DSG 1385: Fantasy Creature • HERBIVORIC DRAGON

[William b. Hand]

[ Although we don't tend to see pictures of dragons eating, it can generally be surmised by the aggressive teeth and claws that they are indeed carnivorous. ]

[ This dragon will be different. ]

[ This dragon either followed a different evolutionary branch, or was culled by some friendlier magic. ]

[ It will still be able to fly and spit fire or whatever, mind you, and can still be plenty fearsome looking... ]

[ ...But, it will not eat horses. ]

Fantasy Creature • HERBIVORIC DRAGON
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[Sudsy]

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn191/SudsySutherland/Daily%20Sketch%20Group%20Sumissions/DSG1385_16JUL08.jpg

[KingAcer]

Hi i'm new here.
Hope you like my dragon thingy.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u183/kingacer/draakknonijnkleiner.jpg

[goran]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v17/smogyboy/CA%20sketchbook/veggiedragon1-copy.jpg
nocturnal herbivore

[Mitze]

Nice action cool pic goran.

finish it off tomorrow

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f162/mekese2000/hrebdrag4.jpg

I found my first version i thought i had not saved it ( i saved it over another pic i was working on which is just as bad.). Pity as i think i like it better.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f162/mekese2000/petersaurey13.jpg

[prepsage]

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/9895/dsg1385pt9.jpg

[Lenorekitty]

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff270/Brynnart514/herbavoredrag.jpg

I thought maybe it could have evolved to live underwater and eat kelp...its wings have modified into swimming "arms" and its forearms and back legs have gotten smaller, shorter and webbed...(I know it cant fly but it still has its "wings"...hope thats ok)...so yeah...no wacom, no time so no color...but soon though :)

[bestow]

lenorekitty, that is pro, love the mouth

[Hamorhage]

prepsage, thats just hot how you still managed to paint the dragon as a threat to humans but then hint us that he's after the veggies being sold at the market. great! Are you working professionally?

[Volchiha]

Herbivorous dragons were born and bred to be ferocious battle creatures, tamed by humans, they evolved to survive by eating plants. As companions, and battle-steeds, these magical creatures were unmatched, yet due to the low reproduction rate - very rare.

Also, incomplete and crappy sketch, but not enough time to finish. >.>

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o289/Volchiha/DSG1385.jpg

[Lenorekitty]

prepsage at first I thought he was going for the humans...but then I noticed the Farmer's Market banner...priceless!...reminds me of the elephants in Africa that rampage villages to eat their crops...its really terrifying actually...anyway great job!

[rampopo]

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4793/dsgdragonhervibororb6.jpg

[Hamorhage]

man, I'm so loving this daily sketchgroup. It's one of the best things I've joined in ages. Hopefully after 365 sketchdays I'll be able to stand along the pros here.
Anyway here are my oppinions again on the posted works:
-sudsy: a good study, although I think you should use this as a study and now try to draw how the actual dragon should look like.
-King Acer: welcome aboard. This is a cutesy dragon lol. Did you drew from a reference and then alter it into a dragon? Again I'd love to see a full body pose of this.
-Goran: man, you are the King. spot on. Convincing enough anatomy! and epic as you included a full size tree to see just how massive this herbivor is.!
-Mitze: I thought you got these images from some fairy tale book. It's pro work and surprising to see such a classic way of illustrating. I'm amazed how fast you did these though! Thumbs up!
-prepsage: I said it before. I love the whole setting of this epic pic.
-lenorekitty: cutesy dragon again, love the dynamic pose and the fact taht you placed it in the water.
-Volchiha: nice work! it's a classic drawing but i love them this elegant. For some reason herbivoric animals feel like they should look friendly and female :D
- rampopo: haha, that's a funny one. i can almost see it chewing its mouth. fun work. Some issues with how the wings look. They look kinda unnatural.

So mine is here then. I set myself different goals each time. I'm not aiming to get the best drawing but rather learn something about what I do each time.
As for the picture itself I got inspired by prepsage and took it along for a ride. So some guy is transporting all kinds of veggies and fruits to the next village...and yeah, the herbivoric dragon is in full pursuit.
I rtried to get a kind of dynamic angle that would draw you into the dragon attacking the fruits. Its started with sketch then I applied quick black and whites and put on some colors.
It was surprisingly easy and although there might be a ton of mistakes in it, I'm quite happy. Any feedback of course is welcome.

http://www.nightgig.com/oneminute/MYTH/DSG1385.jpg

[prepsage]

Thank you Lenore and Hamorage. No, at the moment I'm not working professionally in an illustrative capacity. Just a graphic designer...sigh.

Glad you guys like!

[dan j levy]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v620/spazizoner/dragon.jpg

I just realised I messed up the wings, ones further forward up his back than the other. Oh well, can't be helped, it's a sketch, and this is all about learning, right?

[KingAcer]

-King Acer: welcome aboard. This is a cutesy dragon lol. Did you drew from a reference and then alter it into a dragon? Again I'd love to see a full body pose of this.I looked at a drawing of a mouse when I drew this, cause I wanted it to be a little rodent like. It actually came out cuter than I actually wanted it too be, but I'm still happy with it.
Might do a full body pose when I've got time.

Great pictures everyone!

[Sunny]

thought i would stop by for a quick sketch.

http://www.bestofthebeast.com/upload/dragon.jpg

[Hamsta]

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4695/1385herbidragongz0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Beelketh]

http://raversoft.free.fr/projectangel/images/artworks/Astrian/Ex21bis.png

(My first post on CA :3)

[Taiylz]

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x280/Taiylz/Notes0004-1.jpg

thought i'de give it a go. wup

[Kolpar]

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/6563/ghnpa1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Rockett]

Had to draw this up absurdly quick, but ah well, gets the idea across!

"In a rare flash of reflection, Farmer John realized that this would be a trickier situation than the rabbit infestation."

http://i37.tinypic.com/rwq4hu.png

[Zyzzyvag]

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/1878/herbivoredragonsd5.jpg

The legs look really messed up I know.

[longineus]

Heres my entry,kinda fast one,but i have been too busy to draw lately
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/longineus/HebiDrago.jpg

[Ryoken]

What a lovely bunch of dragons so far.... <3

http://www.ryoken.net/ryoken_graphics/pictures/digital/painting/tree_eating_dragon.jpg

Decided to completely let go and tread in new waters.

[TomFruize]

Hey. new here to DSG. this is hopefully the first of many attempts at joining the fun here and hope to improve alot as a result!


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/TomFruize/art/Dargon.jpg

[Hamorhage]

yoohoo, some more cool designs. Man that work of light in your piece is awesome ryoken. Taiylz, you should fix your dragons teeth, herbivors don't have those sharp teeth but have teeth like cows :D You made him look like he ate that flower by mistake :D Hamsta, I love the short wings lol, its like nature laughing at what the dragon has become :D
Prepsage A graphic designer? Haha, that's what I'm studying to become, though my passion is in drawing. I always thought I was good, untill I saw you guys at conceptart. Still, never give up! I can get there with hard work! (I hope)

[Anthis]

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb12/Anthis_/sketches/herbdragondsgres.jpg

[royen]

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk284/johan_royen/dsg1385.jpg

My first post on CA. I should introduce myself some time... =)

[DeuceRok]

Wow... I just went back through to look at everyone's sketches. They're all sick, like the plague!!! No complaints.... Just an all around good job.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b28/deucedeus/DSG-HerbivoreDragon.jpg

Ok, so if anyone's seen my previous works... (Ref: Lovecraftian and Construction Bots). I've been working in only black and white, since I have no clue how to actually control opacities to the extent of producing great works, yet. So, this is a quick jump into the color world.

Tools:
Gaussian Blur Filter
Brush
Eraser
Smudge
Burn
Dodge

If anyone has suggestions on how I can upgrade my skillz, PM me or email me: Trmpeter3@aol.com

[pepps]

nice stuff here, i like hemorhage's very much, i also love longineus beelketh, and hamsta's dragons, they're so cute.
longineus: i like his face and the way he interacts with the horse, hehe it's great =)
beelketh: i like the design and the colors a lot!
hamsta: i like the colors of the dragon, and his size...i don't know it looks pretty heh like a pet, and those tiny wings are lovely eheh =)

regarding mine, at first i was a bit puzzled but after looking at the other images i started to get an idea of where to go. I followed the ideas of rockett and hemorhage, i liked the idea of this dragon giving a hard time to the farmers hahahah it was quite hilarious in my mind, hope you'll get to laugh a bit aswell xD
my idea was that this dragon behing herbivored developed a sort of love for apples, and he ate soo many apples that he started to become fat. He wasn't flying that much cause of the weight, and his wings became small. And so he goes stealthy trying to steal apples from the farmers, and after distracting them with some fire, he grabs the apples and hides somewhere to eat his precious apples while the farmers are still puzzled =)

cheers =)

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii201/acacca99/herb_drag-1.jpg

[bombchu]

Ryoken: Gosh... How'd you do that? :o The texture is lovely

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/lilcutietanya/dragon.jpg

Mine's enjoying some fine dining! :) I still have problems drawing the lineart. Any tips? :o

[Razorleaf]

Hahahahahah .......

