Grrr!

caesiusdraco · Post by **caesiusdraco** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:11 am

I'd just like to make a note that drawing forward facing dragons who are laying down is a monstrous pain in the ass. >:K

Particularly the wings. Now that I finished my half-hour wrestle with that one foot pointed directly into the "camera" the wing doesn't want to fold right.

Anyone have any references?

I wish I had a scanner at this house to share my drawing aggravating with you, but sadly, I don't. :/

PinkDragon · Post by **PinkDragon** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:33 am

i just draw the wings extended next to them thatr way i don't have to deal with folding

Shard · Post by **Shard** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:49 pm

Try looking for photos of birds on Google. There's bound to be a couple pictures of them facing front. I'd say bats but they're far less likely to be seen that direction unless they're posed.

Xenoqueen · Post by **Xenoqueen** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:00 pm

Assuming you mean bat wings? ::digs into her art reference folder and nabs everything she has::

http://xenoqueen.deviant-uprising.com/r ... rences.jpg
http://xenoqueen.deviant-uprising.com/rndm/bats1.GIF
http://xenoqueen.deviant-uprising.com/rndm/bats2.GIF
http://xenoqueen.deviant-uprising.com/rndm/bats3.GIF
http://xenoqueen.deviant-uprising.com/rndm/bats4.GIF

Post by **Dray** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:19 pm

Huh! It'd appear that bat-wing's last knuckles on their index 'finger' is double-jointed! O.o Or is that a misinterpretation of the anatomy on the artist's part? I wouldn't think that digits would bend backwards like that!

Xenoqueen · Post by **Xenoqueen** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:23 pm

That first one, Magnus drew from imagination.

The other four, Orion drew from photographs.

Xalia · Post by **Xalia** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:23 pm

Oh wow...some of those refs make me want to draw... >.> Thanks for posting those Phe! They'll help immensely whenever I get to a sketchbook! XD

Post by **Dray** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:16 pm

(Complete side-note, Magnus goes to my school! XDDD I sold her my art history book! *stupid-face*)

Xenoqueen · Post by **Xenoqueen** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:34 pm

(Duuuuude! XD Small world!)

Astra · Post by **Astra** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:32 pm

Dray knows Magnus whaaaaa? I used to be active on the Crystal Palace and I knew her from there, waaaay back in the day (2003). That's so cool that you, like, KNOW each other. Whoosh. I remember I thought Magnus the avatar was a guy for the longest time because she was red and spikey and androgynous and named Magnus

I tend to associate the red and spikey with male. Made the same mistake with one of JKat's characters. Bad Astra

Anyway end of ramble. That's cool that you know each other is all.

Post by **Dray** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:17 pm

XD Not, like, well. She seems all crazy-like and in real life I tend to get either super-shy, or else act generally retarded (ask Gail. She knoweth the weirdo that is me) so I haven't talked to her more than a handful of times.

>:3 Perhaps next year, once she joins the fold of the Visual Communications cult! Bua ha haha! I'm going to go for 3rd year rep in order to mislead and sabot---I mean, helpfully guide the new and innocent 2nd years... yes... towards their art-y careers!