So, the story behind this drawing is that I recently finished Frieren, and at some point, they slay a dragon, so I thought I’d make something inspired by it… It’s a perfect example of a “beginner who doesn’t know what he’s getting into” making a weird composition. The pose and composition was actually inspired by some mannequin I stumbled upon while doing the figure roadmap. But yeah, the idea was that the character’s pose and the axe would lead the viewer’s eye toward the other characters—basic triangle composition stuff. The dragon’s open mouth creates another triangle that fits into that structure. The dragon is straight out of Jujutsu Kaisen—something like a Chinese dragon with human teeth. The character with the axe isn’t actually shirt ___ less in the show, but I have little to no experience drawing clothing, so I thought I could get away with not drawing his big jacket. That brought its own set of problems! At some point, I experimented with black shapes to give the drawing more graphical impact, but it wasn’t working, so I removed them. I can see a thousand things that need work, but overall, I think it was good practice, with a lot of things I don’t usually get to practice because they feel too “far ahead.”

So, the story behind this drawing is that I recently finished Frieren, and at some point, they slay a dragon, so I thought I’d make something inspired by it… It’s a perfect example of a “beginner who doesn’t know what he’s getting into” making a weird composition. The pose and composition was actually inspired by some mannequin I stumbled upon while doing the figure roadmap. But yeah, the idea was that the character’s pose and the axe would lead the viewer’s eye toward the other characters—basic triangle composition stuff. The dragon’s open mouth creates another triangle that fits into that structure. The dragon is straight out of Jujutsu Kaisen—something like a Chinese dragon with human teeth. The character with the axe isn’t actually shirt ___ less in the show, but I have little to no experience drawing clothing, so I thought I could get away with not drawing his big jacket. That brought its own set of problems! At some point, I experimented with black shapes to give the drawing more graphical impact, but it wasn’t working, so I removed them. I can see a thousand things that need work, but overall, I think it was good practice, with a lot of things I don’t usually get to practice because they feel too “far ahead.” | Artwod Feedback