cute dragon :3

Perhaps an additional swatch of brighter whites on the highlighted portions??

I think... though I'm no artist... there isn't enough sheen and iridescence in the image. There's no real sunlight (looking at the clouds I assume they're all such wispy things), no glisten and gleam on the scales and in the foliage. Perhaps even a little 'bloom' on the dragon, as though the sun were just in the right position to make him/her seem to glow a little. If you had some of that, the blacks could be even blacker and still be resonant. (Not sure if that's the correct word.)

It feels flat, is all. Matte. I think it's utterly beautiful, certainly, but is just lacking in... zing.

That 'zing' is what I'm trying to achieve by asking for critiques. The darkest blacks here are mid-saturation level and at the least amount of light, so perhaps a full saturation black may help add contrast.

Thank you for your input.

Cool shadows and warm highlights would be a start. The clouds also look like they're on a vertical backdrop instead of reaching off into the background.

Aye, the background is not nearly as complete at this stage than the dragon is.

I'll have to decide what time of day this image is at by deciding which shadows I'd like to retain - the cast shadows as on the neck, or the mid-day shadows as the shadow cast on the rock the wyvern stands on. That will help me decide what color the light and shadows will be.

Thank you for the input!

Same applies to the foliage. They're mostly just levels of olive green, which is already a fairly drab hue. Compare to something like this:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sm0LYEfdq...../Flowers_3.jpg

Or actual shrubbery.

Where's the blue?

The blue? I do not understand. Where in the image is the blue lacking?

On the Wyvern! My eyes aren't picking up much of the blue in his black, besides the light highlights on his wings. Could be my monitor, though. :<

Maybe adding hints of yellows or greens where the brightest lights would shine off of the scales?

Hmmm, that's a good idea to try out - they needn't be garishly overstated, but could add some good color variety in to the swaths of greys and blues. Thank you!

Nothing garish at all, very subtle and mirror-like. Just a thought. =D

Yes, I do believe capturing subtle bits of color from the surrounding flora would liven it up.

Have you studied Fletcher Color Control?
If not, then here you go. http://vimeo.com/41986032

I don't think he talks about Fletcher until about 30 minutes in.

This is absolutely brilliant. Thank you so much.

Looked at it for awhile, the cast shadows look as they should, except the one at the back that encases the back of the wing and the base of the tail throws me off for some reason.

Usually when walking, the wings would be obviously swept in so they can be stood on, but these seem to be swept in and curled back creating more shadow to cover some of your color accents, on the wings specifically. For example, Wyverns I'm used to seeing have a distinguished wing membranes compared to the rest of the dragons body (like what you have going along the spine), even if the entire bodies color scheme is somewhat monochromatic. In what I'm pointing out, that shadow is making that harder to see. Curled in isn't isn't necessary the problem, but the wing with the membrane would still convex out. Like if you were to take your hand with your fingers stretched out, and then curl the fingers slightly while bringing your thumb and pinky finger closer together like your making a long-fingered claw. With that, there's still going to be a cast shadow on the base of the tail from this angle, but the light source would still be hitting the wing color accents more.

Sorry for going way off on a tangent. Without changing the wings, you could try to move the light source more towards the viewing angle and try to illuminate that area more. Then with the color variety you were talking about in response to Dracotic's reply, I see that working out.

I think you can add more yellow and blue for the trees and also add more hues of blue on the sky

Dragon should reflect more blue sky and the green plants.

I got nothing to say but i applaud

Try using a soft blue to highlight the muscular details of the dragon. Overall tho... this is quite the piece of art. It has a peaceful serenity to it.... and I find the scene you've drawn to be quite beautiful

more contrast, vibrant colors, and highlighting, especially in aspects of the picture that you want to bring attention to. the ground has little texture/variation to it, and it almost matches the highlighting in the bushes. The dragon doesn't really stand out because it is too close in color to the surroundings.. if you were going for shades of grey, maybe use more black and white for shadows/highlights, or maybe add some more color to draw attention.

It has a bit of a gloomy feel. I have no idea what mood you are going for but perhaps something more like an bright and early summer morning would help the character pop a little more - clear(er) skies with the sun bathing the scene in lighter and warmer colors. Vibrant greens and yellows. And slightly deeper blacks and stronger more defined rim lighting the dragon. He would kind of look like he was about to set out for a day full with new possibilities.

A quick google search for summer day images gave these:

http://wallpapersus.com/wp-content/.....Summer-Day.jpg
http://crazy-frankenstein.com/free-.....s-1024x768.jpg

A mix of those could maybe work.