Gorgeous use of color. I love it.

Glad you do!

Looks cool

Thanks!

Fuckin. No question about it this is my new desktop. This is awesome, Drad, I love what you did with this!!! ♥

Thanks buddy!

Both beautiful and melancholy at the same time.

Indeed!
Thanks

Great work
I'm sorry for your loss, never knew that happened D:

Thank you! and dont worry, if there is something you'd need to know, is to enjoy and love those who love you all the time! <:

I love how you've put all the feelings into this art. It's so nostalgic and dark, but still there's a dim of light in his whole darkness that brings hope for the future!

Very, very beautiful.

I often find it extremely hard to express myself, and my feelings, but you nailed it. And yes this pic means a lot to me, it was always hard to open the file and try to work on it, it would bring me back to that day. This pic resembles remembering that day, it was a nice day, but the whole thing is still sad.

Thank you very much <3

*replies with the wrong account*

I really really respect you and that you managed to work on it! I lost my father due to illness when I was young, I tried many times to draw something like this, where I'd put my emotions, but I couldn't.

All those feelings, I can't stop staring at this art. I even put it on my wallpaper.

Art is healing. I wish you that all those sad feelings will be replaced with happy ones!

I'm sorry to hear that ;_;, I feel that experiencing that when you are young is just horrendous. As for the art side, if it helps, thinking about the nice things that happened, a place he enjoyed, things he liked, some event that happened to you and he was around.. just anything simple like that can help a lot to come up with something. I did a speed paint that a lot of ppl loved. There was a day where I laid on the garden with my dog, having a weird feeling of being in a nice place, without the city around, for a few seconds. Mom was around too. That little moment of enjoyement inspired me to do that speedpaint. I'm pretty sure you are going to come up with something, sooner or later you will come up with something nice for him <3

I never liked any of my pieces enough to have as wallpaper, this is the first one thought ;_;

And agreed, art is healing, and a lot more things, I'm happy she inspired and supported me to keep doing it as well :D

Thanks for your comments <3

(the hidden comment was me again replying with the wrong account ;_;)

Thanks for advice! I'll try <'3

so fucking amazing
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Captured the scene really well <3

thank you!

Beautiful work dude. I'm glad you got to see this one to the end.

Aww yeah, I'm happy to finish it

Dude, this is such a powerful piece. Your mom would love this a million times over. It's beautiful!

*hugs* Just wanted to let you know that you're an awesome, talented guy and you deserve so much more from the world <3

Yup, she wouldn't understand digital art too much at first, I would feel flatterend when she asked me if I took some photo from internet and edited it haha. Also she liked anything <.< even if it was the ugliest pic ever.

Thank you!

This is just epic. It's intriguing and emotional, and just somehow touching. It's also my new desktop background after years of the previous image.

Yayy :D thanks

awesome 0.0.

Yes!

This is wonderfull

Thanks ) !

Oh, damn. I know I read the story on the earlier piece but it's been so long I had forgotten. x_x
Still, this came out amazing. The background is wonderful, and the new pose is so much more fitting.

Don't worry, even though I remember that I posted that old pic, I didnt remember what I actually wrote lol
And yeah, even though I hate when I can't draw something, this time, I'm happy I couldn't draw the other pose, I agree this one is much more fitting.

<3 ILU DradDad

Ilu2

It's such an amazingly beautiful drawing. <3
ilu forever drad~

Thanks!
ilu3

This is without a doubt, your best piece yet! Your hard work and dedication is paying off. Your mother would be very proud of you. Don't ever stop drawing, Butt bro <3

Thanks!

Tiene muchisima emocion, se nota todo el trabajo que le pusiste. Excelente.

Gracias !! <3

It's absolutely magnificent!
I love every detail of this art.

Glad you do <:

Oh shit, this is fucking epic, Drad! The atmosphere is so heavy in this piece. Amazing work!

Glad you like it Sep <3

This is beautiful. so very very beautiful!

Thanks!

I always love your backgrounds and scenery but this is next level. Very beautifully rendered and powerful emotionally.

Hehe, I generaly draw characters so the backgrounds I do arent fully rendered.. this time was different and I could challenge myself to do a whole thing, I should do more like this!
Thank you very much

That is a amazing looking picture, and the story behind it is sad, but i am glad that you managed to get on with your life.
I hope you stay never lose hope. ^w^

Thank you!
And I'll always art! :D

Awesome work man, it was great watching you work on it.
I knew you'd nail those wings at that angle ;) good work!

^^it's a beautiful tribute to her memory, your mom would have loved it!

Thank you!
And indeed she would!

Feels.

All of them!

LOVE the lighting! That little hint of color being reflected on the dragon makes everything come together so well.

Yeah I liked that as well, I'm sad I couldnt manage to do the same on other parts like the wings, I'm still learning obviously!
Thank you

Good one

Thanks!

Nicely done Drad, I can tell you put some time in to this one. Beautiful work on the background and the feeling.

No doubt you did good by her

Indeed tons of work! a lot of struggle back in 2014 when I was working on it at first, and a lot more 3 years later :D
Thank you

Beautiful work!

Thanks!

When I saw the picture with the rest of the artists that I watch I had said in my mind, "This reminds me of that one image, the one his mother loved when he was working on it..."

Guess I was right, haha. You did a splendid job Drad, it's absolutely amazing, and I'm positively sure she would have loved this one too ^^

Nice that you would remember that <3
Thank you Lira!

This is where I just sit down besides you and drape my arm over your shoulder.

Beautiful drawing though, she'd be proud!

Thanks :D

In many ways is this piece beautiful; there is a soul to this artwork that others would lack thereof.

And in a way, I do remember that picture from all that time ago now. It rings a distant bell with me now that I see it again.~

Death will however, not hold me; or so I hope it will not; for my art motivation got curbed a little last month and I feel certain reasons correlate with this in a way. I find it so much easier to throw myself into games than art, since I am more used to that considering what I did for the past 2 years ~ it wasn't advancing art-wise that's for sure. Although its not like I lack for ideas.

SORRY FOR LATE RESPONSE

And it's pretty nice that you remember this pic too, seems you arent the only one.. it's a nice feeling for sure, some people do look at my art and read my descriptions.

And yeah we talked about this, the only way to do art is just to sit, and do it! even if you lack of motivation, slowly try to get back to it, do the sketches you wanted to do, I'll sure enjoy looking at them too!

now, you can move on. the chaos has passed, and a new dawn arises in the distance, however uncertain may it be.

Beautiful picture. Feels a little somber, deep of emotion. Wonderful job. :)
Your mother might have loved everything you made, but she loved it because you made it.

Thank you for the kind words!

Awh, this is beautiful ;u;

Yiss

This is just beautiful.
i was going to add more but it sounded too pretentious for me. Point is I adore this.

It's rare I really feel a work is jaw-dropping but your entire gallery is full of unique and intense style. :D

heythat'spretty good

shit imcrying

Beautiful piece! The colours, the lighting... all of it.

Thank you very much! 8D means a lot to me, particularly coming from you! cause i've been following your art since I started drawing, and I always admired how you can manage to do beasts that look FIERCE, it's not easy to do imo <.<
Sorry for the late reply btw! :p

You're most welcome. Heh and you know what? That means a lot to hear, thank you for saying so ^^ As for the fierceness, it just seems to happen - they have minds of their own...

Also no apology needed lol - I'm the last person on the planet to be remarking on reply timelines. Main thing is we both got there in the end =D

Oh my such a gorgeous and atmospheric piece! such nicely worked environment and your mazing dragon just fits perfectly into it!

Thank you

WOW... that looks so awesome
definitely worth every tiniest second you put into it