..that color palette rocks :D and textures are mighty fine as well...as usual it's a great sillouhette/design. Thanks for this thread.....it rocks the boat



http://www.staceydclark.com/novorg/poultrydragonweb.jpg

[Mike Corriero]

I'd love to design a game fully based around the idea of "extreme" unique dragons, somewhat in the genere of Shadow of the Colossuss, with wide open spaces, herds of various species, some dangerous, some mountable, one small one that constantly follows you as a companion and has magical powers that come in handy at certain key game moments and exotic locations.

That one kicks ass Stacey

[Mike Corriero]

Little Dragonscape for tonight :teeth:
http://www.coroflot.com/user_files/individual_files/39736_lPxLip6x8KeGPxd6pGISq7GNx.jpg

[staceydiana]

mike-really like the texture throughout the whole piece lighting is interesting as well and dragons aren't dragon-y without a little molten rock... :P

you're talking about char's inspired me to do this...
http://www.staceydclark.com/novorg/dragondanceweb.jpg

[R&Doom]

Any room here for cute dragon whelps ?
http://img470.imageshack.us/img470/3949/images0mz.jpg