Dragon World ArtOrder Challenge Process

The Dragon World ArtOrder Challenge popped up last month and I thought it would be a fun one to try out.  I've sketched a few dragons before but had never painted one so this was a fun challenge.  Here are some of the steps in finishing it.

In the thumbnail stage, I sketched some ideas and little studies.

Once I picked a fave, I developed it further. During this time I played around with the color and also got some crit from my Painting Drama peeps so things changed a bit. I also took a reference photo for the pose of the man.

And the finished version: