Date Submitted

06/29/2009 | 03:29PM EST

Category & Size

Illustration | 800 x 600 px

Tags

dragon | black | sky | chinees

Current Score

4.55 / 5.00

321 votes | 2,968 views

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I'm gonna cut myself.

What a pupu platter.

Try harder, almost there!

Hey this is alright!

That's some hot wasabi!

Saranghamnida!

Karasu

Rated E
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Author's Comments

Artrade with thedragonofdoom on Devaintart

I haven't drawn a Asian-like dragons in years. I really should have done it earlier. I'm so proud of this! I love doing the manes! And the snake like body.

I used some textures for the dragons body to make it more natural.

I got it done pretty quick. It took me about 20 hours. I did the sketching with a pencil an I colored it in PS.

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Average Score: 9.5 / 10

Score: 10
Dragon9000

"wow great job"

date: September 6, 2009

END i love dragons

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Score: 10
FarisCultist

"Damn good"

date: September 4, 2009

But I find it kinda ironic.

Chinese Dragons are supposed to be of good luck and peace. Chinese Dragons are supposedly pure good.

(I say Chinese Dragons because of the 4 Claws. Japanese Dragons have 3 Claws)

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Score: 10
bman11

"Great, but 20 hours, others took u 2"

by: bman11
date: September 3, 2009

plz explain to me what made it take you so long compared to thew other ones, nevertheless, i love it, see something special in it, and can understand the 20 hours becasue it would take me 500 hours. and it would never be as good. NOT EVEN CLOSE IT WOULD BE LIKE AN OUTLINE. GOOD WORK

September 4, 2009

Author's Response:

I used a different techniek with this one. I used some textures of photo's to make the scales. But's alot of work because you have to place the scales on the right space.

Other are speedpainitings. I just draw them in a higher speed and the images look a bit rougher.

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Score: 10
wthrudumb

"=p"

date: September 2, 2009

better than the green one

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Score: 10
Dragonette489

"omg"

date: September 1, 2009

love it

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Score: 10
Hyperion666

"see"

date: August 23, 2009

thats more like it 20 hours sounds about right sorry guy i didnt mean to be adick or anything i draw too n i know how tedious it is the 2 hr thing was just bannas unless u copied it 2 hrs sounds about right to copy i can do that but i dnt think u copied it so yeh n this is awesome very excellent job on this i really like it

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Score: 10
lupo87

"Wicked!"

by: lupo87
date: August 5, 2009

The darkest asian-style dragon I've seen.

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Score: 9
1sN

"That's beastin'!"

by: 1sN
date: August 4, 2009

That is 1 of the coolest dragons I've ever seen!

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Score: 10
blaze199565

"grrrrrrreat"

date: August 1, 2009

its frickin awsome man awsome

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Score: 10
xgamer101

"DA"

date: July 25, 2009

i saw your page and it is amazing

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Score: 10
MizorePwns

"Excellent Work"

date: July 5, 2009

I love this drawing, its so cool. I saw your DA page, wow, you have some really neat drawings on there. I admire your talent. You have a great skill for artwork.

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Silenthobo1234

"Stolen AGAIN"

date: July 4, 2009

You know what? you are really pissing me off.
Once again you have stolen the work of someone else and given no credit WHATSOEVER!
You probobly can't draw and when you saw the art portal started to save any and all images of dragons you could find on the internet. I'm not going through the evidence i found suggesting you stole these dragon pictures again so here is a link to my review on another of "your" pieces: http://www.newgrounds.com/art/reviews/archir/dragon-of-air
NOTE: It's at the top of the page at the moment but it will probobly be gone from their in a while.

July 5, 2009

Author's Response:

You think I stole this from ruth-tay at devaintart don't you? Well i am ruth-tay. We have the same e-mail. you can mail ruth-tay on deviantart or send a note there. I'll mail you back. I can eveb sketch anything you want. And you'll know that i'm the same person. I can prove easily that this is my art.
Here is my DA account! http://ruth-tay.deviantart.com/
I'll write in my journal on Da that you think I stolen my own art.

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DanielLee

"U r a legend"

date: July 3, 2009

Your drawing just make me like......wow, I really like all of an wen ever I've been looking at the art I always keep an eye out for it drawings there just so gd

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guantonimo795

"wow"

date: June 30, 2009

much betta than the other dragon superb dragon mate make more like this...i'm thinkin dbz status ^___________^

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Score: 10
ShadowFiend92

"My eyes are not worthy"

date: June 30, 2009

dont listen to anything thats said if its bad

that is very cool and I see no negatives

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Score: 10
AstroStar

"Wow, nice!"

date: June 30, 2009

It's really hard to critique already amazing work. I guess all I have to say is a setting, an environment to put the dragon in would really assist in casting a more dangerous mood. I like what you have going there with the brown yellow tones in the sky. Give that dragon something to perch on with that sky, something to put the viewer in as though they were watching the dragon in real life, and I would be even more floored. I love the level of detail in the dragon's scales. Really amazing. I'm taking a look at your other stuff.

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Score: 9
thecarnage

"good asian dragon"

date: June 30, 2009

first black chinese dragon i've seen(actually, i think is because they're not supposed to be like that, but who cares). It looks pretty cool.
ummm... but the neck was a bit long... or something, don't care about it, it's my taste...

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Score: 10
NitemareZero

"And I will Third that Holy Shit!"

date: June 29, 2009

my god this dragon is beautiful.

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Score: 10
yahuwa

"I second that holy shit"

by: yahuwa
date: June 29, 2009

This is quite awesome.
I always thought that dragons should have hair.
This is a perfect interpretation of what it would look like.

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Score: 10
dx5231

"holy shit"

by: dx5231
date: June 29, 2009

This is simply awesome! Great job! Fav'd

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Score: 10
YonOShon

"god fuckin damn"

date: June 29, 2009

that shit is beutiful
pretty quick = 20 hours?
maybe thats why my drawings look like shit =(
thank u
very inspiring

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Score: 10
TheDiabeetle

"Another perfect peice of art!!!"

date: June 29, 2009

How do you do it?!?!?!?!?!?
This is by far the best drawing I have seen you do! I wish I could put this on my wall and just stare at it.... I love the brown clouds with gold pieces of light in them.

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GameBlade

"Awesome !!!!!"

date: June 29, 2009

This is a masterpiece wow!!!!!!!!

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bloominglove

"Awesome!!!"

date: June 29, 2009

This is so amazing!!! I love the detail you put in it!!! :D

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