Thank you! loves comments I was going to mention my material but obviously forgot. This was Prisma colored pencils on Bristol board. The effect is far smoother than anything else I've ever gotten but, as you pointed out, it's still pretty grainy. I would absolutely LOVE some blending tips.
Be Wary On The Rocks by @catamount (Catamount)
I was in a big time art groove today and yesterday... The sketch of this is the result of realizing I haven't drawn a dragon in a long time and reading about Orca, one of the wolves at Wolf Timbers. (There were very furry pictures. The dragon has lots of, well, fur.)
In the line art the dragon looked a little more... leery. As though it saw something and wasn't sure it was friend or foe, but just incase it was the latter, it's ready to fly away. It started looking a little more malevolent when I colored it.
Funny story about the tail tuft, but I'm tired and it's not that important anyway.
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Posted: Friday, 22 August, 2003 @ 12:18 AM
Mmmm, bristol. I absolutely LOVE that paper. XD Well, as for blending, you can use the colourless blenders that are sold along side with the pencils. The prisma blender is softer, but the lyra "moves" the colours around more. Also, you can try what I like to do, blend one colour with a lighter colour for the light, and a darker colour for the shadow. Also, a personal favorite method of mine... using a blending marker. I usually use the Prisma Colourless Blending marker. You have to rub the lighter parts for a while, but it's worth it, it's almost a water colour effect. Make sure you're using a type of pen that doesn't bleed easily! I would recomend microns. Also, the thing is, when shading with pencils, the colourless marker gets used up easier. XD So it's not as good to use with the markers themselves. All these can be found at your local proffensional art shop, or craft material shop. You might have to look around for a while tho. XD Also, be wary of the cost! XD
Wow. This is a very beautiful and handsome dragon. His colours are gorgous. I especially love his mane fur. I really like how you did it w/o black outlines. Tho, the colour does seem a bit grainy on this. =/ What type of pencils were you using? I could help giving you blending tips.