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Debbie Palmer

"D is for Dragon" by Debbie Palmer

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Tag As FavoriteComment		August 29, 2005 Acrylic paints, Flair pen, and liquid leaf on parchment. A snarly dragon bites the base of the initial, as two other dragons are woven into the actual structure of the letter. The initial 'D' is done in a style that was popular in illumated documents, particularly religious texts, in England's 12th century. I had it in my mind to draw a cover for a book when I designed this, though I've yet to write or find a book on Dragons to go with it.

This picture is now available on clothing, posters, mugs, mouse pads, and other great items at my online store. I hope you'll check it out!


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9 Sep 2005:-) Rochelle Leya Watts
I like the D; its cute. I also like all the fleur-de-lis on it. They are very decorative. Nice job.

2 Debbie Palmer replies: "Thank you! I'm really enjoying my work with illumination. It's very beautiful, for the most part. The initials are something special, and I thought I'd try something whimsical with it."
21 Oct 2005:-) Audrey Youko.Greywords M.
I will write you a book entitled "Dragon", just for this picture.
Seriously.
I'm crazy! I'll do it!

1 Debbie Palmer replies: "Cool!"
21 Oct 2005:-) Audrey Youko.Greywords M.
This is the best. It's just like those detailed hand-copied manuscripts that mideaval monks would do.

2 Debbie Palmer replies: "Thank you! You're exactly right. This is modeled after a U in an Augustinian Bible from the 12th century, and a P from another Bible of the same period. I updated the dragons a bit, though, as the dragons used in illuminations in the period often resembled wolves more than what we think of as dragons."
21 Nov 2005:-) Linda Gock
The details are astonishing.

2 Debbie Palmer replies: "Thank you!"
27 May 2009:-) Jonas Jödicke
You`re very talented in drawing initials! I like the way you did this piece. Very well done!18
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About 'D is for Dragon':
 • Status: OK
 • Created by: :-) Debbie Palmer
 • Copyright: ©Debbie Palmer. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Dragon, Initial, Medieval
 • Categories: Dragons, Drakes, Wyverns, etc
 • Techniques: Felt-tipped Pens, Acrylics, Other
 • Inspirations: Other Artist
 • Submitted: 2005-09-02 00:29:54
 • Views: 498
 • Resolution: 500x648


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