Luring The Draccus by PMD
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Hey everyone,
This image was a kind of self-imposed challenge – I totally fell in love with an incredible book called The Name Of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, and as a tribute, I wanted to try and recreate a scene from the book. Usually my images evolve as I work on them, often ending up only vaguely resembling the original idea, but with this, I set myself a very specific brief – Pat’s amazing words – and set about trying to make it real. It was a really challenging exercise, and I loved doing it. Took about 2 weeks of my spare time I think.
As always, there is a mixture of a ton of painting and my own shots – the Draccus is painted from scratch, referencing various beasties from hippos to rhinos to monitor lizards. The way the creature is described is quite simple, there’s nothing particularly ‘dragon-like’ about it, no unnecessary adornments etc – just a giant armour-plated herbivore lizard who breathes crackling blue fire. I don’t want to spoil the scene at all, so I’ll leave the interpretation up to you guys - I cannot recommend this stunning book enough!
Much larger image here -
http://www.philmcdarby.com/index.php/digital_art/large/luring_the_draccus/
Thanks for looking,
Phil
Comments (26)
SeraphimZion
Beautiful image. I've yet to read this one yet. It's sitting on my shelf, and I'll pick it up after The Blade Itself. I've heard great things about it though!
shadownet
Fantastic realization!
Nyala
Fantastic and outstanding artwork my dear friend
rj001
wonderful image
thefixer
Outstanding, terrific work!
bobbystahr
Wow...and well worth the trip to the much larger version...still one of the most amazing "painters" I've seen online.. ...
brycek
Terrific work!!
FCLittle
Exceptional work!
chabot
fantastic work!
geirla
Fantastic work! Love the lighting and the breath.
elfin12u
Not to detract at all in any way from the Draccus, which is pretty cool, but the background in this is just amazing!!!! This is really a fantastic effort,..WOW!!!
dbrv6
Beautiful and very stunning - definitely need to look full size to see all the elements. The 'blue fire' is cracking well done.
schonee
WOW Fantastic work!Have a wonderful night!
prae
Fantastic image, what an amazing scene
eportscreations
Impressive! A very creative image that tells a story. Well done!
Orinoor
This is so good, I feel like weeping. It's just incredible, the depth, the wisps of fog, the blue crackling fire and the girl luring the beast. I could go on and on, but hands down this is amazing. Great job!
SIGMAWORLD
Stunning!
sittingblue
super creativity. ;)
Nytoprod
excellent...
A_
wow, that is truly amazing. a real masterpiece. i think the lighting and the whole focus of the composition is fantastic. and - of course - i love all the detailing.
PMD
Guys, as always - I appreciate the kind words and encouragement! Thanks! Phil
neo_primal
nice drawing.
kassad
Great drawing. Excellent colors. B->
thecytron
Great scene!
Danny_G
Excellent work
Realm_Of_Illusion
Your work is so exquisite! The atmosphere is so well done giving a great feeling of mystery, a perfect illustration.