DSG 966: Fantasy: THE ARMOURED KNIGHT, SIR SANTA CLAUS, BATTLES THE RED-NOSED DRAGON

[William b. Hand]

[ Mmmm... ]

[ In some alternate universe, the tale of rudolph and st. nick is a very different one. ]

[ Yuletide excellence to you all! ]

:right: Fantasy: THE ARMOURED KNIGHT, SIR SANTA CLAUS, BATTLES THE RED-NOSED DRAGON
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[S.C. Watson]

It's like St. George and the Dragon meets Santa and Roudolf :teeth: Cool idea!

[Hamsta]

Hearing the cries of the locals, sir Nicolas has decided he must slay the dragon that has been terrorizing the area, and has spent a fortnight tracking the monster, relying on it's shining nose to lead him to it's lair.
painter, hour and a half, mostly because I have no memory and my brushes were slow :x
http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/44/966sirsanta9po.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[ogar555]

http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/7047/dsg9667vy.jpg
Quickie before going to bed. Cool one Hamsta!
G'night!

[burrito]

I'm sick as a dog at the moment - good all year and then sick for the holiday season - anyway, I managed to attempt this holiday-themed topic.

I noticed that I am apparently washing out my colours a little more then I think when applying digital colour to my lineart; since, I'm sometimes slouching and have an entirely lcd workspace. I used a bit of gamma correction to compensate for the "darkening" effect that occurs when viewing my lcd panel at an oblique angle. I'll try to slouch less from now on... when I feel a little better, that is.

http://www.entervault.net/an8forum/npb_dsg_966.jpg

[Riess]

http://img489.imageshack.us/img489/4620/966santadragon8fe.jpg

[Hamsta]

Ogar555 Hey, thx, your's is pretty good as well. Somewhat asymmetrical, but that might add to the effect. I like the angle you chose for the dragon, and looks like a good start on rendering, but there is somewhat of a lack of depth. Saint nick feels completely unnattached, and should have some of the surrounding color reflect on him, he could also use some work in the anatomy dept.

[ogar555]

Thanks for the crits Hamsta! :D
I'll go work on 'em rightaway! And maybe update this piece here. Maybe even make a full fledged pic out of it.
Merry Christmas!