(re)GIPHA(ge) -Dragonsona Ref (SFW)
HAH it's finished!! Oh my god I loooved designing this sona. It's nicknamed Gipha, though the reputation preceded the name. Labeled as Regiphage (king-eater), it has a taste for wealthy unjust rulers and their treasures, and a soft spot for those who are being treated unjustly.
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Once again, I never get tired of saying it, thank you SO much to my patrons for sponsoring my personal art!! It means a lot to me that y'all are so supportive of my passion projects. Its hard to find time to do personal art anymore but the sponsorship of my patrons gives me the wiggle room to do so. <3
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Category Artwork (Digital) / Macro / Micro
Species Western Dragon
Gender Other / Not Specified
Size 1309 x 1500px
Gipha looks SO stunning!!! I love their design so freaking much. They’re fabulous! Those colors go together so well and you did an incredible job on their anatomy; they look like a powerful predator with those kinds of muscles! Did you use big cats like tigers for reference?
Nevertheless, I’m really vibing with them! We need more medieval dragons who will eat tyrants and i think they’re perfect for that! We also need more dragons who appreciate underdogs too!! They honestly seem like a jolly fellow and i would love to see more of them in the future!
Nevertheless, I’m really vibing with them! We need more medieval dragons who will eat tyrants and i think they’re perfect for that! We also need more dragons who appreciate underdogs too!! They honestly seem like a jolly fellow and i would love to see more of them in the future!
Aaaah sorry for the super late reply but thank you so much, I'm so glad you like it! ^w^ I admit I did not use any refs for this, which is quite silly of me. ^^; But I do draw a lot of my animal anatomy knowledge from being a creature designer. I spent a LOT of my college experience in animal drawing and creature/character design classes. Several of which had us go on field trips to zoos, natural history museums, and animal sanctuaries. There's a sanctuary nearby that actually has big cats! Tigers, lions, pumas, leopards, and more. It's not open to the public but my animal drawing professor is in good standing with them and does art for their organization so we got to spend an entire day drawing these amazing animals up close! We of course couldn't go within a certain distance of the enclosures, but it was MUCH closer than I've ever gotten in any zoo. Honestly a really magical (and VERY educational) experience. I also started drawing animals/creatures before I started drawing people. So I have a lot of practice! I STILL NEED TO USE REFS especially on commissioned art, but sometimes I just do it from memory.
IM SO GLAD YOU LIKE THEM THOOUUGH, you have excellent taste in dragons in general so that makes me happy to hear uwu I definitely wanna draw them more!
IM SO GLAD YOU LIKE THEM THOOUUGH, you have excellent taste in dragons in general so that makes me happy to hear uwu I definitely wanna draw them more!
No worries! Life comes first and comments come like last; respond to it whenever u want or don’t at all! I think it’s a sign of expertise when you don’t even need refs to draw this well; I don’t know a lot about using references but I think practising them until you can draw from the imagination is a goal many artists share. Heck, I don’t know a lot about anatomy but I’ve seen muscle diagrams of tigers and you really made Gipha look agile and powerful! Idk how to describe it but you conveyed that apex predator feeling perfectly!
That is honestly so cool! It’s always amazing to see animals up close and I honestly don’t remember the last time I got to do that! I hope these tours absolutely rocked for you because those sound like immensely fun learning experiences and such! And it really shows in that your style is one of the most versatile ones I’ve seen so far; like you can do VERY detailed anatomy pictures and adorable cartoony/shitpost styles!
I see! Regarding comms, I’d say it’s probably a safe bet to always check references, but the fact you can draw from memory is pretty freaking INSANE if anything. Nevertheless, keep up the amazing work and I always love seeing big hungry dragons from you!!
That is honestly so cool! It’s always amazing to see animals up close and I honestly don’t remember the last time I got to do that! I hope these tours absolutely rocked for you because those sound like immensely fun learning experiences and such! And it really shows in that your style is one of the most versatile ones I’ve seen so far; like you can do VERY detailed anatomy pictures and adorable cartoony/shitpost styles!
I see! Regarding comms, I’d say it’s probably a safe bet to always check references, but the fact you can draw from memory is pretty freaking INSANE if anything. Nevertheless, keep up the amazing work and I always love seeing big hungry dragons from you!!
Thank you so much! ^^ I loved designing it, makes me wanna make more dragons
this is possibly my favorite dragon design Ever, WOW that is stunning!!
It just hits on so many things I love in dragons! The segmented almost fae looking wings, the molten gold, the color palette, fur and scales together, and the whole king eater concept is such a great one i love it
youre very welcome!!
youre very welcome!!
AaAAAAah that makes me very happy!! I worked really hard on it so I appreciate your appreciation X3
your hard work shines through! im glad my appreciation makes you happy ! X3
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