"Dragon Spirit: Emerald"
ZOMG - art!!! ^_^
As I mentioned yesterday, I've been feeling pretty good and began painting again in earnest. I started this piece a couple of weeks ago - she originally was going to be sort of a redo of my old 2005 painting "Hypnotic", which had the emerald tree boa. It was never a popular painting, but I loved it and wanted to see if I could make that concept more interesting. It would also be a jungle piece, so I could have submitted it to EMG-Zine for December's theme; jungles.
Alas, 'twas not to be. (Sorry Ellen, I tried!) About halfway through this serpent became a dragon and she will be part of a series of draconian spirits with gems. But you'll notice that even though she's no longer a direct redo of "Hypnotic", I recreated the emerald ornament from that painting. :)
I am really proud of this piece...every single scale on her face and ornament is done individually and I used no "stamp"-type Photoshop brushes; everything is hand-painted. The model reference is DyingBeautyStock, the background texture is from Shrela, and the pattern on the dress and wing ribs is courtesy of a brush from Dianae, all from DeviantArt.
As I mentioned yesterday, I've been feeling pretty good and began painting again in earnest. I started this piece a couple of weeks ago - she originally was going to be sort of a redo of my old 2005 painting "Hypnotic", which had the emerald tree boa. It was never a popular painting, but I loved it and wanted to see if I could make that concept more interesting. It would also be a jungle piece, so I could have submitted it to EMG-Zine for December's theme; jungles.
Alas, 'twas not to be. (Sorry Ellen, I tried!) About halfway through this serpent became a dragon and she will be part of a series of draconian spirits with gems. But you'll notice that even though she's no longer a direct redo of "Hypnotic", I recreated the emerald ornament from that painting. :)
I am really proud of this piece...every single scale on her face and ornament is done individually and I used no "stamp"-type Photoshop brushes; everything is hand-painted. The model reference is DyingBeautyStock, the background texture is from Shrela, and the pattern on the dress and wing ribs is courtesy of a brush from Dianae, all from DeviantArt.