Dragon of Elements - Air
Dragon of Elements - Air
Dragon of Elements - Air by Stratadrake
Description
Description
Enter the fifth dragon in my elemental series: Air, in her fourth and possibly final incarnation. It is no coincidence, no mistake, that she should so closely resemble one of my Sky Dragons with her sharp beak and talons, her feathered pelt, her swallowtail and unique split-wing design -- for it is said that she actually created the race of Sky Dragons after her own form.
Air is obviously one of the most important elements for life, since all creatures breathe air (even fish are understood to require some measure of air dissolved into the water they breathe). Air rules not only the nitrogen mixture that comprises the world's atmosphere but also the other gases and vapors, particularly water vapor from which weather patterns arise.
The next element on my list? Electricity (v4.0), also called lightning or thunder.
Medium: Colored pencils
Time: About 4~5 hours
Scale (full view): 75px/in
Air is obviously one of the most important elements for life, since all creatures breathe air (even fish are understood to require some measure of air dissolved into the water they breathe). Air rules not only the nitrogen mixture that comprises the world's atmosphere but also the other gases and vapors, particularly water vapor from which weather patterns arise.
The next element on my list? Electricity (v4.0), also called lightning or thunder.
Medium: Colored pencils
Time: About 4~5 hours
Scale (full view): 75px/in
General Info
General Info
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Category Fantasy » Dragons » Elemental Dragons » Air/Wind Dragons
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Category Fantasy » Dragons » Elemental Dragons » Air/Wind Dragons
Date Submitted
Views 2980
Favorites... 21
Vote Score 2
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Media Colored Pencil / Crayon
Time Taken 4 hours
Reference
Media Colored Pencil / Crayon
Time Taken 4 hours
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orcameister on February 16, 2009, 11:56:57 PM
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oooh pretty! it looks like a chimera, because it looks like it's part griffin part dragon and part... phoenix maybe... It's awesome!setzaroth on July 12, 2007, 1:08:47 PM
setzaroth on
I admire your work because you make it look incredible without help of a computer ☺KionaKina on June 14, 2007, 2:08:25 AM
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I find it very cool that you based the head off that of an eagleSparkyTheMadDog on April 27, 2007, 10:53:18 AM
Awesome^^ It looks like a bald eagle! *favs*Moonlightelf on February 2, 2006, 2:50:37 AM
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Geez ^^ i never stop admiring your draggys ^^ this simply looks amazing ^^Maestro on November 9, 2005, 11:56:34 AM
Maestro on
Wow, you've got style... and you know, I think it reminds me of Griffin out of FF9. This is deffinitely a dragon, though, having four walking limbs besides the wings!Check out my work if you ever have the time...
Fairygurl27 on August 24, 2005, 2:56:08 PM
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how unique, its a dragon with a bird like figure, I like how your dragons clearly represent their elements, the wings look very strong, and the design is very nice too, nice colors as well *adds to favs* well done ^_^Heatherenie on May 2, 2005, 12:04:53 PM
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this guy looks like he really knows how to fly! but he doesn't look like he could overcome any of the other dragons. I guess his only chance of survival is flying super fast because of how light he looks, and probably is. and maybe his talons could help, but if i were him i would depend mainly on my good O buddy THUNDER! otherwise i would be dead!Darkdust_cookie on April 25, 2005, 2:01:44 AM
WOW that is a stunning pic I really like the element air
and the coloring is great but I agree with KFelidae, the eyes actually do seem slightly too high in the head.
But anyways great pic
EraRillian on April 10, 2005, 5:38:10 AM
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I like the coloring (again)and the crest is ver beautiful but how would she fly with wings like that? They should be longer (since this looks like an eagel, I'm going off of an eagle's wingspan) And the split design is pretty, but I don't think that would be effective in flight...Nice job overal though!Moon_Bind on December 26, 2004, 10:34:59 PM
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Her front right talon looks like it's grabbing something O.o weird. Anyway this is cool and you should be shot for making people envy you so much *turns her back and walks off*KFelidae on December 23, 2004, 3:07:42 AM
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You already know my nits about the wings from the Forum topic, so onward...I'd mentioned on one of the previous dragons that brown and red still reminded me of a turkey, even while looking feirce. Here, however... Red-tailed hawk would be the closest it would come to. Was that your intention? Or are the red feathers simply lighter, highlighted feathers of the brown body? And the tail... as its' hard to see its colouration when its folded up like that, how to the brown and white feathers sit? White on the outside and a brown "center"?
I really like the flight-feather looking thingies coming off the upper arm and thigh. And the crest is wonderful. The yellow really makes it stand out from the rest of the body.
The one gripe I'll metion here (and that I have mentioned before) is that the eyes always seem too high in the head. I don't know, maybe it's just me, who owns parakeets and is used to judging birds off of that. XD