More dragons

[bladespark]

Another seasonal dragon, this is the summer, juvenile form. :)

Here's the old version:



Comments and feedback are quite welcome. Though less useful on the old one than on the new. XD

Comments

[crystallinegirl.livejournal.com]

I just have to say, I love the concept, of Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, being different developmental stages of the dragons. I can't WAIT to see Fall and Winter!

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

:) I'll have to be sure and draw them soon then. I'm still trying to figure out appropriate poses.

[kira-chan.livejournal.com]

Hee, I like how it looks kinda gangly, like adolescents do in general. :3 I noticed the wings are proportionately smaller than in the old one, but I suppose that's because they're just growing in and aren't functional yet, no? There's also a lot more, um...liveliness and personality(?) in the updated version's eyes and pose; the old one looks rather blank and not as much alive. :3 It also has more of a sense of size to it, where the old one I might not have thought was much larger than the Spring Dragons.

As for a nitpick, it took me a moment to realize the the left 'leg' and right 'arm' were separate parts, and I was going to say that it looked awkward. Then I noticed the little bit of claw and it clicked to make sense.


...Okay, I'm curious, what on earth is that little thing it's looking at? I'm torn between lobster-thing, weird bird, and leaf-creature(even though that would generally be more 'autumn' style leaves than summer...).

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

:D It's a little alien crab thingy.

I wish I could make the limbs a little clearer, but I had a heck of a time getting the pose to look natural at all, since unlike the wrestling baby dragons I couldn't crib off of real animals. I'm not really sure where I could put them to improve things, and still keep that general pose and angle. (I swiped the spring pose from a photo of wrestling puppies, roughly, but there's nothing real that's proportioned anything like the juvenile dragons. I'm having the same trouble with the adult drawings too.)

[lightgreendryad.livejournal.com]

Your new summer version seems much more alive than the old--I'm sure it's because it's more action-oriented with more interesting angles. That back leg hidden behind the belly is extremely admirable--good angle, and it looks really naturally placed, which is hard for limbs in the background.

[silveradept]

Summer dragon(new) reminds me of my cats. Thus, I think it's great.