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Species Western Dragon
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Here's my orchid-inspired, very bright and cheerful dragon with its very dazzly background. Yes, there is glitter EVERYWHERE, forerver.
The dragon is an ink drawing colored with watercolor, Prismacolor pencils, and gel pens. It is accented with Swarovski crystals.
The background is comprised of various types of scrapbook paper, paint pen, GLITTER, OH GOD, rhinestones, and acrylic pearls. There are a bunch of real stones, too! I included sodalite (the large purple-blue one, and a smaller, paler purple-blue one), pale rose quartz, and pale blue lace agate. There is also a Fuze-glass bauble in the upper right corner.
The dragon is an ink drawing colored with watercolor, Prismacolor pencils, and gel pens. It is accented with Swarovski crystals.
The background is comprised of various types of scrapbook paper, paint pen, GLITTER, OH GOD, rhinestones, and acrylic pearls. There are a bunch of real stones, too! I included sodalite (the large purple-blue one, and a smaller, paler purple-blue one), pale rose quartz, and pale blue lace agate. There is also a Fuze-glass bauble in the upper right corner.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Fantasy
Species Western Dragon
Size 700 x 565px
File Size 117.5 kB
Thank you! LOL - Here, let me give you a hand up out of the void and let you in on my secrets. This didn't take as long as it might seem - maybe 30 hours total, spread out over several weekends.
I add each element one step at a time, layer by layer. I look at the whole picture to see if it looks balanced after I add each element, especially once I get to the point where I'm adding stones and shiny bits. If it doesn't look "finished" yet, I'll add a bit more. I use pre-shaped swirly forms for some of the shiny bits (which I cut apart and make into new shapes), so that saves a little time. The real trick is knowing when to *stop*, and I don't always hit the mark. Sometimes my final picture winds up looking too busy, because I was paying too much attention to single elements, and not enough attention to how they fit into the whole composition. I think this one is borderline "too busy", and I think the glitter is to blame for that. The way the scanner picked it up seemed to add an extra sense of stuff to the piece that I don't see when I look at the physical artwork. Heh. Every artwork is an experiment. At least this one didn't explode in my face!
I add each element one step at a time, layer by layer. I look at the whole picture to see if it looks balanced after I add each element, especially once I get to the point where I'm adding stones and shiny bits. If it doesn't look "finished" yet, I'll add a bit more. I use pre-shaped swirly forms for some of the shiny bits (which I cut apart and make into new shapes), so that saves a little time. The real trick is knowing when to *stop*, and I don't always hit the mark. Sometimes my final picture winds up looking too busy, because I was paying too much attention to single elements, and not enough attention to how they fit into the whole composition. I think this one is borderline "too busy", and I think the glitter is to blame for that. The way the scanner picked it up seemed to add an extra sense of stuff to the piece that I don't see when I look at the physical artwork. Heh. Every artwork is an experiment. At least this one didn't explode in my face!
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