Knight on horseback approaching dragon guarded castle

Knight on horseback approaching dragon guarded castle

A brave knight in full armour riding a similarly armed horse is approaching a castle built on a mountain top, connected by a bridge. The castle has become enchanted by an evil force and a fire breathing dragon guarding the castle, has been alerted to the presence of the knight approaching.

This digital painting was done in photoshop during June 2014.

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Knight on horseback approaching dragon guarded castle – digital painting

Knight and big serpent digital painting

Knight and big serpent

This is painted in photoshop to A4 size. It was originally done around april 2011 but not fully completed. Then in nov 2011 parts were reworked, mostly the Knight and the lighting to add drama. It is set in a cave of sorts with lots of darkness abound and fire in the background. The red fire helps to balance the colder colours of the foreground, and makes the shaft of light seem more powerful. The creature is half snake, with a rattle on the tail and dragon details on the face.

from the website...
This is painted in photoshop to A4 size and depicts a battle between a Knight in armour and a snake like serpent. It was originally done around april 2011 but not fully completed. Then in nov 2011 parts were reworked, mostly the Knight and the lighting to add drama. It is set in a cave of sorts with lots of darkness abound and fire in the background. The red fire helps to balance the colder colours of the foreground, and makes the shaft of light seem more powerful. The creature is half snake, with a rattle on the tail and dragon details on the face.

Dragons and knights in armour

Dragons and knights in armour

Knight riding dragon in flight
Dragon with next meal

The top one was painted in november 2008. The lower one was march 2007. They are unconnected except they have a dragon, knight in armour and a castle. They are also both humour based. You can just make out a leg bone sticking out of the 'armour' shoe. The fire really helps to bring out the image with out being to distracting.


from the website...
Dragon with next meal
The illustration depicts a large cartoon dragon looking at its next meal, a knight in armour. The knight is dwarfed by the dragon and probably quite worried at his outcome, based on the skeletons lying around of previous brave knights.
The digital painting is quite dark (colourwise) but the red fire in the background is is placed there to add form to the picture and make the situation more intense. Painted in 2008.