[kovah]

done you guys some paint overs, its mostly anatomy stuff this time around. Look at snakes and lizards to get some idea of muscle structure and how the limbs fit on

[kittensoft]

Kovah: Thanks for the tips, the new outline looks much better! Hehe anatomy (human or animal) is one of my weak points...^^; Hopefully I'll have some time to make those adjustments this afternoon

[Dreos]

Thanks for the tip. I will try to submit another dragon with your anatomy structure idea.

[Flekoun]

Here is my entry. Coloring was done really fast and not precise. Any suggestions??? The small thing on left is rabbit

[C0nker3]

Originally Posted by Flekoun

Here is my entry. Coloring was done really fast and not precise. Any suggestions??? The small thing on left is rabbit

cool color choices and composition. And i like the dragon design. But i think that rabbit is too large, since its so far off in the distance. Right now it looks large enough to be sitting right next to the man in the foreground. Yet you have him at distance which makes him look large enough to flood your river just by stepping in it. The dragons leg looks strange to me too. Maybe showing his whole leg resting on the edge of that cliff would help? it would require some fancy foreshortening but i think that would help it a lot.

[JadeEyePanda]

I'm pressed for time, so I can''t do initial iteration studies.

Just gonna fly from this sketch.

[emir]

First time participating in a drawing jam (hope it will become tradition) This is one fast sketch of the traditional Chinese dragon. All comments and suggestions are welcome!

[eternalfiresong]

Thank you so much for the anatomy pointers, kovah. Much appreciated. I did a quick skeleton sketch to get a better idea of how things should fit together as well... adjusted the head, horns, ribs, arm, etc. A combination of giraffe anatomy (for the support needed for a long neck) and some lizard limbs. I didn't do the entire spine.... but the concept is there.

[Dreos]

Hi, I re-did my 2012 dragon. This is a softer/bolder style. Not sure which entry I like better, this one or the first on the previous page? Feedback would be appreciated. Thank you.

[JadeEyePanda]

Blocking in with Greyscale



EDIT 1: Fleshing it out moar!!!

[JadeEyePanda]

Originally Posted by Dreos

Hi, I re-did my 2012 dragon. This is a softer/bolder style. Not sure which entry I like better, this one or the first on the previous page? Feedback would be appreciated. Thank you.

I'm not digging the soft style. It's losing too much definition.

[kovah]

Dreos: What I would be aiming for if I were you would be a fairly detailed head region and slowly getting a little softer as you get to area's of less importance.

Look at this dragon, the tail is barely more than a brush stroke but the head is so detailed your eyes don't really care - http://cghub.com/images/view/120811/

I would also drop the solid black background for the time being and change it to a middle grey so you can sort out your tonal values that way nothing looks over exposed or too dark

[emir]

After I posted the fast sketch of my concept for this drawing Jam, today I finished detailed drawing of the same concept, paying special attention to pose, geometric elements of the dragons body and all the details that will be incorporated in the final. Hope you like it Before the final coloring I intend to do also value and color templates. All comments and suggestions are more then welcome.

[LadyMedusa]

emir - Like it? I love it! I hope it keeps that adorable after the colouring

I'm still diving in the research phase, but I hope I'll make a contribution as well

[munkai]

Originally Posted by Jordoz

Here are my first attempts for the Year of the dragon concept that I drew in my sketch book this week. I am creating a dragon that is inspired by the dragons you sometimes see in chinese new year parades. I plan on contineing this concept with the dragon walking out of colorful smoke from mystical fireworks.

Based on your design, I would say it is based on the lion dance figureheads, so technically your dragon is lion-inspired.

Great idea though, and cool drawing!