lovely scale detail on Rakid there :3 the eye glow works nicely too :D

Thanks! I'm glad you like. :)

And I'm sorry it took this long to reply properly... I'm not very good at keeping things organized. <:)

wonderful job on this

Thank you very much! :)

I like this hon :}
Nice textures ^^

Thanks! I tried to do the scales a bit differently than I normally do. Came out alright I guess, but I have a feeling I could've done it better. Gotta try a different texture next time. :)

Most Epic! I approve, haha!

Thank you very much for your approval! ^^

Face scratches build character!

I really love this Skillful use of color and the fluid, dynamic poses make this a real eye-catcher!

Thank you for the wonderful compliment! *happy* :)

very lovely details and the colours

Thanks! I'm glad I finally got around to color this old piece of lineart. :)

yeah, sometimes its a surprise how much stuff changes with the addition of colour

that is amazing, woman!! LOOOVE the texture

Those scales look amazing! Most people who do repeating textures like that don't even bother to bend them with the curves of the body but you have. That must've taken a looong time x3 Nice job :3

I generally think that repeating textures look kinda bad... I guess it depends on the texture, though. Wrapping the texture around the dragon wasn't much of an issue. I spent more time struggling with layers. I don't think I will ever learn not to color over the lines. I wish there was someone out there who could teach me how to create neat and sharp colors. Like some of the popular artists I've seen in FA... My stuff looks awfully smudgy in comparison.

*whine*

I don't think it looks smudgy x3 I think you're developing a good art style that's very "you".

Darn your deceptive titles :p

yeah darn someone use the word 'piss' in anything but your preferred sense!!!!!!!

And also territorial which when combined with pissing typically means scent marking. I wasn't just being stupid. I have reason for my comments.

No, you're just fucking up a good work of art with your perversions.
Can't you keep your gonads to yourself, just once?

I didn't "fuck up" anything. The art still remains the same. Your pointless arguments are the only thing that's taking away from the art.

You rubbing your piss fetish all over the comments for this artwork is degrading to the artist and their work.
Keep your dick out of fine art, and keep it in fetish art (of which there is plenty to be found on FA) please. THX!

I'm not degrading anything or rubbing anything all over anything. I didn't say something stupid like "This should be a pee pic." All I did was say something jokingly and you went overboard and freaked out because of it. Now take a moment to think about how pointless this argument is.

You're assuming I'm arguing, when I'm giving my perspective.
You made the initial comment, which was blatantly "awww, and here I was expecting a piss pic, and all I got was this" enough to make Pi react similar to myself. So, you dragged your fetish into this comment thread, and I'm calling you on it.

oh, of course, all of these words mean exactly what you think they mean to everyone else

Or it could be a Nirvana song......

lol true

Just because you're paranoid don’t mean they're not after you!

lol

love the dragon, chinese dragon form for the win

Chinese? I kinda aimed for a western look, but I guess he is pretty slinky and slim... now that I think of it.

its the tail and torso that made me say it.

western dragons tend to be more stockier, think more monitor lizard then snake

MY COOKIE D:<
Awsome ^^
love the detail

Oh I do hope he doesn't do this everyday

I hope not. For his sake. :P

This is truly fantastic, I love the emotion and the dynamic, it really feels like they're going at each other's throats!

Thank you! I think the lineart came out pretty nice. I did it already back in the summer of 2009, but it took me quite a while to get around to color it. :)

gorgeous >8)!

that's awesome.

loving the goldish dragon look ;P

Goldfish*

At least he doesn't run around with puffy eyes, constantly opening and closing his mouth. :P

Hey, don't knock it 'till you've tried it.

sounds like a MSpaint job waiting to happen now :P

A master at work as always :)

A master? More like a dabbler, really... But of course I'm flattered by the compliment! *^^*

Heehee :)

*slaps a warnin' label on the pic that reads: warning! This pic does NOT contain watersports ya pervs! an runs off gigglin'* ;)

Secretly I crave the attention of people who are into watersports. I don't have the balls to draw stuff like that, so I'm using these kind of deceptive titles to lure them in.

*secretly admits he was lured in that way* :P

Wicked!

Lol, that dragon sure is a dick. x3

Awesome details and expressions on this pic. :3

Thanks! In his own neighborhood that dragon is the prince of dicks. ;)

Great song. Greater album. :)

beautiful work

Dragon + Gryphon = Always massive win.

I guess I'm stuck drawing dragons... I just couldn't go with a plain gryphon. Had to put some dragon in there as well. :p

Wow. Just wow. Incredibly powerful piece, and awesome colouring and character work. :X)

*blush* :D

I'll resist the urge to sing the Nirvana song of the same name. This looks terrific!

