Dragon of the Orient by Stratadrake

Dragon of the Orient

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.

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Category Fantasy » Dragons » Oriental (Eastern) Dragons
Date Submitted April 13, 2006, 6:44:14 PM
Views 2194
Favorites... 10
Vote Score 6

Comments 16
Media Colored Pencil / Crayon
Time Taken 5~7 hours
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orcameister on October 3, 2011, 9:44:19 AM

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 dragons

Throttle on March 17, 2007, 5:25:34 PM

Awesome! A dragon!

Doomlord1234 on February 26, 2007, 11:56:19 PM

sweet!

crazicat06 on January 6, 2007, 9:04:33 AM

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

kewlness, very nice *faves* awesome dragon

Lamia on June 22, 2006, 6:59:38 AM

I like the tail the most, it's different from commom oriental dragons.

-Lamia

Amazonboy on May 24, 2006, 11:08:37 PM

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

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.

koujikun89 on May 2, 2006, 6:58:28 PM

Well, this is rather a detailed nice dragon. I like the way of colouring you use. But somehow, i think the background is rather too light. Yes, to me.

Everyone have different views to it. Just like how you see that Eastern Dragon. I am used to seeing Eastern Dragon, so i may not be able to point out anything wrong with it.

That's all. Keep up with that nice work! :)

NEVERBENORMAL on April 20, 2006, 6:13:16 AM

holy cow thats good! i luv the deatails!!!

i like all dragons/creatures so im a fan ^^'

the way i think about it...sure its disproportional but snakes evolvesd from lizards and their skeletons have limbs but the limbs dont show outside...maybe its the same here XD lol j/k

its beautiful! thats all i can say and this *faves*

for once in my life i actually drew a dragon without sketching it first... with 100% colored pencils...O_O my friends all think its cool and want me to post it so i probably am... but i think its a little...weird?

anyway im probably bothering you with all this typing so im gonna go away now :P bye ^^

SoaringKitty on April 19, 2006, 10:30:38 AM

Wow, this is amzing! (duh)

I can sorta tell you don't like those dragons, cause--Is that a trace of you own style dragon in there?! ^^, Sorry about the lame joke...

I'll always admire you... After all, you have 20x more patience than I do!

cptShort on April 18, 2006, 2:05:24 PM

Cool picture! I like that the clouds in the background reflect the style of the dragon.

As usual, I love the colouring, shading, and details! I'm particularly fond of the tail, specifically the end of it. LOVE the coloring and shading there. ^__^

It got ripped?! Woah! I'd never know, dude, it looks fine. Good job fixing it up, then. Hopefully it didn't rip anything vital to the picture or anything... That would REALLY stink. Sorry that happened to you, dude.

Stratadrake on April 16, 2006, 4:57:09 AM

Yes, I did draw all the scales; I use a method much like shingling a roof, by drawing out row after row of tiny little 'U' shapes. It's a quick process, really; for example an area of 100 scales needs only about half a minute or so to scale in, plus time for the first layer of color beneath it and the top layer above it.

Xiakeyra on April 15, 2006, 4:40:39 AM

you did an awesome job taking into account that you don't especially like this kind of dragons. I especially admire the work on perspective and the great details shuch as the little scales. Gosh! did you draw all them one by one?!