Sketchbook: Rebecca Matthews
polycounter lvl 5
~~Critique and Discussion are encouraged~~
Hello all! I'm trying to get back to daily art and hopefully this will be a good start for that.First digi-sketchbook here so we'll see how this goes
-R.L. Matthews | BinxySage
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NOTES::
* the wings need to be bigger- pheasants' tail feathers are partially wing tips
*use texture and color patterns to make theme
Mother Dragon concepting ideas.
I've got a basic idea of what I want her face to look like and how to go about texturing her her scale textures would have different zones like a reptile's generally do.
*her chest and belly would be harder more armored scales
*her head should be softer with coarse viper-like scales over her crown and around her horns and smoother python like scales over her cheeks and mouth
*her back and spine (down the length of her tail as well) should be more like hardened plates like an alligator's
*under her wings and the creases of where her legs and tail join her body should be softer more delicate looking monitor-like soft scales
I'm kind of in love with this idea of her having some kind 'crown' of horns making her the queen of her domain.
I do like the idea of her having this mane-like ruff of scales coming up under her jaw and down the back of her neck. Kind of continuing the royalty metaphor.
Her body is supposed to be a bit hardy. She's supposed to look like she has no qualms taking on the world. I'm playing with the idea of using a mastiff for her body proportions rather than some kind of lizard or cat. I know she'll have paws rather than reptile-like talons so her hunting would be more of a run it down and pounce rather than swoop and grab like birds of prey do.
I want one to be able to look at her and go 'yup that's a dragon' without her seeming plain or unoriginal. I thought about taking her a bit further out of the box with exaggerated proportions or extra limbs but I'm not sure how it would impact her overall feel.