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    • Sarah LuAnn
      Sarah LuAnn SVS OG last edited by

      Love this! Such fun characters. I love the dragon's expression. The first thing I noticed, which has already kind of been mentioned, Is that the color of the dragon's belly is very similar to the color of the ground. I feel it would communicate better that it is a separate object if the color on one or the other was changed.

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      • Dulcie
        Dulcie SVS OG last edited by

        Thanks @Sarah-LuAnn for the feedback, much appreciated πŸ™‚ I'm going to tweak it this evening and see what I can do.

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          A Former User @Dulcie last edited by

          @Dulcie Lovely work. It's so playful and I like the water colour textures.

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          • mattramsey
            mattramsey last edited by

            This is so great. I love the mouse character. The dragon has a very "Dino" (Flintstones) look to him/her.

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            • Leontine
              Leontine last edited by

              oh yeah! wonderful! As said earlier, you could work on the shadow on the ground. Lights and shadows a bit...It really speaks gorgeous!

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              • Nancy Gormezano
                Nancy Gormezano last edited by

                Very gorgeous rendering, terrific character design, sweet composition !

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                • Dulcie
                  Dulcie SVS OG last edited by

                  Thank you @Nightseye @mattramsey @Leontine for your thoughts and encouragement, it's really nice to know when you're on the right track! I've deepened the shadows on the ground and contact shadows, hope that helps separate the tummy from the ground a bit more... I think I'm done now.

                  @mattramsey yes I can see what you mean about the 'Dino' look - it was going to be a green dragon but that didn't work against the foliage.

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                  • Leontine
                    Leontine last edited by

                    Wonderful! It just screams for a short story. I am so curious of what happens next. Is the mouse running of of will he throw a stick? ...Than the dragon is really going to make some pits into the soil...XD

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                    • Ace Connell
                      Ace Connell @Dulcie last edited by

                      @Dulcie The delicate inquisitive look that the mouse has really is perfect.

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                      • Will Terry
                        Will Terry @Dulcie last edited by

                        @Dulcie I got a huge grin on my face after seeing your beautiful illustration this morning! I'm tickled that my class helped - it feels very tradtional!

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                        • Lynn Larson
                          Lynn Larson SVS OG last edited by

                          this is so amazing! the expressions are fantastic! you could always go red or blue if you want to avoid Dino, but i love the purple so i think it's great!! making the nose skinnier would pull away from that as well πŸ™‚ he's just too cute to mess with in my opinion hehe

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                          • Dulcie
                            Dulcie SVS OG last edited by

                            @Leontine I haven’t decided what happens next (maybe I should decide!) but my thoughts are that the dragon has just woken up from a loooong hibernation, and everything is new and amazing.

                            @Ace-Connell Thank you πŸ™‚

                            @Will-Terry Thank you, I’m delighted that it made you smile.

                            @Lynn-Larson I agree that red and blue are also great colours for a dragon, and also yes about the nose, I like dragons with pointy noses too. I will draw more dragons! So many possibilities…

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                            • amberwingart
                              amberwingart last edited by

                              This is gorgeous! I love the style, the story and the characters. I'm also really coveting your background & foliage skills! πŸ™‚

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                              • Dulcie
                                Dulcie SVS OG last edited by

                                @amberwingart Hey thanks, that's very kind of you to say πŸ™‚ Hoping to return to doing more dragons soon...

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                                • smoke
                                  smoke last edited by

                                  i like it a lot!! nice piece!! πŸ˜ƒ thanks for sharing πŸ™‚

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                                  • Dulcie
                                    Dulcie SVS OG last edited by

                                    @smoke Thank you πŸ™‚

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                                    • Rob Smith
                                      Rob Smith last edited by

                                      @Dulcie Great image and technique. Such good storytelling with this image. I too am waiting to turn the page!

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                                      • bharris
                                        bharris last edited by

                                        OH so good! I love your characters and soft background. Can't wait to take that course now.

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                                        • Dulcie
                                          Dulcie SVS OG last edited by

                                          @Rob-Smith @bharris Thank you both! I will have to think what to put on that next page... πŸ™‚

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                                          • MOO
                                            MOO SVS OG last edited by

                                            I love it.

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