Dragon of the Orient
Dragon of the Orient
Dragon of the Orient by Stratadrake
Description
Description
Brianhjh requested me to draw an Oriental dragon. Now, I'm no fan of the Eastern style dragon physiology -- too long and coily, legs too short (or outright "misplaced"), and so on -- but I agreed to it, so here it is.
And I didn't skimp on the details, either.
Neither time nor disinterest, nor my scanner nearly ripping through the paper less than halfway through it (seriously) stopped me. A torn sheet of paper isn't exactly a dream to work with, but I worked through it after taping up the rip (from the backside, of course). Much thanks to GIMP's tools, I wouldn't have been able to clean up the damage without it.
Nothing special to say about this dragon though. As much as I don't like Orientals, he nonetheless was quite fun to create!
Media: Colored and ebony pencil (plus minor computer edits)
Time spent: Five hours (plus two hours on computer)
Size: 75px/in at full view.
PS: If you have a request you'd like me to draw... well... don't call me, I'll call you.
And I didn't skimp on the details, either.
Neither time nor disinterest, nor my scanner nearly ripping through the paper less than halfway through it (seriously) stopped me. A torn sheet of paper isn't exactly a dream to work with, but I worked through it after taping up the rip (from the backside, of course). Much thanks to GIMP's tools, I wouldn't have been able to clean up the damage without it.
Nothing special to say about this dragon though. As much as I don't like Orientals, he nonetheless was quite fun to create!
Media: Colored and ebony pencil (plus minor computer edits)
Time spent: Five hours (plus two hours on computer)
Size: 75px/in at full view.
PS: If you have a request you'd like me to draw... well... don't call me, I'll call you.
General Info
General Info
Ratings
Category Fantasy » Dragons » Oriental (Eastern) Dragons
Date Submitted
Views 2207
Favorites... 10
Vote Score 6
Category Fantasy » Dragons » Oriental (Eastern) Dragons
Date Submitted
Views 2207
Favorites... 10
Vote Score 6
Comments
16
Media Colored Pencil / Crayon
Time Taken 5~7 hours
Reference
Media Colored Pencil / Crayon
Time Taken 5~7 hours
Reference
Comments
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orcameister on October 3, 2011, 9:44:19 AM
orcameister on
Oooh! I love all of your dragons but this one has got to be my favorite. I love the way you posed him, as if he is climbing the sky itself. I know that from the discription you said you don't like this kind of body style, but you did a fantastic job!EllenElizabeth on June 13, 2007, 7:53:50 AM
That is so beautiful! I love the colors and you used them perfectly ;D I love dragonsThrottle on March 17, 2007, 5:25:34 PM
Throttle on
Awesome! A dragon!Doomlord1234 on February 26, 2007, 11:56:19 PM
Doomlord1234 on
sweet!crazicat06 on January 6, 2007, 9:04:33 AM
crazicat06 on
Wowsy! An Asian Lung! Never seen one with wings...... Normally they just kinda take off, no use for wings what so ever.ZidanesGirl on July 19, 2006, 10:53:13 AM
ZidanesGirl on
kewlness, very nice *faves* awesome dragonLamia on June 22, 2006, 6:59:38 AM
Lamia on
I like the tail the most, it's different from commom oriental dragons.-Lamia
Amazonboy on May 24, 2006, 11:08:37 PM
Amazonboy on
You did a great job on this Oriental dragon. The anatomy is totally different to Western dragons, but you really pulled it off. he looks great, nice and friendly.Sun_Ce on May 11, 2006, 9:13:43 PM
Sun_Ce on
O.o That is really good! Genki des! I love oriental dragons, it must of been hard to draw all the scales and spines. You seriously inspire me.Dracoanimegurl on May 4, 2006, 12:22:49 AM
Wow, great job, (how did I miss this one?) I like how you out so much detail into your pics. Scales, darn them...I'd love to put them on my dragons but I'm not always that patient, lol. I like the colors you used, nice combo. I like Oriental dragons ok, but they're harder to draw I think because of their long bodies.