Red Dragon Trio Pen Sketch

Red Dragon

The next step in Character Design is to select the top three to work up.  Three is a good number because it helps me to think of ways to push contrast while staying with the common theme.

Trey

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Fenrir's Taunt

Red Dragon

Red Dragon

In this year of the Dragon, I will try some dragon character designs.
I usually start with some small pen sketches.  Doing this lets me get a feel as to where I can go design wise.  I start on the left side of the page and move right doing one or two sketches a day.  I can tell when  I find ideas that I like because the sketches start to increase in size.

Trey

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Growing Menace

Side Quest GLCComic Paint End

A wedding gift to my friend and fellow comic fan.

I am not sure how Chris and I became friends; I guess that's just how it is with friends.  But what I remember is our ritual:  once a month, shopping at Kinokuniya in downtown LA, then the Curry House, and perhaps the local comic shop.  We both love comics, manga, and videogames.  I remember he had an hour long rant about the Green Lantern movie,  but I could understand because I do the same for the X-men.  Anyway, Chris just got married and I wanted to paint two characters he likes.

Trey

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Fenrir

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Surprised