Thanks! Nirvana is great, and I'm glad you like the pic. :)

This is some great work, Charha... And you might not have drawn many Griff's before but this certainly looks really good

Thanks! I've seen some griffins here in FA, and many of them have very unique and beautiful designs, but I decided to stick to this basic type.

That' so awesome, a reaql battle, wow you can do such complex poses. :3 Oh and the snow mountain background you painted is awesome.

Thank you! I drew the lineart back in... I don't know, summer maybe? I only now found the time to color it. :)

And I must say, that's a very proper gryphon indeed! :>

The dragon is excellently done, and you captured that 'screwing with him for the heck of it' look very well.

I'm very happy to hear that! Thank you for your encouraging words. I think I'm going to be pleased with this picture for a while. At least until I find something wrong with it. :)

You're welcome. :>

I hope it takes you nearly forever to find anything wrong with it, then.

ooh i love this one!
it looks like it's straight out of discovery channel myhological edition XDD
the dragon's scales are awesome and the backgroud is very cool too!

Thanks! :D

You know, just the other day I went in a book store saw this horrible book about how to draw dragons. The dragons were so badly drawn they didn't look anything like dragons. I can't believe someone had managed to print and sell this kind of crap all the way to Finland. One of these days I'm going to make a tutorial book of my own simply because someone has to save the kids from these abysmal "how to draw" guides. Kids aren't stupid. They and their dragons deserve to be taken a bit more seriously. Dragons aren't just round blobs with sharp teeth and pitiful triangular wings that couldn't keep them airborne for a second.

Woah, what a rant. I got carried away!

i know what you mean. ever since my childhood i've been disappointed by how to draw-guides and crappy tutorials. especially those for mythical creatures are usually just a bunch of shit. if you'd ever make a real how to draw-book that would be more than awesome! there are,as you said, lots of talented people out there and all they'd need to improve is some kind of a helpful tutorial. i always wanted to make my fantasy into pictures,and when i failed i stopped drawing dragons and griffins and all that for a very long time. things like that shouldn't happen to other kids. there can never be enough artbooks out there.
so yeah...go for it!
if i had kids,i'd buy them your book so they could learn from a good artist.

Ah; fight between a dragon and a griffin. The winner is already known.

I hope it's just a case of some rough tumbling.

griffins = dam cute normaly. what did that dragon do to piss it of?

I think the griffin just had a bad day to start with... And then the dragon came over to harass it. I imagine that the griffin tried to stay cool for some time, but then just snapped.

For drawing a griffins for the first time, (non doodles might I add) it turns out beautifully! Also I adore the dragon’s expression! It reminds me of something cackling loudly. Like some witch or something. XD

He can still breath flame no? Griffins are easy flamable, so he can easily turn the tide if things get dangerouse o.o
Anyways, its a really good picec, like the dynamic poses and your colours are great as usual :3

Okay, LOVE o that gryphon!!

Hey, cool! Thanks! Maybe I should make a gryphon character for myself. They are pretty nifty creatures.

Gryphons are darn awesome and you have shown here you know how to draw them

The dragon's scales are fabulous! How did you do them? Not that I draw a lot of scaley things, but its always good to know!

They're just a repeating pattern that has been copypasted around the dragon and manually wrapped around his body. Afterwards I painted highlights on top of the layers to make the pattern look more lively.

The dragon OWNS!!!

Great job. (it don't looks like your first time for the griffin)

I've drawn some sketches before, but this was the first time I went for full body and inks. I kept the design pretty simple.

überawesome!

Great work Charha! :D

Thanks, dear! :D

Oh, I love the goldfish scales! And the griffon face. You have a lot of neat characters :)

...and a lot of them are jerks XD

Most of them are... I guess I have a thing for jerks. :)

great work with the textures and layering :) The expression on the dragon just makes me laugh... oh the fond memories of messing with things for the helluvit XD



*runs off with her pencils to keep working on the scale shimmer effects*

*jaw drops at all the fav's....

way to go Charha.... big hugs...

V.

Looks great, as ever! How are you cats?

They're fine now. Well, they're still kinda crazy like they've always been, but they're not trying to kill each other. That Feliway really worked, which is a relief, because I was quite worried about them.

That's good news. Fingers crossed that they continue to not try to kill each other.

Hah, this is great! Reminds me very much of my tomcats quarrelling over the top bunk in the cat tree.

Hehe, Rakid sounds like me somewhat. I'd so do the same, being the ass is just too much fun >:D

I guess young male dragons tend to be a bit reckless. I mean, I haven't ever seen a dragon or anything, but I'd imagine them to be like that. :)

The mammals love us >:P

Go birdy cat go!

teasing the poor birdy

I really like the contrast of sheer pissed off compared to playfulness on the dragon. Makes for a very realistic encounter!

pissing off a gryphon might be one of the worst things you could ever do ><''
awesome work on the expressions :3

I love gryphons!

Fight fight fight!