Lava-lace redesign - sketch

Finalized the redesign for my lava-laced dragon this week. It took a while to decide what I wanted to keep from the original bust and what I wanted to change. No matter how many times or ways I redid them the tail spikes didn't look quite the way I wanted so I left them off, and went with a more pared-down style for the legs (overabundance of details is my kryptonite).

Funny enough, the wing membranes gave me a bit of trouble lol. I've had a soft spot for skinnier, agile dragon designs ever since I saw Spirited Away (Haku being partially based off of a dog stuck with me too).

Did very little clean up after scanning. I wanted to show how much redoing when into this (I adjusted the feet, wing-tips, and horns a great deal, as well as the exact fluffiness of the tail).

Edit: You can view the inked version of this redesign here, the original bust here, and the color test of the bust here.