Color Me Theran - Ulario's Terra by Stratadrake

Color Me Theran - Ulario's Terra

Description

Colored version of a dragon lineart by Ulario.deviantart.com, for her recent dA coloring contest.

(Not the winner.) But I do love drawing full moons, and by now I guess inverted colored-pencil drawings are one of my trademark styles; there's just no way to describe that sense of accomplishment from spending long hours shading by faith, only at the end to scan & invert the piece and (for the very first time) view it as it was truly meant to be seen.

Used a different brand of pencils this time; good smooth lines but they couldn't shade like I was hoping to, so I ended up spending many hours drawing in each and every one of those little bitty scales. I shorted myself a lot of sleep that night, but it was worth it.

Anyone interested in seeing the original (non-inverted) drawing as it appeared on paper can view it in my deviantArt Scraps, here.

8.5x11", full-views at 75px/in.

(Posted here with Ulario's permission.)

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Category Fantasy » Dragons
Date Submitted August 5, 2007, 11:11:54 AM
Views 3014
Favorites... 16
Vote Score 12

Comments 36
Media Colored Pencil / Crayon
Time Taken 8-9 hours
Reference http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/58952568/

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Phoenex360Gorillaz on August 5, 2007, 11:34:36 AM

Oh gosh, If I didn't know that it was possible to draw something this amazing, I would have thought this was partley computer made.I love the colors you used, and the shading done.vThe scales are pretty cool, and the anatomy looks completely accurate (for a mythological creature ;D) I can't wait to see more dragons from you!

Stratadrake on August 7, 2007, 10:29:43 AM

Don't thank me on the composition or anatomy, I didn't create those aspects, Ulario on deviantART did that (sheesh people, read the descriptions) and I'm basically just responsible for the coloring.

Phoenex360Gorillaz on August 8, 2007, 7:59:09 PM

I did read the description... but I'm weird and I don't get it. Plus half the time I'm doing this I'm half asleep. The coloring is still awsome, and I'm glad you did the scales. Sorry if I offended with my first comment...

luckylace222 on August 7, 2007, 10:29:05 AM

O_O THIS IS SO AWESOME IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY. *Favs*

TheJinx on August 5, 2007, 6:07:13 AM

Very impressive. Your ability to colour backwards, as it were, is quite remarkable. You gave this dragon a great amount of shape and the background is also rendered wonderfully. Your sense of shading is impeccable.

Stratadrake on August 7, 2007, 10:16:44 AM

I can't take credit for the composition, only the coloring.

PunkWolfGirl on August 5, 2007, 4:28:06 AM

Awesome job on the colouring! Good luck in the contest.

GollumDragon on August 5, 2007, 4:27:54 AM

It's simply gorgeous, to be able to do that much guesswork shows a true artist and master of his craft. I definately think this is one of your best works. Shame it didn't win, I'd of voted this one.

dddarkdragon on August 5, 2007, 4:21:17 AM

this is very well done

darkblaze06 on August 5, 2007, 4:20:10 AM

That's very beautiful. You did a wonderful job coloring it. This is much better than the scrap, in my opinion.

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