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Submitted: September 6, 2010
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Prehistoric Dragons 2by *IRIRIV

Traditional Art / Drawings / Fantasy

Due to the whooping success of [link] this image and the public asking for a more of those and the fact they're really fun to do, I went ahead and did more ^^
Hope you enjoy them!

Brief explanations:

1- Based on sharovipteryx. At first this was just giant version of the original animal which is as strange as a flying thing can get. To be able to call it my own, I added the extra set of limbs find on characteristic of true dragons..

2- A flying amphibian. Although, ok, a heavy, cold blooded, ever-wet-or-die diplocaulus doesn't sound like a very areal creature at all. Who cares, the head and tail look interesting for stabilization and some ancient amphibians had many, up to 8 digits that could support the wings which is really interesting in this type of designs.

3- Based on the large South American mammals, ground sloths , armadillos, etc. The wings are sustained not by fingers, but giant claws. Now that's metal. Rule of Cool FTW.

4- The previous designs I did had a theropod with feathered wings. But since not all theropods were feathered and some people like them better that way, then I gave this one some more traditional draconic wings.

5- Ornithischians are a real challange, they don't really seem very keen on flying. They do have some interesting alternative wing surfaces to modify into wings which is a big part of the idea in this series of drawings.

6- Another ornithischians, a ceratopsid this time. Someone asked for a triceratops last time. Here it is.

7- A mammal-like reptile. Uses the old ribs for wings trick.

8- A personal Favourite, a large flying Austroraptor. I wanted it to look kinda like an oriental dragon, long and slender and graceful.

9- Another personal favourite as you might gess by the double feature. Therizinosaurus. YEA.
YEA, it carries it's rider in between it's claws, he's THAT awesome.

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~Snakeman2013 May 6, 2013 New member Student General Artist

These are freakin EPIC!

~ghost111999111 Apr 30, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Wow this is fantastic <3

~JediMase Apr 12, 2013

These are amazing - I love the design! The therapodragon is about the best thing I've ever seen.

~wolfheart2350 Feb 3, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

i LOVE the 5th one it looks so cute

~Red-Gomorra Jan 24, 2013 Hobbyist Artist

Therizinosaurus FTW!!

~kaprisuchus Jan 12, 2013 Traditional Artist

this is amazing

~dream2unite Jan 11, 2013

Hi!

I wanted to have your permission to use one of your dragons for my new SCRATCHBOARD art project. I will give you full credit for your awesome drawing skills.. concept by you.

xoxo
Adriana Adrie Silva