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Midnight Dragon

Midnight Dragon

Painting Painting \ Uncategorized | 04/08/02 @859 | Reeks | Comments critiques (47) | Views views (24356)


Midnight Dragon
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I've always been a great fan of Dragons and fantasy art, so this has just been a joy to work on over a couple of recent weekends.

The inspiration came from a snowboarding trip in January. As I was having a couple of beers one evening I was watching para-gliders soar off the mountain. I could just imagine dragons catching the thermals in that way.

...or on a ledge scanning for prey.
 
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Avatar Jull

 04/08/02 @875

Dragon lacks of a bit of texture imho but lovely overall ^^
 
Avatar Martin

 04/08/02 @881

Ow wow, very nice. I'm a sucker for crispy art. Crispy edges, nice texture on the rock great background. I like it a lot. I agree on Julls remark about the textures of the dragonskin. Supersweet though.
 
mrunknown

 04/08/02 @910

the Dragon does lack detail, but i like it like that. looks good.
 
Lee

 04/08/02 @934

gorgeous :)
 
sensei

 04/08/02 @952

Martin you're right, I like the crispy thing about it.
 
Vorphalack

 04/09/02 @958

I love the design and composition, but its strange that the background has more detail than the actual dragon. Try adding some wrinkles and scales on that bad boy!
It looks so nice!...just needs a little tiny bit of work left
 
Dirk

 04/09/02 @400

Very beautiful !
 
Reeks

 04/09/02 @543

Hi all
Thanks so much for the feedback. The image above has been updated since the original post (* creases, wrinkles and scales!) If you don't see the scaled version then try refreshing.

To see the original (untextured version) you can click: http://www.ricoholmes.com/Gallery/Images/Midnight.jpg
 
szy

 04/09/02 @553

whoah! How did you do the rocks texture?. It's amazing :o
 
JoshuaWinn

 04/09/02 @565

Thats Awesome! Definately a 5
 
Avatar MightyPea

 04/09/02 @586

god i wish i hadn't voted for you, you numped me off the tenth place ;)
 
hectic

 04/09/02 @628

as I said ... I like creatures :)
very nice work
 
cerbero

 04/09/02 @691

Dig that dragon! :)
Love the textures on both it and the rock(s).
 
louisfinazzo

 04/09/02 @730

the level of detail and lighting and everything is just great. extremely good work.
 
Vorphalack

 04/09/02 @806

Much better!!!!!!!!

Awesome work, man
 
Reeks

 04/10/02 @902

Thank you all for the feedback and comments so far. It's so inspirational :)
 
Birdie

 04/11/02 @999

Oh wow duuude....that electric blue....and that squishy organic texture of those rocks?? Dude, I am glad I voted for your for Elite...yer doing me proud!
And I'm glad you (re?) textured the dragon, he looks SO much better...love the creases in his right wing...that rock underneath kinda looks like ye did it in a 3D prog? It looks great though!
If you did that from scratch, i may have to hurt myself.
 
Avatar Enayla

 04/11/02 @604

Wow... I'm just... I... WOW... *digs around for some proper words*

Aghgh... wow...

*finds none*

Lovely.
 
zampa

 04/11/02 @610

rocks are great..also i like theholes on the wing..
 
Decay

 04/11/02 @647

You need to study some bonestructure, to breath some life into it. Your use of light on the other hand are not that bad...
I like your rock! :)
 
Avatar Martin

 04/11/02 @832

The texture on the dragon does really spice it up. Nice piece.
 
smeag0L

 04/11/02 @840

Superb! Really nice work.
 
draude

 04/12/02 @076

Wow, those scales have made it so much better, awesome work!!
 
Avatar altermind

 04/12/02 @547

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! show me how you do this man!!!!!!!!
 
Bolaz

 04/12/02 @603

crispy roelz! love it =]
 
NeoGeniX

 04/12/02 @782

sweet, it's so freaking sharp and what a detail.

Another nominee for the l33t member status to my opinion!!
 
Leefer

 04/13/02 @106

insane
 
masateka

 04/13/02 @269

*speechless*
 
stylenova_

 04/15/02 @234

its very stunning well done. I really like the rock that the dragon is on its nice and the background is sweet...
 
kss

 04/15/02 @910

wohoo the oldschool famous amiga freak himself :))

so i'm not surprised about the quality.

i remember of ya old puma some years ago. (and of course all team17 games;)
 
Reeks

 04/17/02 @711

Again, thanks to all for the comments and feedback.. GFXartist is an incredible place for publishing personal work and I'll certainly post any new stuff I do here first. :)
 
Genocidal

 09/07/02 @776

throw some of those scales or something on the face b/c for some reason it just looks out of place to me. But other wise. . . .damn.
 
NeXuS6

 09/24/02 @329

and yet another brilliant art work, bravo :)
 
mysterycat

 11/28/02 @065

nice dragon!
 
TheWarsEnd

 12/22/02 @259

i love this its freaking awsome
 
slickboyhere

 03/19/03 @152

GREAT ! 5 .... nice job great cool colors
 
Avatar dragonil

 04/19/03 @025

What kind of artist can create such a masterpiece? Wow!
The colour is so ...real...+5 (unfortunately there is no more)
 
ChaXX

 05/06/03 @583

"Reeks of Awsome" Man you are so good. You are the real Dragon!!
 
Avatar Zanith

 11/03/03 @860

I am not a big fan of the wings, but the head rocks. I really like the look of the head. The image reflects your snow inspiration, it is a cold, cold scene. But nice nonetheless. I hope to see more dragon works!
 
Avatar kountshinobi

 10/12/04 @152

I love the wings, and I cant tell if it's settling, adjusting, or ambient. The mood seems to be more ambient, and the dragon seems to be most comfortable with the atmosphere. Mystiying.
 
Avatar kountshinobi

 10/12/04 @153

I love the wings, and I cant tell if it's settling, adjusting, or ambient. The mood seems to be more ambient, and the dragon seems to be most comfortable with the atmosphere. The lighting is also a mysterious factor. Mystiying.
 
Avatar Mirahj

 06/25/05 @185

Very nice--I love the scale texture.
 
Avatar Cigaro

 12/24/05 @502

wow....great texture on the dragon and good background....cooooool
 
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