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Those sorts of things are actually my weak point, while anatomy and lineart are my strong point, so I'm sorry I wound up not really providing anything helpful.. ^^'
Before I start, I have to say, this piece is gorgeous; I just love the movement of everything, it all really seems alive!
Though, a few anatomical parts throw me off a bit. The dragon's left eye ridge/horn (the right horn in viewer perspective) looks as if it doesn't quite match up with the way the other horn is going. I think shifting it down and tilting it outward from the base a smidge would help out a lot with that (and make it so it doesn't look so much "fatter" than the other horn). The base of the neck is also a bit concerning, particularly where it meets the base of the wings and travels back into the rest of the spine. It looks like much too smooth of a transition, and I feel there should be more muscle definition to separate the neck and the back/torso (Googling up some quadruped anatomy would help a bunch, such as this possibly helpful pic [link] ). The base of the dragon's right wing (left wing in viewer perspective) looks as if it isn't properly attached to the dragon, but I mostly attribute that to how smooth the spine is, so I think creating a more realistic curve in the spine would help a lot in figuring out the placement of wing pecs, deltoids, traps, etc. The last thing I could say is that the hand of the wing looks to be missing, making the wing look extremely flimsy. I do know that bats kind of lack the "palm" of the wing, the metacarpals instead becoming extra phalanges, but with such a light body, the bat can pull it off, while (in my personal opinion, of course), big, bulky dragons such as yours are much too dense to pull it off. That last bit is, of course, more personal taste than anything, so I wouldn't take it TOO much to heart, but I thought it would be helpful to mention it anyways.
Overall, this is a fantastic piece; there's no way I could pull off any of the skill you display with light and shadow, or environmental detail, and I just really love this piece! Great work! UvU
I really hadn't seen most of the things you mentioned until now, so I'm really glad you could help my brain pointing it out! xD Especially with the horn and neck - you're absolutely right, I'm so glad I have the possibility of getting other people's views on my painting to notice these things! ^^ I just hope I get the time to do some corrections as well, before printing it out! Thank you so much again for your comment!