Merlin: 2012 Year of the Dragon

[einahpets]

Dragonlord Merlin hanging out with some Asian inspired dragons.
This was one of those fanart ideas that was a no brainer.
Happy New Year!



Mediums: Watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil. 
Edited in photoshop.

Also on DA.

IP photos

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

so pretty reni! gorgerous colors and love the dragons. also love Merlin's outfit!! ~tomato

[einahpets]

Thank you tomato! <3

[(Anonymous)]

gorgeous! great work! -christin

[einahpets]

Thank you, Christin!

[gwen]

AWESOME AS ALWAYS RENI. I still love his outfit so much.

[einahpets]

THANK YOU GWYN!
Merlin better get some new clothes on the show or someone is gonna get cut.

[cat_77]

So pretty. Love the colors and sense of texture, as well as the look of utter peace on his face.

[einahpets]

Thank you!
I really enjoyed working with the different mediums on this, glad it shows!

[swamp_mouse]

This is amazing Reni! :) The color just ziiiiing! And Merlin's profile ever so sexy.

[einahpets]

Thank you, mice!
Color is the best, I had a great time painting this one!
His profile is my favorite. I think it's the angle I draw the most.

[clawdine]

OMG this is lovely!!! I love the dragons so much! Perfect for CNY! And the colours are stunning!

[einahpets]

Thank you so much!
I been drawing so many western/Merlin style dragons recently, it was fun to change it up for CNY!

[itzcoatl]

Stunning! Love the way you've done the dragon scales and the brilliant colours that you've used. I like the salt resist effect on the background very much.

[einahpets]

Thank you!
This was actually the piece where the salt technique didn't actually work ... at all. XD
So I went in with the white colored pencil and concentrated white.

[kathyh]

This is lovely. The colouring is fantastic and I love the way you've done the dragons.

[einahpets]

Thank you very much!
It was really fun drawing the Asian inspired dragons.

[altocello]

Beautiful work, as always, Reni! I love Merlin's coat and his serene expression. Love how the salt effect makes such a different texture for the background; it almost looks like it's snowing! Lovely job use of the metallic paint too! :D

[einahpets]

<3 Thank you, Cello!
Ahaha, I highly doubt there's any salt technique on the background!
It's all colored pencil and watercolor dots!

[altocello]

LOL about the background! I laud your patience at doing all the little dots, then! :D

[einahpets]

I had to be careful not to go dot overboard.
It got to be a bit too fun!

[(Anonymous)]

Beautiful. I like the brightness in both colour and emotion. Thanks for sharing with us.
(merryrose11)

[einahpets]

Thank you!
I had a great time painting this. :)

[dk323]

This is gorgeous. ♥ I like how you drew the dragons -- they're so striking. I'm especially fond of Merlin's outfit -- great golden design on his jacket. Wonderful picture to celebrate the Year of the Dragon. :)

[einahpets]

Thank you!
Asian style dragons are awesome!
Hee, I even gave Merlin a bow as a belt :)

[dk323]

You're welcome.
They are. You portrayed them beautifully.
OMG. Thanks for pointing that out. I didn't notice the bow before. Whoops. Cool addition. :)

[einahpets]

:D
Yeah, it's a subtle bow!

[paragraphs]

This is so awesome, Reni!!!

[einahpets]

Thanks, C! Happy Chinese New Year! :D

[(Anonymous)]

Xin Nian Quai Le! Love your dragons <3 Dragons make the world better!

feather

[einahpets]

<3 Thank you, feather!
Dragons do make the world better!

[lab]

Sp pretty! Love the colour-composition and Merlin's expression in particular!

[einahpets]

Thank you!
I had a mini dilemma deciding what colors would look best together.
But I think it worked out in the end!

[giselleslash]

The colors are gorgeous and I love the dragons!

[einahpets]

Thank you!
You know, I always imagine that Merlin would eventually meet some Asian dragons in his immortal lifetime. :)