The “Astral aurora” dragon – An illustration (pencil, photoshop, Cintiq) painted on January 21, 2023 during the “Dragonary challenge,” an event hosted by The Art Of Matt Stawicki, edited serveral times during 2023. Current final version: 7 Novembre 2023.
As light as the soul and as incorporeal as thought, the astral dragon inhabits the intangible spheres of reality midway between the material world and that of pure energy.
Gallery
Dragonary is an annual inspirational event about drawing dragons, thanks to the prompts given by Matthew Stawicki Art.
These are daily sketches (pencil, photoshop, and Cintiq) I hope to transform into full paintings in the future.
Thanks to master @matthewstawicki for the inspiration and the kindness.
“Draw this again” challenge
Same dragon, same idea, 22 years apart.
“Draw it again!” is a (personal) drawing challenge that invites artists to redraw their old sketches and drawing ideas and present them side by side for comparison, showing the improvement of their skills.
2001 – Pencils
2017 – Watercolors
2023 – Digital
The original sketch, from 2001, was a practice study based on an existing painting: “Sentinel”, by Ann Marie Eastburn (1986). In 2017, I started painting old pencil sketches, exploring various color techniques, including watercolor and gold leaf. Finally, since 2020 I have made a leap into digital technique, and in 2023 I felt confident enough to redraw the same subject “my way” and paint it.
Use of this artwork
For any commercial use or repost of this artwork, contact me first. If you’re interested in digital downloads without watermark for personal use, licensing the artwork for a new project, or you’d like a custom print, please contact me.
Use by Fans for publication in themed Fandom groups or Fandom lore videos.
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Artwork created on: 21/01/2023, edit 09/03/2023 and 07/11/2023
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Page last edit 07/11/2023
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