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Brimstone the Halloween Dragon

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Happy Halloween everyone! My favorite holiday is (sorta) coming to an end, and I decided to make something for it. So here it is, a new OC: Brimestone the Halloween Dragon. I had a decent amount of fun making this.

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:star::star::star::star-half::star-empty: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Vision
:star::star::star::star-half::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Impact

[Sorry for the delay]
First off, the candy corn horns and claws are admittedly a cute and original addition. <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/let…" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="395" title=":P (Lick)"/> The jack-o-lantern faces in the hills also add to the atmosphere. The moon is particularly well done - the faint clouds in front of it and just the general "ambient light" feeling is captured nicely. The colors you chose for the background and the dragon go well together.

I'll try not to get too technical on the anatomy this time, but for the most part I'm seeing tons of improvement. For one, the legs are much more accurately drawn, with good anatomical features. I noticed that you are paying more attention to both skeletal and muscular structure, which is definitely a plus. The wings are also looking much better. One small thing I would change however is give it more musculature. The thinness of the wing "arms" don't look like it could allow the dragon to lift off (the whole concept of flying animals of this weight and size is pretty much impossible in reality, but obviously for the sake of dragons in general we're going to ignore that).

Some other minor things:
I would shift the curvature of the back more towards the head (if that makes sense), as in the scapular prominence (shoulder blades) should be directly above the front limbs, and the illiac crest (hip bone) should be directly above the hind limbs. The apex of the curve is usually in line with the front edge of the leg and slopes downward approaching the back of the leg --> africangamehunts.com/wp-conten…

As for the feet - they're not bad. I personally have never studied how reptilian feet are drawn, but some things I could suggest are to make the digits longer, more curved and have the joints more prominent. Longer claws? Maybe even consider having five digits per foot, including a dew claw? This could give it a more realistic appearance. Nothing helps more than drawing from reference in the end, though.

Overall, I like this one. Keep up your good work, and remember that the more you practice, the better the results.