26 January 2012 2:31 PM CST
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In Good Company

Final with digital touches:


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Tradtional version:

Temeraire Dragons

Media: Copic multiliner brush with warm and cool greys and watercolors, india, sepia, cobalt, and viridian washes on hot press arches. Photoshop color and adjustments added.

Size: 22 x 30 in

Notes: Commission – This piece of the Dragons of the Aerial Corps and their captains/companions is from the Temeraire novels by Naomi Novik. (Clockwise L-R) Dragons:  Arkady, Maximus, Iskierka, Temeraire, Lily, Volly. Captains: Tharkay, Berkley, Laurence, Granby, Harcourt, James.

13 Comments

  • Draco18s
    February 3, 2012

    Holy moley. This is amazing, and stunningly detailed! AND HUGE!
    Love it. :)

  • saulone (Daniel)
    February 3, 2012

    Thank you! It was a really fun piece to work on :) glad you dig!

  • Jeremiah
    February 7, 2012

    This is an AMAZING drawing. Congrats!!

  • saulone (Daniel)
    February 7, 2012

    Thank you so much :) This was a real pleasure to work on. I’ve said it elsewhere, but illustrating a graphic novel adaptation of Naomi Novik’s wonderful series would be a dream project. Thanks again for the kind words!

  • Temerairelover123
    February 27, 2012

    AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    I love Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series, and I think Temeraire’s
    character. The way you drew him is stunning!
    I love it.

    Tara

  • Dragons123
    February 27, 2012

    OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    How in the world did you draw that?
    I’ts incrediable!

  • saulone (Daniel)
    February 27, 2012

    Thank you! I really apprecaite it :) Time and patience…and a lot of erasing ;)

  • saulone (Daniel)
    February 27, 2012

    Thanks Tara! I was pretty happy with this piece, and was very thrilled to work on it, being a huge Temeraire fan as well. Thanks again!

  • Molly
    March 3, 2012

    Oh, man. This is just stunning. My jaw actually dropped when it loaded.

  • saulone (Daniel)
    March 3, 2012

    Ha! Thanks so much for the kind words, (and the slack jaw ;) ) Much appreciated!

  • Sara
    April 12, 2012

    I have to say. The details in this is quite amazing. I never could really completely picture what the breeds actually looked like, even with their sketches in the book. I LOVE how you portrayed Arkady <3 and Lily is simply beautiful <3

  • saulone (Daniel)
    April 16, 2012

    Thanks so very much! That is wonderful to hear. I just hope Naomi enjoys the print as much :)

  • Claudio
    April 25, 2012

    This is a amazing picture!!! I’ve never seen a so detailed and huge picture of the Characters from Naomi Noviks’ book!
    If a read the book it was hard to imagine the Dragons in the book but this Picture has made it all clear.
    Don’t stop to do so magnificend pictures and greetings from Switzerland :D

    Yes this is why my english grammar is to terrible ;)

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