Knight and dragon/6

A new drawing on an old theme... the title actually could be "the knight's nightmare", possibly the night before the battle (but did he know in advance?).
I'm using a bit more of shading than usual, but I'm not very satisfied with the super-polished look, I have to look for a freer effect.

Knight and dragon/4

I've tried to develop a bit further the concept shown here, with one difference: the knight is coming out of the dragon's belly



I guess the same idea shouldn't be used too many times, it tends to get "rotten".

I usually draw bald people (maybe I'm lazy), but this time I decided to add this long hair, as the guy looked like Mr. Magoo. Also, I'm not sure I like the bat-birds, with their umbrella wings.

Knight and dragon/3

It is worth noting that in some versions of the story (for example the story of St. George), the dragon is just made harmless, not killed by the knight. To be precise: not killed immediately (St. George actually kills the dragon in the end of the story...). Anyway, I've tried to imagine what could happen if the dragon was not slain.
The title could be: knight, princess and dragon... 40 years later.

Knight and dragon/2

While playing a little on this theme, trying to get an almost "baroque" feeling, it came to my mind that the knight and the dragon could be two different sides of the same "entity" - sometimes our worst enemy is inside ourselves, isn't it?


I've tried to develop this idea in a new version:


which I (digitally) painted


as always with me, the drawing is by far more incisive and interesting, I think.
A couple of details:

Knight and dragon/1

Everyone knows stories about a knight (or a saint) fighting against a dragon, usually with a princess to be saved. The story has been illustrated millions of times, yet someone (like me) still want to give his own versions. This is typical: any myth is alive as long as people keep on telling and varying its story.
My first attempts, like the one below, where quite plain - looks like we have to purge ourselves of some trivial images before we can produce anything (hopefully) a bit more interesting



after that, I let my thoughts wander a little - here are a couple of drawings:



some more next time...