Blast from the Past #346: "Dragon with mushrooms" (black and white version)

Back in November of 2008, I posted this "Blast from the Past", number 120... and today I just came across my original black and white inked version.

I like this dragon's expression and its body language -- I think this may be my favorite of all the dragons I've drawn. -- PL

Blast from the Past #239: Dragon's Dentist (two versions)

(Once again, I have the feeling that I have posted an image before, but a quick search of my blog indicates that I am mistaken.)

This is a drawing I did back in 1983. I was inspired to write a children's book story based on this, but never did anything with it.

Here are two versions of the drawing. I probably have a third or fourth somewhere, but these are the only ones I could find right now.

This first one is all black and white inking, using a variety of hatching, cross-hatching and stippling techniques to achieve the desired texture and lighting effects.



The second one is one of my early experiments with airbrushing, and not a very successful one. (That, sadly, was typical of most of my attempts at airbrushing.)



You may note that I must have made copies of the basic inked version prior to doing all of the hatching, cross-hatching ad stippling, so that I would have an "open" version of the drawing on which to try airbrushing. I believe that there is a color variation done over the same "open" inked art. Maybe I'll come across that at some point and add it to this post. -- PL

Blast from the Past #177: Man fighting dragon

Here's another one of my drawings of dragons, from some time in the early 1980's, I think. I'm pretty sure Kevin Eastman did a colored version of this one back in the early days of Mirage Studios, but I can't lay my hands on it right now.



Check out the crazed look in this dude's eyes! I guess he's really into this dragon-clubbing thing. -- PL