Date Submitted

06/21/2009 | 05:03PM EST

Category & Size

Illustration | 900 x 563 px

Tags

dragon | monster | sea | hydra

Current Score

4.61 / 5.00

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Hydra

Rated E
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Awards

  • Monthly 3rd Place Monthly 3rd Place – June 2009
  • Weekly 4th Place Weekly 4th Place – 06/24/2009
  • Daily Feature Daily Feature – 06/22/2009

Author's Comments

It's done. If anybody has critic please let me know.

This took be between 15 and 20 hours. Shading and the details were the most work. It's really difficult to draw a creature with more than one head!

Hope you people like it!

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Average Score: 9.8 / 10

Score: 10
NightBreaker

"Really good."

date: November 15, 2009

Kinda wish you'd uploaded in a larger resolution.
then I could put it as my wallpaper.

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Score: 10
kn1ghtmare

"A+"

date: November 15, 2009

Nicely done. It invokes the fear that men had while sailing open waters. The anger and the impending doom that a hydra represents is captured beautifully.

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Score: 10
OBEYxALEX

"hi5"

date: November 15, 2009

This is creepy, almost real :O
very nice job!

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Score: 10
hawkmuffinz

"haha"

date: November 14, 2009

Would suck to be in THAT ocean.

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Score: 10
IMONFIREGUY

"isnt the water one scylla?"

date: November 14, 2009

well whatever it still looks great keep it up

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Score: 10
AllPoints4Bloody

"Speechless......just speechless"

date: November 10, 2009

Words cant form what i think about this art lets start with Creative, colorful, dark, epic and more

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Score: 10
lorddead724

"..........................................."

date: November 9, 2009

This drwing is pretty good. not the best.lol it is its my fav on all ng and more than awsome job

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Score: 10
SexyDrDeadToeJam

"!"

date: November 7, 2009

I love it

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Score: 10
Sirshmoopi

"AMAZING"

date: October 20, 2009

any one that gives this less then a 10 is a douchebag, flawless

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Score: 10
javier157

"Oo"

date: October 19, 2009

wow its amaizing great

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Score: 10
kirbydansengirl

"W8"

date: October 14, 2009

how
many
heads?????

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Score: 10
Leviathon121

"Magnificent"

date: October 14, 2009

Its absolutely gorgeous.

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Score: 10
XxXStr8RippinXxX

"The best g¿dragon ever"

date: October 9, 2009

It´s COOL the best picture you made

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Score: 10
koblaster12345

"One of my faves..."

date: October 8, 2009

this is the 2nd best dragon picture you made

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Score: 10
Byakugan77

"Critisism? Whaaa?"

date: October 6, 2009

Awesome! I was stunned when i saw the thumbnail for this art. However, i have a tiny piece of advice. Perhaps you could make the leftmost heads less cartoony, so it fits in with the background. The rest of the hydra is fine.

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Score: 10
lifeofmystery

"ma, iv see everythig."

date: September 28, 2009

i have looked atall your art, and half over 3/4ths of it favrited, ad all i ca say is wow! cause you seriously need to be pid for these skills you got here. and i give you... wha..? ITS OVER 9000!!!!!!!!!!

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Score: 10
Iron-Fox

"Amazing"

date: September 27, 2009

I really like your work.The way you draw,color,and the creatures you pick to draw,it's great.

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Score: 10
Greatmelanko

"*Gasp*"

date: September 25, 2009

how do you do it

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Score: 10
Rouy

"hehe"

by: Rouy
date: September 23, 2009

the one head does look like a pokemon

a very epic pokemon

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Score: 8
chaosgodoffire

"aaaaa"

date: September 22, 2009

try making the heads the same

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Score: 10
undeadwarri0r

"wow."

date: September 16, 2009

its like a friggin Mega Hydra XD
i want it as a pet =D
very awesome art!

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Score: 10
SimPelyRocks

"I want a wallpaper of this!"

date: September 14, 2009

Damn! This is f*cking amazing! Is there a way to enlarge this pic (extra drawings) so it fits at a high resolution without losing quality. Because this is what I want as a wallpaper. This is what I've been looking for. Great work!!!

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Score: 10
bowelter

"Really Awesome"

date: September 13, 2009

Nice Job!!!
I really like it!

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Score: 10
am123

"Awsome"

by: am123
date: September 12, 2009

Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Score: 10
mike97

"not gonna lie..."

by: mike97
date: September 10, 2009

thats fucking epic.

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Score: 10
superuberinsaneausm

"epic"

date: September 8, 2009

you got some real talent

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Score: 10
hidrolisk

"raaaaaaaaaaaaarghhh..."

date: September 8, 2009

kinda feels like family...
lol...XD

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Score: 10
Vorldkhalon

"*whistles low*"

date: September 8, 2009

Man what an awesome style, its like u look at the Hydra then you try to see into the darker side and get absorbed into the shading. The clouds r so THERE but they r still behind the actual drawing and your waves are just WOW

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Score: 10
zanitzeuken

"of course"

date: September 8, 2009

the hydra is awesome, but im very drawn to the background (backwards i know)! excellent work

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Score: 10
MacTheSquirrel

"Review for: Hydra"

date: September 7, 2009

Captivating to an imagination like mine. This is great.

