This is my first drawing of my Ironthrone series, Daenerys and her tamed dragon Drogon.
I made it in watercolors and colored pencils. I really enjoyed it although it isn´ t anatomicaly or technically drawn well. First of all I´ ve done a cople of studies(dragon head, Daenerys face and figure, composition in frame), then a big challenge appeared > drawing of Ironthrone. I can´ t say it´ s all the same as in TV series. So I did it the best I could. I was focusing on proportions and disposition while drawing lineart. Then I put down the first layer of watercolor wash. I must confess it was not a clever choice, because later when started with colored pencils it was a bit messy and unclear, so I realized that when base is being done I have to be really accurate with it. The previous steps were realatively quick and the slowest part begun>>> colored pencils. :D It took me approximately 15h to finish. 15h of just colored pencils part. I can say that according to this technique it is a small amount of time though. Hyper-realists can spend 40+ hours to draw everything perfectly. My drawing was not ment to be hyper-realistic. When I colored it I have to get regards on where source of light or shadows are. Mixing colors was not a big deal, because there is majority of black and red in the picture.
I wanted to dragon´ s majesty pop up and think I done it middling. Dragons anatomy is quite illogical, but well, was my first complex and original art after a long break from drawing, so I was and still am happy how it turned out!:) I have to mention how difficult for me was to color up Dany´ s face, it turned out as cartoonish-like thing, but I am OK with that.
Some other close looks>>
Sketches:
Lineart started:
Close ups:
Finished artwork:
This is available on my shop to buy, both original and prints: https://www.etsy.com/listing/553945740/print-daenerys-targeryen-ironthrone?utm_medium=SellerListingTools&utm_campaign=Share&utm_source=Raw&share_time=1522054695000&utm_term=so.slt
So this is it, I will post here some thoughts about my artworks and videos soon!:)
Hope you enjoyed!
Zira!
Yes looking realistic, yet natural from drawing. Check-out Daenerys lookalike in my photography section/ #fiftyshadeart
Thank you! Her face is ok imo, but as a unit it looks like cartoonish matter:) Maybe because I used whote roller on that :) I will definitely check it out!