Deviation Actions
Description
This the a little video done to show the creation of my image for (DameOdessa's) The-Shredded-Lands contest ... I prepared a video tutorial but the file was huge so ended up with the reduced version 
! If anyone has any questions about what I have done here please don't hesitate to note me, I would be happy to explain my process.
The original image The Rising is here ...
Contest info is HERE fav.me/d71h2jx and you can see the entries here in Gallery Contest folder at The-Shredded-Lands 
. GOOD LUCK to everyone ... it is fun to be involved in creating a new world, although (I suspect) DameOdessa has been there a very long time
About my Dragon
My dragon is T'aursaphir, a Shredded Lands Water Dragon. If you get to know him well you can call him T'au ... he doesn't stand on ceremony when it comes to names. But I caution you, T'aursaphir doesn't make friends easily so tread lightly! You may have noticed a slight glow around Tau, that is actually steam radiating off him ... Water Dragons will drown you with a deluge of boiling water (you may be burnt before drowned, depending your resistance). So again I say, use caution and tread lightly!
Water Dragons are a more silver tone when young ... with age they turn more of a gold. T'au is reaching an age of wisdom and grace. Their metal is silvery colour Tantalum and their gem Sapphire; Sapphires are generally blue although the very rare Golden Sapphire does exist!
All the stock used in this piece are my own photos. I drew the dragon from scratch except for the scales.
Scales: I used 2 of the seamless textures created by Marqoni and adjusted them quite a bit. The texture file can be found here - fav.me/d4allfs
While this image was created for the contest I have been working on the Dragon for a long time ... he has been through so many variation ...different leg positions, wing shape and angle, tail curvature and tip ... it wasn't until I read about the Dragons in DameOdessa's information on the Shredded Lands that I was inspired to complete him and the background.
It is nice to see T'aursaphir take flight at last!
NOTE: There is a faint watermark on the image (in the sky) ... it is not a mistake. I put it there for protection from copying I just hate making it too obvious
THIS IMAGE IS COPYRIGHT PROTECTED
Please, no reproduction, copying or duplication; in part or in whole of my photography, artwork or writing. My work is copyrighted and is therefore not free domain!
If you want to use any of my images (for any purpose) please note me and I will consider your request.
