That's right. I'm going to do it. I am going to complete this month-long challenge even if it KILLS me (just kidding, but I am VERY determined).
There's no prompt, and no consistency outside of the fact that all images are dragons and that I am the one drawing them. I'm not interested in the stress or monotony of a series, but instead I will offer you everything from illustrations to sketches and concepts throughout this month. I have 10 days set aside for Smaugust commissions, which are spaced 3 days apart. Those will consistently be fullbody, colored concepts with a little bit of rendering for some "pop".
This guy is my only illustration I have planned at this point in time. I just really wanted to kick off Smaugust with something of a higher quality. I might explore the spoonbill inspiration of the design in this piece further; I do really like those birds, haha!