Dragon in colour

A twirling dragon in green puffing smoke and surrounded by burning flames - hunting its pray. It has long characteristic claws and a long pointed horn coming from the dragon-head. The twirls give the dragon extra dynamics and a sense of speed. Many dragon images are made into tattoos. This dragon could twirl from over-arm on to chest – making the flames lick the body where the dragon has travelled.

I have designed a couple of dragons before and thought it would be nice to show this one too. This time it is in colour. I sketched it on paper first and then I coloured it in Photoshop. I also gave it a nice faded background. The reddish background was chosen to make the green dragon stand out a bit more. If tattooed on skin – the green would definitely “pop” too - and if on darker skin, I would go for a black and grey version. I think the dragon is a strong symbol that shows strength and will-power - a good symbol to use as a symbol for something protecting you and maybe showing a person’s personality.

An alternative to making this into a tattoo – is making it as a painting, maybe even an oil-painting.

The text was an extra attribute to give the dragon something to look at. By the way – I have made a bigger version as a wallpaper.