Vampiric Dragon: Steps | Posted: Nov. 11, 2016, 1:30 a.m.

Media: Digital Art, Photoshop Elements 7.0

Time: ~2 hours

For my 11th grade art concentration, I briefly considered drawing elemental dragons. At the time, I decided that I needed practice drawing said dragons. I referenced "Vampiric Dragon" from Magic: The Gathering and decided to recreate it. I added a lot of my own touches to the piece, but all credit goes to the creators of Magic.

I like documenting my process, in case other artists are curious as to how I work. At the time of this piece, I had no official way of coloring/drawing digital art.

My process for this piece:

1. Create a sketchy, undefined lineart on a neutral colored background
2. Outline the sketch with a darker, more defined color
3. Block in base colors within the outline
4. Build on top of the base colors with textures and more colors