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©2007-2009 `cooley
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My camera ruined a lot of the color. I did my best to restore original color in photoshop but I'm still not pleased with it. I can't fit this image into a scanner so this rendition will have to do.

This is an 18x12 colored pencil piece and originally a commission for *LIVETHROUGH.

It took more than 10 hours to complete, lots of pencils, and a few major hand-cramps as well. I haven't worked in colored pencil for some time but I'm very pleased with the results of my labor. I really wish I had a clearer, more accurate image to upload.

"Rairyuu" means "rain dragon" in Japanese and the ornaments hanging from his horns are "fortune papers" which are often found outside of Japanese shrines.

Please full-view - thank you!
Your support is greatly appreciated!

Copyright Ginger Cooley.

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:iconnestalgica:
And I can see why! :O It's gorgeous. Great colours :nod:

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:iconruthos:
Such a killer piece. I love a lot.
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:iconcooley:
I did use a tripod and I did use the highest quality settings.

This is my dragon and my design.

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The one who boasts must boast in the Lord.
:iconpearlphoenix:
OOO wow very nice hon!! you did wonderful :3!

I think you can try to find those cruse scanners to scan a big image like that, u gotta pay for that tho. They are really professional scanners that do the job right

excellent work as always :)

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I'm not Epic, I'm LEGENDARY! LOL
:iconacidreins:
That is wonderful. I think the colors are brilliant Cooley. And what a wonderful pose, captures the majesticness of the creature very nicely. :clap: Awesome, as always!
:iconcooley:
I wish I could afford something like that. But, I don't work in traditional often so I guess I can live without it. However, I did try EVERYTHING to get his image on film to look good but this was the best I could do. I wish I could show you the original.

Thanks for your support!
Also, next time you're online lets discuss which pieces to feature in each other's journals so we could go through with that idea we had the other day!

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The one who boasts must boast in the Lord.
:iconcooley:
Thank you! I'm so glad you took the time to comment :D Traditional is so much more work than digital!

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The one who boasts must boast in the Lord.

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January 14, 2007
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