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm260/Razorleaf_album/HerbivoricDragon.jpg

[Rioa]

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d174/RioArmare/OmnivoreDragoncopy.png
First post here, have been wanting to jump in and do these~

[takmask2]

http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/6472/dragondsgpg1.png
First entry in one of these, I hope to do more! Focused mainly on the dragon for this one, not much background detail.

Some nice pieces in here!

[Hamorhage]

If anyone has suggestions on how I can upgrade my skillz, PM me or email me: Trmpeter3@aol.com

Seems to me you've used a lot of tools without any need for them. Personally I would avoid the following:
-Gaussian Blur
-Burn/Dodge, it's much better to just use the color picker and then select a lighter or darker tone to paint on top with your brush. If you use a low opacity brush and brush around like you'd shade a drawing you'll already see nice painterly 3d shape forming. There's a good bunch tutorials all over the web. For me personally a good way to understand painting is to paint old school with real paint. the more layers of transparant paint of top of each other, the more believable the surface becoms...anyway don't take it from me, there's lots and lots of crazy ass artists around to look at :D

[Hamorhage]

Again some thoughts for any who like:
Anthis:very majestic..just the way I like dragons..well that. or very fearsome. I like the way his wings stack up.
pepps:that's such a funny picture. You've really succesfully portrayed a character here. See I love these scenes where a little story is told. Although I wonder how this lazy dragon managed to "sneak" around to get the apples :D
bombchu: I presume you draw the lineart in photoshop or something. It's not smooth and a bit thick. I think you're style of drawing would wuit better using illustrator which would make coloring easy as pie. Myself if I draw lineart I draw on a sketchpad and use a pen to ink it. then either use it in photoshop or trace the lineart in illustrator to easily bucketfill the work.
razorleaf: lol, 2 in one :)
riao: that's quite a nice first post. he looks frightening! And his sharp corner teeth...scary(sure he's not a meat eater :D)
takmask:what a chilled out dragon, is he snmoking pot through his nose ? :D
Hey I'm surprised not to see any entry by nightblue...

[pepps]

he shot a fireball to the farmer! uhm..if you look closer he has burnt trousers and shirt and the ground he's standing on was also burning =) it probably needed more enphasys =\

glad you liked it anyway eheh !!

[bombchu]

Hamorhage: Thanks for the tips! :) Me and Photoshop aren't on very good terms but I love Illustrator to death~ I'm not sure how to shade with it, though, which is why I tried Photoshop. Also, I never outline the Illustrator work 'cos it just ends up looking wrong. I'd like to work texture into it too but, again, I d'no how lol

Pretty much, it doesn't feel like my work has the same depth as when I use traditional media... and I don't know how to convey that without it being sloppy. :(

[takmask2]

takmask:what a chilled out dragon, is he snmoking pot through his nose ? :D

Hey hey hey, I'm not sayin'...But I'm just sayin'. ;)

[Rioa]

rioa: that's quite a nice first post. he looks frightening! And his sharp corner teeth...scary(sure he's not a meat eater :D)
Do you have a better defense against the ROUSs? XD

[Mae_Haftahurcha]

This little critter lives in the trees and likes acorns and other legumes, especially after he roasts them.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c148/dreamer286/dsg1385herbdragon.jpg

[chemodeath]

http://a618.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/118/l_83e04585240f0256123d751e6ee5b319.jpg

This is my dragon - haven`t got a name but somehow a HERBIVORIC DRAGON


longineus i like yours a lot - super cute

[Ryoken]

http://www.ryoken.net/ryoken_graphics/pictures/traditional/pencil/veggie_bowl.jpg

I did another one.

bombchu: Sponges and Image Nozzles in Painter. =]

[pepps]

ahaha this one is fantastic xD
like the situation and his expression and gesture, ehehe very hilarious =)

[Hamsta]

I should have made the wings smaller, for greater effect.

pepps Cute idea, great detail, like the belly button, and the farmer's toasy behind :P
Could use some work on the anatomy (the farmer, the dragon's legs)
Would also be nice if the dragon's head was less cluttered.

Hamorhage That is one ugly dragon, which could be a good thing ;)
It's a little out of alignment though, the face isn't exactly centered.
It's an interesting choice to make the dragon so dark, gives you that staring at the sun look, but also making it difficult to notice detail.

I'm not feeling the sense of motion you had in mind, it seems rather static.
Is it the horse on the left? The composition? The parallel lines of the cart? not sure.

[Hamorhage]

That is one ugly dragon, which could be a good thing ;)
It's a little out of alignment though, the face isn't exactly centered.
It's an interesting choice to make the dragon so dark, gives you that staring at the sun look, but also making it difficult to notice detail.

I'm not feeling the sense of motion you had in mind, it seems rather static.
Is it the horse on the left? The composition? The parallel lines of the cart? not sure.
I admit it came out more static then I had in mind, I feel I gave the dragon more detail then was needed though, since he's quite high up and like you said there's the blinded by sunlight kinda effect. As for the composition I was thinkingg of foreground (the 2 horses on both sides), mid (the rider) and back, the dragon. I was hoping you'd read it in that order and then get pulled back to the middle making the link that the dragon was aiming for the fruits and veggies. Geesh you're hard to please hamsta :P Thanks for the critiques though! I will aim to get better untill you like at least one of my drawings :D

PS: Ryoken, excellent new sketch, lovely character !

[cw]

fooooooooot! I'm getting behind dammit!

i enjoyed this one!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v90/chrissdawaller/dsg_1385_1_vii.jpg

[Arteater]

http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs32/i/2008/203/a/1/DSG_1385_by_arteaterproductions.jpg

[T-M-K]

the last two entries make my privates jingle. :]

[commanderswiss]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/commanderswiss/speedpainting030jpg.jpg

I ran with the idea of an old tooth-less boar-dragon, doomed to roam the tundra in search of flora, thanks to the lanterns a few pranksters tied to his tail.

[Hamorhage]

the last two entries make my privates jingle. :]
I totally agree on that. Hey CW and arteater, what programs do you use to paint, pphotoshop or painter? I'm thinking of trying out painter if its better with texture brushes.

[Arteater]

I use coral painter essentials 3, they have tons of newer programs , can wait to get my hands on one :D

[cw]

painter for that one, bit of cleanup in PS. texture was just an overlay in PS masked off the BG.

cheers,

:)

[Claudio Grassi]

Hello Everyone...My name is Claudio, And I think this is my first art post on CA.org. I hope it's ok to post on this thread, I promise that after aI do a couple of these older ones Ill start doing the new ones as they come out...if I can keep up >_>
Anyhow, here's my herbivoric dragon, He has vestigial wings that dont help him to fly but he can use them as elephants do to control body temp...I sticking to it...
Also, now that I look at him he's giving me the Gangta stare.... 0.0 hehe he's a hard-ass. I tried really hard to get out of my usual drawing box and try something different with the head..Im pretty happy with it...also the tail is my favourite! XD
True it took me a long time t do this, but it was MASSIVELY instructional, so I had to follow thru..ok sorry, here's the pic :)

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb304/TenGuKu/HerbiDragon1.jpg

Anyhow, nice to meet you all, and I hope to become a regular poster.

[quailiauq]

Here goes my first DSG. I know this is a bit late, but I did this last Monday and didn't have a scanner near by.

Awesome topic.
http://i512.photobucket.com/albums/t326/quailiauq/jake3-1.jpg

[oblivion_dragon]

I didn't think there was a way to make a dragon less cool...but you found it. XD

So I guess the challenge here is to make a badass herbivore? Y'all have been doing pretty well so far, actually. My turn.

[Stormovic]

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m87/stormovic/vegiedraco.jpg

An hours work and my first contribution to this site. Crits of any type greatly appreciated.

[Clochette]

I like the idea on this one! http://i512.photobucket.com/albums/t326/quailiauq/jake3-1.jpg :P

Here is mine! 3 hours.

[snorkz]

http://snorkz.spb.ru/images_old/dragon_sketch.jpg

[Gumish]

This is my first pic in DSG. I've felt in love this idea. So this is my herbivoric dragon. I tried to draw it by pencil. It took about an hour. After scanning I decided to little bit colour it. I don't know if it was a good idea. C&C welcomed
http://www.wydle.eu/stuff/DSG_1385_herbivoric_dragon.jpg

[DefiledVisions]

How could I possibly miss this ?? maaaan I love dragons :D


1.5 hours work.. I can go on and work on this for hours... but then it could'nt ba called a daily sketch.


Gumish it's looking good. At first it looked like you had colored it with crayons.

Stormovic a very dared perspective. Proportions are pretty good too, allthough the middle toe should be a bit bigger, it seems smaller compared to the one to the left. Also I get the feeling he has very big hands :) I think it's intended because of the angle, but it looks more like he has big hands normaly than a hand close to the "camera". Other than that, keep it up.

Snorkz I like it.

Clochette I don't know how you got the same picture as qualauq, and since it's his photobucket user, I guess you did a mistake. I'd like to see yours :)

Qualauq that's cool. I love eastern dragons with horns and furr and stuff.. nice.

KuGu Welcome to CA, very good job on the dragon. It really looks like a big herbivore, and the idea with the wings is good too. Join in on more daily's! it's really fun and educational.

... I'm too hungry to be writing to the rest of you.. sorry.




http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i158/Alandir/dsg1385-1.jpg