Dragon of Elements - Earth

Fourth and approximately halfway into my series of elemental dragons, here is the earth elemental in his third (and possibly final) incarnation. Earth is a wide and diverse element encompassing soil, mineral, metal, even crystal. I chose not the mundane "dirt" or "mud" as the type of earth being portrayed here, but rather precious, deep-earth crystal for his decoration. Yes, it may be a similar scheme to that of my ice dragon -- but those were cold ice crystals, and these are warm earth crystals.

Because the earth element mixes easily with several other elements, it is considered to share some limited power with them; for example, volcanic magma is considered to be part earth and part fire.

Next element on my list: Air -- really. I fear I hit my creative limit here, and need to get a second wind before continuing. Earth's wings may be small, but I originally forgot to warm up those crystals with some magenta, and had to go back and rework the piece. For a glimpse of his original (non-magenta) version, see it in my dA Scraps section here.

Medium: Colored & ebony pencils
Time: About 5~6 hours
Scale (full view): 75px/in