[friedmonkeypaint]

i apologize if i upset anyone with my frequent posts. i misunderstood the function of this forum, i thought it was a place to display work.(kinda like a virtual refridgerator). i tried to remove the posts but can't figure it out please fell free to remove all posts
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[Probustion]

i'm not an expert on dragons but i think it looks great. the mouth kinda reminds me of a lama

are the horns supposed ivory? they don't really look like that. And the thing that hangs on the left looks quite thin. are you gonna paint this? would love to see it!

[Zarathustra]

I'm not sure what comments you're looking for, but here it goes:

I basically like it. Nice details in there. The ideas are really strong, IMHO.

But here are some criticisms:

-- I'm not sure I like the mouth, though, since it looks like a human mouth transplanted onto a dragon's head. This may have been a side-effect of not drawing the mouth in sufficient perspective. I also get the feeling that the "smile" is an unintended consequence of attempting to draw a longer, more natural mouth foreshortened in space. I could be wrong, but that is the feeling I get.

-- The symmetry is a bit wavy generally, which is kind of distracting.

-- The relationship between the head and neck seems to be 90 degrees as if you composed a front view of the face and drew a perpendicular side view of the neck. To rectify this would require more use of perspective drawing.

-- A common error is to compose the figure in such a way that it runs off the page on one side or another tempting the artist to "crunch" one side to make it "fit". You made a valiant attempt at drawing the head correctly despite this problem, but I think some of these issues still crept into that side of the face nearest the edge.

But overall, I just want to say the drawing shows a lot of care, time and dedication, and you should keep up the good work! Just try to look at some of those issues for next time.

[friedmonkeypaint]

thx for input ...the biggest issue i have is doing "wrist "drawing instead of keeping it stiff and using the intire arm so that everything is balanced...thx again for c&c
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[Zarathustra]

It is said that using your arm is good practice, and I see no reason to disagree with that belief, but it seems to me that as much of the balancing issues are relalted to "seeing" clearly and planning carefully as they are to mechanical things like how you hold the pencil.

I know this thing probably just grew as it went along, since it is sort of just plopped in your sketchpad as opposed to a piece of drawing paper meant for final work, but planning the composition with a thumbnail sketch, working out a pose, planning its layout a little and then conscientiously checking yourself to make sure you are preserving symmetry seems like it would be helpful in future drawings.

[Merystic]

That's so creepy...it's just great!!

That freaks me out, but no crits. It looks marvelously horrifying the way it is, the odd symmetry to me even adds to it, strangely enough. I happen to love the way the mouth looks, and the eyes. Really good job!
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