Color Me Theran - Ulario's Terra by Stratadrake

Color Me Theran - Ulario's Terra by Stratadrake

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Description

August 5, 2007 - Stratadrake

Colored version of a dragon lineart by Ulario.deviantart.com, for her recent dA coloring contest.

(Not the winner.) But I do love drawing full moons, and by now I guess inverted colored-pencil drawings are one of my trademark styles; there's just no way to describe that sense of accomplishment from spending long hours shading by faith, only at the end to scan & invert the piece and (for the very first time) view it as it was truly meant to be seen.

Used a different brand of pencils this time; good smooth lines but they couldn't shade like I was hoping to, so I ended up spending many hours drawing in each and every one of those little bitty scales. I shorted myself a lot of sleep that night, but it was worth it.

Anyone interested in seeing the original (non-inverted) drawing as it appeared on paper can view it in my deviantArt Scraps, here.

8.5x11", full-views at 75px/in.

(Posted here with Ulario's permission.)

General Info

Rating	No objectionable content	Media	Colored Pencil / Crayon
		Time Taken	8-9 hours
Submitted	August 5, 2007	References	http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/58952568/
Keywords	ulario.deviantart.com, dragon, inversion
License	Berne Convention

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Sep 24, 2008 04:58 PM by: Shadowsonic1331

awsome dragon well done ^^

May 1, 2008 08:49 PM by: snwboardgirl

Beautiful.
I love the detail in the scales and in the wings.
The choice of colors are amazing also.
Great job.

Mar 29, 2008 10:08 PM by: Lamia

Nicely done. Beautigul detail. I like that you spend alot of time on this; it shows. I like that if that green were inverted in ms paint, it would be that color of purple.
Smart.

-Lamia

Dec 31, 2007 12:06 PM by: cheese456

Wow. How tall is that dragon anyway? That dark night sky is very...I don't even know what words to use. I find myself doing that a lot these days....but, this picture is very pretty(I know saying "pretty" seems weak)! That dragon has elegance!

Dec 12, 2007 05:54 AM by: meray

me want that pic! very pretty and i want to write this dragan on my next story if thats okay with you. with your permission.cause its so pretty and like i said b4 i want that pic. so realistic. the way the colors are colored

Dec 12, 2007 08:28 PM by: Stratadrake

wtf MY permission? Lol. This was ulario's dragon, you should probably ask her....

Dec 6, 2007 12:20 AM by: DungeonsAndDragonsFreak

Good job, and nice style of coloring. I would like to see a bit more contrast in value to give it a bit more depth and detail. Other than that keep up the good work.

Dec 2, 2007 10:50 AM by: Triss

Eesh, I commend you for your patience.
Did you create all those scales or were they already part of the drawing?

Dec 2, 2007 03:12 PM by: Stratadrake

The original drawing (I did link it) was just lineart -- I did draw all the scales myself.

Dec 2, 2007 03:23 PM by: Triss

Ack, apologies. Something tells me you're getting a bit sick with folk asking you things like this....

Nov 7, 2007 03:05 AM by: Battou

I have got to try that, I'll likely fail but I have to try to find out for sure.

Nov 7, 2007 05:24 AM by: Stratadrake

This one makes ... oh, I forget exactly how many times I've used the technique by now.

Nov 8, 2007 03:12 AM by: Battou

The question remains, what should I try it on? It's been so long since I have picked up color pencils I don't even know if I can still use them, lol

Oct 28, 2007 07:31 AM by: james13

wow..coil..nice...awsome

Oct 20, 2007 04:46 AM by: aboud15

cool love it!

Sep 23, 2007 10:00 AM by: Standandfight

Amazing! I love how the green looks against the background.

Sep 19, 2007 12:42 PM by: blueeyesgirl3

this is soooo good. DRAGONS FOREVA!

Sep 8, 2007 06:48 AM by: DivineNightshade

Very stunning! You have a talent for colored pencils!

Aug 28, 2007 10:14 AM by: BloodaBeast

dood this is wicked cool :D

Aug 17, 2007 09:49 AM by: hi5

Favs

Aug 12, 2007 12:03 AM by: Breloom

So it isn't illegal to post it here even though you weren't told to?

I'm scared of you improvements, lets leave it at that.

Aug 12, 2007 07:32 AM by: Stratadrake

I asked ulario about it after the contest was over, and she said okay.

Aug 11, 2007 09:52 PM by: Dragonspaz

I love the colors and the scales awesome! ^__^

Aug 11, 2007 09:14 PM by: CrescentDragonDeity

Awsome!! *envy*

Aug 11, 2007 12:17 PM by: Trollfur

MAN YOU ARE DA BOMB!!!!!!!!

Aug 10, 2007 12:55 PM by: Choco_Chick_87

Excellent work as always, Stratadrake. It's absolutely gorgeous! I love how the fusha contrasts with the green. I wouln't have the patience to draw all those itty-bitty scales myself. Job well done!

Aug 5, 2007 06:34 PM by: Phoenex360Gorillaz

Oh gosh, If I didn't know that it was possible to draw something this amazing, I would have thought this was partley computer made.I love the colors you used, and the shading done.vThe scales are pretty cool, and the anatomy looks completely accurate (for a mythological creature ;D) I can't wait to see more dragons from you!

Aug 7, 2007 05:29 PM by: Stratadrake

Don't thank me on the composition or anatomy, I didn't create those aspects, Ulario on deviantART did that (sheesh people, read the descriptions) and I'm basically just responsible for the coloring.

Aug 9, 2007 02:59 AM by: Phoenex360Gorillaz

I did read the description... but I'm weird and I don't get it. Plus half the time I'm doing this I'm half asleep. The coloring is still awsome, and I'm glad you did the scales. Sorry if I offended with my first comment...

Aug 7, 2007 05:29 PM by: luckylace222

O_O THIS IS SO AWESOME IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY. *Favs*

Aug 5, 2007 01:07 PM by: TheJinx

Very impressive. Your ability to colour backwards, as it were, is quite remarkable. You gave this dragon a great amount of shape and the background is also rendered wonderfully. Your sense of shading is impeccable.

Aug 7, 2007 05:16 PM by: Stratadrake

I can't take credit for the composition, only the coloring.

Aug 5, 2007 11:36 AM by: FuruIsVictory

its AMAZING

Aug 5, 2007 11:28 AM by: PunkWolfGirl

Awesome job on the colouring! Good luck in the contest.