Epic Scene Commission for IvanTheDragonOfGold of DeviantArt of King, the dragon, overlooking his tundra home~

Whoooo, another piece that I'm freaking in love with! I was amped when Ivan told me his idea - like I've said before on other pieces, one of my favourite types of scenes to do is dragons doing what they do best - being damn epic. And when he described the background, I was even more excited to begin.

Again, I tried something different for myself, and shaded King with the background visible, (I usually hide it so I can focus on the character.) I really wanted to focus more on the light source and atmospheric effects, from the subtle light from the aurora and reflections from the peak on which he's standing. By keeping the background visible, it was more evident to me where exactly these should show up on King, and it helped me to think of the piece as a whole, rather than character and background separately. Again, I tried to be a good artist by blurring the distant parts of King's wing and the peak. :B

Also, I experimented and found out the PERFECT way to add snow to trees! I love how those turned out!!!

Also-also, King's wings were done with excruciating detail. I've been watching documentaries on pterosaurs, which have been hella inspiring and informative, so if you stare reallllly closely enough, you can find the blood vessel detail I added to his membranes. :D I also happen to shade my dragon wings the same way pterosaurs' wing muscles were layered - I rock! fist pump

Thanks for looking, and have a great weekend, y'all!

Thanks a lot, Ivan!