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thats too awsome o.o
alotta detail D=
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I WANT YER SKILLZ

Oh my gods, beautiful! Love the textures and strong values. Very nice ^..^

that's awesome!
O_O
~stares~

OMG O_O That is totally BADASS <3
I soooo wish I could have your talent I'm lightyears away from you >.>

Wow! I've always wanted to try airbrush, but never really had the chance to do so... I honestly thought at first that this was a digital painting! The texturing looks awesome. Very shiny, gives the dragon a realistic look. :3

I'd wanted to for a long time... was so happy to finally get the chance. Its really nice to work with, too. At first a little confusing, but that can be said about using any new media, I think. I really recommend it, if you ever get the chance to use one :D
Thanks.

amazing! you did a great job for a first time, that's for sure. i love the colors ^_^

Wow. Incredibly wonderful :o

That ROCKS! Put it on DA also, there will be plenty of amateurs for such schmick art.

Zarathus got DA? :o *wants URL*

http://zarathus.deviantart.com/

Blah, I only upload art on DA that I'm happy with or have spent long stretches of time working on :P
Thank you though.

Wow, the textures on this are amazing

what surface is it painted on? and what kind of airbrush? how long did it take? *questionrape*

Thank you :D
Was painted on mdf board. Erm, I'm not actually sure what kind of airbrush it is, as I was given it. Took about 6 - 7 hours overall.

I told you it was good, hon ovo ... But you're such a perfectionist XD

Still, amazing scales on the body :O. You should be nicer to yourself. ... Guess it's in your personality as an artist tho ;P

I love the way you constructed the wings on this! o.o

Love! How is the airbrush to work with? That's a medium I've been really interested in, but afraid to take the several hundred dollar plunge.

I had wanted to use an airbrush for a long while, but didn't want to spend the money either. Then someone randomly decided to give me one O.o
Its nice to use, but it also depends on what you're using it for. The one I'm using is only good for larger pictures, and doesn't spray finely enough for adding much detail. The scale "detail" on this was added after with a regular brush. But.. for smooth (photoshop-like!) shading, its really nice. If I had been painting in the shading with a regular brush, it would have also taken a hell of a lot longer than it did with the airbrush.

Ahh, that makes sense, yeah. Well, if I ever stumble across a ridiculous amount of money, heh.

*Gaaaaaaaasp* Gorgeous colors! And the anatomy is fantasmic. The politely blue tone is very nice, too...it's sorta like..."Hey, I'm blue. And everything around me is blue. And that's about all I have to say on that." <3

Thanks :> The dragon is actually grey, but the photo has tinted everything blue. I'm glad the color-mutilation doesn't look bad to you though XD

Very beautiful details you've added. I wish my ears are too sensitive for airbrushing. :[

The compressor I'm using is small, and not very loud. After a while of using it the noise is is pretty easy to tune out from. Or maybe that's just me :O I can see why the noise it makes would be irritating to some.
And thanks!

Awesome job. : ) Seems like the first attempt was a complete success.

Maybe I've managed to make it look that way... but it wasn't quite. I learned a bit of what and what not to do through this picture though. Thanks :>

For a first attempt, this is amazing!! Very nice texturing too!

Killer texturing, it turned out awesome. The details are really amazing, specially on the head where the horns attach and the mouth. The wings look great too. Well done! :D

Thank you! :>

Stunning wings! And scales @_@

Oh WOW! That is just wow!

Wow...Love it! <3

~GR

AMAZING ! O_O

The thumbnail really doesn't do this any justice. Beautiful, beautiful work...

Thank you :)

Excellent detail as usual. Simply gorgeous. I would love to see the non-photo-mutilated version, cause I'm sure this doesn't do it justice.

It really doesn't. When I showed Durin this in real life he was surprised how different the colors look to the photo.
Thank you!

He's absolutely gorgeous. I swear I've heard that name before though. Is that just a character of yours or a real dragon?

Ah, nvm, I see it's a real dragon, and now I'm wondering if I've met him before before because the name sounds so familiar. Regardless, this is easily one of the top 5 dragon pictures I've ever seen my whole life. Stunning!

Wow, thank you very much. Yeah, Durin is a local dragon. Was a birthday gift for him. I'm not really sure how much he frequents any online communities, but its certainly possible you've met him or heard of him before.

Oooh, well please tell him to hop on and give me a note sometime. :> And please, keep drawing more lovely dragons.

Will do :> I'm in the process of trying to complete a painting of some dragons at the moment. I'll hopefully have it finished soon!

The problem with saying "Photo mutilated the colors" (other than the non-u spelling of 'colours') is that it implies the image should look EVEN BETTER... which is almost impossible.

Admittedly, your despair pictures (like the thing-in-a-box "Distortion Unit") are more my kinda thing (especially the anatomy. I mean... DAMN, those ribs and muscle details are... DAMN!)

Also, dragons ftw... or things that look like dragons at least. ^.-.^

Oohh htat texturing is just *reaches out and pets*

Traditional? How cool...

Yep, done with acrylics, using an airbrush and a regular paintbrush for details.
Thanks muchly :)