new painting technique..White Dragon!

Greetings Steemians, for today's post, I though I'd try using a new technique I discovered for digital painting. Take a look as I begin to create a new piece for the table, a fearsome white dragon! I begin by lightly sketching the head and neck in Autodesk Sketchbook. Then, I fade the pencil line and open a new layer, and lay down the base color. I also created a color pallet and also pulled the little blue figure up for scale. With the base color set, I begin to use a lighter color to "block in" the dragon's scales. Using "blobs" of color, I free hand the individual scales. (I might suggest using a reference photo if you're going for a more realistic look) After I complete the scales, I'll add some additional shading using the original base color and use the eraser to clean up the outline. I'll be doing more with this project in the future. Until next time, "keep Steemin"!