Color Me Theran - Ulario's Terra
Color Me Theran - Ulario's Terra
Color Me Theran - Ulario's Terra by Stratadrake
Description
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.)
(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.)
General Info
General Info
Comments
36
Media Colored Pencil / Crayon
Time Taken 8-9 hours
Reference http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/58952568/
Media Colored Pencil / Crayon
Time Taken 8-9 hours
Reference http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/58952568/
Comments
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Shadowsonic1331 on September 24, 2008, 9:58:39 AM
awsome dragon well done ^^snwboardgirl on May 1, 2008, 1:49:50 PM
snwboardgirl on
Beautiful.I love the detail in the scales and in the wings.
The choice of colors are amazing also.
Great job.
Lamia on March 29, 2008, 3:08:01 PM
Lamia on
Nicely done. Beautigul detail. I like that you spend alot of time on this; it shows. I like that if that green were inverted in ms paint, it would be that color of purple.Smart.
-Lamia
cheese456 on December 31, 2007, 4:06:14 AM
cheese456 on
Wow. How tall is that dragon anyway? That dark night sky is very...I don't even know what words to use. I find myself doing that a lot these days....but, this picture is very pretty(I know saying "pretty" seems weak)! That dragon has elegance!meray on December 11, 2007, 9:54:41 PM
meray on
me want that pic! very pretty and i want to write this dragan on my next story if thats okay with you. with your permission.cause its so pretty and like i said b4 i want that pic. so realistic. the way the colors are coloredStratadrake on December 12, 2007, 12:28:25 PM
Stratadrake on
wtf MY permission? Lol. This was ulario's dragon, you should probably ask her....DungeonsAndDragonsFreak on December 5, 2007, 4:20:55 PM
Good job, and nice style of coloring. I would like to see a bit more contrast in value to give it a bit more depth and detail. Other than that keep up the good work.Triss on December 2, 2007, 2:50:11 AM
Triss on
Eesh, I commend you for your patience.Did you create all those scales or were they already part of the drawing?
Stratadrake on December 2, 2007, 7:12:59 AM
Stratadrake on
The original drawing (I did link it) was just lineart -- I did draw all the scales myself.Triss on December 2, 2007, 7:24:00 AM
Triss on
Ack, apologies. Something tells me you're getting a bit sick with folk asking you things like this....Battou on November 6, 2007, 7:05:29 PM
Battou on
I have got to try that, I'll likely fail but I have to try to find out for sure.Stratadrake on November 6, 2007, 9:24:57 PM
Stratadrake on
This one makes ... oh, I forget exactly how many times I've used the technique by now.Battou on November 7, 2007, 7:12:47 PM
Battou on
The question remains, what should I try it on? It's been so long since I have picked up color pencils I don't even know if I can still use them, loljames13 on October 28, 2007, 12:31:22 AM
james13 on
wow..coil..nice...awsomeaboud15 on October 19, 2007, 9:46:21 PM
aboud15 on
cool love it!Standandfight on September 23, 2007, 3:00:29 AM
Amazing! I love how the green looks against the background.blueeyesgirl3 on September 19, 2007, 5:42:06 AM
this is soooo good. DRAGONS FOREVA!DivineNightshade on September 7, 2007, 11:48:10 PM
Very stunning! You have a talent for colored pencils!BloodaBeast on August 28, 2007, 3:14:20 AM
BloodaBeast on
dood this is wicked cool :Dhi5 on August 17, 2007, 2:49:18 AM
hi5 on
FavsBreloom on August 11, 2007, 5:03:59 PM
Breloom on
So it isn't illegal to post it here even though you weren't told to?I'm scared of you improvements, lets leave it at that.
Stratadrake on August 12, 2007, 12:32:03 AM
Stratadrake on
I asked ulario about it after the contest was over, and she said okay.Dragonspaz on August 11, 2007, 2:52:07 PM
Dragonspaz on
I love the colors and the scales awesome! ^__^CrescentDragonDeity on August 11, 2007, 2:14:28 PM
Awsome!! *envy*Trollfur on August 11, 2007, 5:17:59 AM
Trollfur on
MAN YOU ARE DA BOMB!!!!!!!!Choco_Chick_87 on August 10, 2007, 5:55:44 AM
Excellent work as always, Stratadrake. It's absolutely gorgeous! I love how the fusha contrasts with the green. I wouln't have the patience to draw all those itty-bitty scales myself. Job well done!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
Stratadrake on
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
luckylace222 on
O_O THIS IS SO AWESOME IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY. *Favs*TheJinx on August 5, 2007, 6:07:13 AM
TheJinx on
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
Stratadrake on
I can't take credit for the composition, only the coloring.PunkWolfGirl on August 5, 2007, 4:28:06 AM
PunkWolfGirl on
Awesome job on the colouring! Good luck in the contest.GollumDragon on August 5, 2007, 4:27:54 AM
GollumDragon on
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
dddarkdragon on
this is very well donedarkblaze06 on August 5, 2007, 4:20:10 AM
darkblaze06 on
That's very beautiful. You did a wonderful job coloring it. This is much better than the scrap, in my opinion.