I've decided to go with a very saturated pallete on this one (as well as a very colorful one)...

 

I don't like the beard and the legs too much, so if there are any tips, that'll be great.

 

As usual, crits and comments appreciated.

 

Should I just add on to the tail or reposition the back legs entirely?

I excluded legs for now, and made it a bit larger...

I think I may have gone overboard with the pattern, but I think it's alright, since I have a very inconvenient pallete.

 

As usual, crits and comments are appreciated.

 

But, yeah, make the dragon a bit more "smooth", just the curves less jagged. I'd add some whiskers, but also change its left arm, the one most visible. There's that long line of red, that just doesn't look quite right compared to the rest of the pattern.

 

Also, I think make the tongue a bit more smooth, as well. Love the head shape, though. ^^

Thanks!

I don't want to remove the beard, but I agree that it looks pretty bad.

(I'll have to fix it up.)

 

Also, I don't see anything wrong with the arms. Care to explain?

 

I'll post my update soon.

 

I think its left arm is longer than its right, though... *just realized that* But it's mostly how it *looks*, I think. If you measure it with your fingers it looks pretty much the same, I think. :/ Not sure. *Prods it*

 

Good luck!

 

I tried to fix up the beard, and although I think it looks much better than the old beard, it still looks a bit awkward.

 

And I didn't edit the horns yet; I'm not sure what to do with them.

 

*Ponders* Maybe try making the base color of the beard lighter, and make it more...flowy, somehow...

Thank you for all the advice. I think I'll keep the beard for right now, and I'll see what I can do to the horns. I can't make it any longer, but having the branches come out earlier makes sense.

 

EDIT: Update

Fixed up the horns a bit.

 

And, btw, I like it with the backlegs better than without. Just another 2 cents of mine. ;)

Actually, the way the dragon's arms are set up are identical to eagle claws, with the 'thumb' all the way in the back. I might have to change the position of his right 'thumb' to illustrate the point.

 

@Kee:

Thanks!

 

EDIT: Another update:

Did more shading, and repositioned thumb of the dragon's right hand.

 

 

Circled it.

 

On its left hand, I'd have the fingers kind of...overlap some. *bad explanation*

 

Kind of like that.

I didn't understand you fully, but from what I know, I think you thought that the abrupt ending of red and then starting it again looked strange.

 

So I fixed that.

 

Also, with the hands, I think they look nice the way they are, mainly because I purposefully separated all of them.

 

But thank you for the advice.

 

Try shading the fingers a bit if you can?

12 colors, including outline and transparency.

Thanks!

 

Anyways, Update!

I think I'm doing pretty well with the body, and I don't think this needs a background. However, I don't know if I should still fix the horns or beard...

 

I'd try using a different color than black for the outline, just to see how it looks. Fiddle with it!

It was pretty hard to find the right color for some places, so I left them black.

Thank you for the edit; I tried making my curves more curvy-ish afterward.

 

@Larwick:

I understand, and I widened the body enough to hopefully not make the limbs look awkward.

 

@BluWriter:

Thanks!

 

Anyway, Update!

Thanks!

 

@Bifur?

Wha..?

If you are talking about the one at the top of the page, the very first one, I'm not going back there...

 

EDIT: I think this might be finished, but if people think I still need work on this, then I'll continue on this.

Personally, I like it how it is, but I dunno for sure... XD;

 

But....does anyone have any tips to draw curves? I want to learn something from this, and if anything, it'll be how to make curvy shapes without it looking too jerky.

 

 

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Thanks. I've applied his methods to my new edit.

 

@Larwick:

After you wrote that, I've noticed the jerkiness of the dragon's body as well.

 

Anyways, here's the new update (with a thinker neck and curvier lines)

I'm thinking of adding feathers to the tail, but I'm not sure...

Part of his body looks a bit flat... You may want to define it more, as in...make the belly pop out and the spine/back come in a bit more.

 

Regarding purpletree's comment, remember that dragons don't all have to be of the fire element of any element at all. :)

 

Thanks for the opinion. I don't think I could put in a spiky crest on this dragon's back due to color limitations (as well as personal preference), but I'll look into it to see which parts are jaggy.

 

Or, if you can directly point them out, that will be great.

 

EDIT: I completely missed BluWriter's post...

 

@BluWriter:

Thanks for the pointers. I'll make an update soon on that.

 

EDIT 2:

Updated!

Thanks for the great visual! I fixed up the lower part of the body, but I can't see what's wrong with the neck...

 

Update!

 

EDIT: Right after posting the picture, I fixed up a few pixels, and thus here is the new VERY minor update:

 

The tail almost seems to have a kink in it still, but it looks really good. :) Great job, coming so far. ^^

Thanks for the edit, but I don't want the dragon to be any slimmer than it already is.

 

I'll update again soon; I'm thinking of submitting this soon, but I'm not sure that I should...

 

Then again, I'm really starting to get sick of this...

 

EDIT: Update, mainly just the tail.