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Score: 10
Shadowwalked

"Wow"

date: September 7, 2009

For all the difficulty that comes with drawing a multiple-headed creature, you sure accomplished it well. Amazing job.

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Score: 10
Sorrowless

"Awesome"

date: September 7, 2009

Out of all your dragons this is my favorite, and i heard that you sell your drawings. I would be interested in paying a decent amount for this.

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Score: 10
Quantar

"nice work"

date: September 6, 2009

All of your work is amazing keep it up

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Score: 10
djb426bg14

"wicked!"

date: September 6, 2009

you certainly know your homework......all your picks are well crafted......nice job!!!

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Score: 10
rogue2012

"Wowzors"

date: September 6, 2009

That has to be, with out question, thee best hydra ive ever had the pleasure of looking at. that almost looks as though it was a screen shot from a high def. movie. lol i just hope you didnt do this all in one sitting. ; )

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Score: 10
bman11

"I'm not into dragons, but great"

by: bman11
date: September 3, 2009

You have once again proven your remarkable ability to perfectly capture stormy skies and seas, the dragon was kewl too xD. Gj

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Score: 10
whitechocolate89

"kickass!!!!!!!!!"

date: September 2, 2009

as a lover of all things mythological, i have to say only one thing about this painting: THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, LIFELIKE, IN YOUR FACE PAINTING OF ANY MYTHICAL CREATURE I HAVE EVER SEEN, SO LIFELIKE, SO POISED, SO SO SO KICK ASS!!!!
P.S. you should make a painting of a chimera for your next painting. a really great job on this painting too!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Score: 10
RawEmpire

"Great!"

date: August 28, 2009

This is absolutly amazing!

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Score: 10
sdkudrgn88

"Ladies and gentlemen..."

date: August 25, 2009

I like the concept of having a few heads in front, and then a bunch of other heads at the back, where it's darker and less visible.

And your general art style, too. That deserves some merit.

5/5. Still no ratings out of 100...

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Score: 10
wolfman6696

"dude"

date: August 24, 2009

This is beyond Badass. Just the way it looks is so violent and chaotic. 100/10
50/5

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Score: 8
SulfuricCardboard

"Kinda looks like a pokemon..."

date: August 22, 2009

A violent and angry one though. But I digress already... It does look splendid I'll give you that. I do not like this creature in particular though. It seems fairly cluttered, which really detracts my interest. You said it was a difficult work though, so I'll give you that.

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Score: 10
Leviathan235

"Unbelievable"

date: August 19, 2009

WOW! if you look from distance, it actually looks like a classical painting
lol

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Score: 10
dread10

"omfg"

date: August 6, 2009

one of your best works yet.

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Score: 10
1sN

"THAT'S A BAD ASS FUCKIN' HYDRA!!!!"

by: 1sN
date: August 4, 2009

Nuff said.

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Score: 10
hoovard

"AAAAAAAAAAAWSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

date: July 8, 2009

I wold hawe paid mutch for this if it was a painting. You could earn much by selling this iwish I could add art to favorits beacause this wold go there

July 9, 2009

Author's Response:

you can ad art to favorites. Just below the image is a link.

I do sell me art to people, I'm a freelance conceptartist. But I don't earn a lot. people don't want to pay so much for it. I always have to ask little to sell them. With the recession and all.

thanks for the comment

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Score: 10
CrystalDragon23

"Lets see..."

date: July 2, 2009

I count a total of 14 heads...
Well thats one hell of a hydra (wonder who Zeus sends to kill it :D)

I've seen more of your work, and it's pretty awesome.
They all look so...alive, as if they can jump of the screen and start living any moment! This one, for example, looks like it is going to break my screen and "jump" into the real world!

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Score: 10
whipwhap

"woow"

date: June 28, 2009

could u make a video of drawing these?!?

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Score: 10
TheDiabeetle

"I have one of these in my pants!"

date: June 27, 2009

I love the froth from the ocean around the hydra and i also love the two fighting each other. The ones on the front look kinda funny tho, and the top one has a small neck.

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Score: 8
UberToastMan666

"pretty nicely done"

date: June 25, 2009

i love the confusion depicted with the figure, all the heads going every which way. and the ocean spray. it looks almost real! my only qualm is with the many heads of the hydra. it looks to me like there is a significant lack of detail on most of the heads, and it takes away from the great amount of detail in the background. I'm not saying they're poorly done, I'm just saying they could be better. i know they could be; I've seen your other works. so just work on that? or don't. w/e you want. anyways, i do rly like this piece, even tho i dont think its AS good as your other works.

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Score: 10
MCsamsung

"cool"

date: June 23, 2009

All of your paitings are realy creative. love them all.!!!
cant wait to see more.

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Score: 10
huyt37

"Holy crap"

by: huyt37
date: June 21, 2009

Thats the best pic ive seen today

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Score: 8
PDAF

"Impressive"

by: PDAF
date: June 21, 2009

Really like this, but some of the heads seems alittle off, if you know what I mean.

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