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Tomb of the Last Dragon by ~Percavius:iconPercavius:

Categories Traditional Art > Drawings > Fantasy

©2005-2009 ~Percavius
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The last known living dragon was burried in Egypt about 5000 years ago. It was also one of the most elaborate dragon burials. Adorning the dragon is a golden mask that, today, is of such exorbitant value appraisal is impossible. The most advanced preservation methods of the era were used. But even today ofcourse, preservation of such a large specimen is incredibly difficult.

I really want to get a better scan. This is just terrible. I had to patch six seperate scans together, plus the scanning surface wasn't super clean. Colors are kind of messed up, misalignments and whatnot.

This is one of the biggest pictures I've made, if not the biggest. Let's just say it took me a long time.

(Oil pastels, and easy on the pencil crayon)

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~Bocaj-Claw Nov 11, 2005, 10:14:15 PM
Very very very very nice. Shame the dragon didn't get preserved.

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*meradragon Nov 11, 2005, 10:32:07 PM
Really nice job on the dragon and the painting, and heh, don't you hate when you have to piece images together to show them xD

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~liondragon41 Nov 12, 2005, 9:37:01 AM
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Too cool for meh. I still love the mask on the dragon and the boooones. They look so reaaal. and I just realized how cool the lighting on the picture is. :D Faaav!

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~sheilayo Jan 13, 2006, 7:38:29 PM
that, sir, is friggin' awesome. D:<
love all the bones and the linen. The mask makes it even cooler.
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*fargokraft Sep 7, 2006, 10:44:41 PM
Very interesting ^_^

Never seen a mummy like dragon before >.o

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~skinnyfeet Oct 7, 2006, 2:45:58 PM
hmm. . . do you suppose his mouth fell open. . . or they wrapped him that way?o.O hehe and the mask definately makes the piece.
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~Percavius Oct 8, 2006, 7:55:41 PM
I suppose it would've fallen open after the hardened muscles were decayed but I'm not sure how it stays in place since the ligaments would be gone by now. Thanks for your comment.
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~skinnyfeet Oct 8, 2006, 11:41:41 PM
no problemo. And you know, we can always just stalk it up to "the cat did it"! That phrase never fails. I can see it. . . just standin there, paws on jaw, holding it up for all to see. .. maybe even frighten a few mice to death. . .
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