New DeviantArt Member!

Drawing has always been a fun hobby for me, and I have recently decided to share it with other people. The two main ways I do this are through this blog and through DeviantArt. If you have not visited http://www.deviantart.com/ I suggest you do it as soon as possible! It is a really cool site. You can view other people's artwork, and if you are an artist yourself (of any medium and skill level) you can become a member of the site (for free). I recently did this and it is great because I get an account to post my work on the site, and other artists can view it and give me feedback. I find this especially helpful as an amateur artist. My code name on DeviantArt is HarmonyInContrast. Follow this link if you would like to view my profile (and gallery) on DeviantArt: http://harmonyincontrast.deviantart.com/

Dragon

Drawing Reference: Original Artwork by J "NeonDragon" Peffer

This is my first dragon drawing. I relied on reference material for this one too, as you can see below. There are some differences between my drawing and the original, intentionally done. The mediums are of course also different, as I used only graphite pencils.

Drawing Reference Obtained
from DRAGONART by
J "NeonDragon" Peffer.

I found my drawing reference in the book: DRAGONART How to Draw Fantastic Dragons and Fantasy Creatures by J "NeonDragon" Peffer. The author/artist also has a really cool website: http://neondragonart.com

I really enjoyed drawing this dragon. Credit for the original artwork (drawing reference) goes to J "NeonDragon" Peffer.

Arabian Horse

Reference Photo
Photographer: Bob Langrish
Source: Spirit of the Horse book

The photo I used for reference was taken by photographer Bob Langrish. If you like drawing horses I would recommend using his photos as references, because they are BEAUTIFUL! This particular photo I found in a book called Spirit of the Horse, photos by Bob Langrish and text by Nicola Jane Swinney.

Thestral

This is my drawing of what I imagined a Thestral would look like. You may recognize the name of this creature if you have read the Harry Potter books. I drew this before I ever saw the Thestrals that were designed for the Harry Potter movies (which I think looked amazing).
For this drawing I used a picture of a horse skeleton as a basic reference. I drew the skeleton first, then the outline of flesh/skin over top. For the wings I referred to pictures of bat wings. Although it doesn't look like the animated Thestrals made for the movies, I have to say that I am happy with how my drawing turned out: