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Katherine J. Grantham

"Dracophant" by Katherine J. Grantham

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Tag As FavoriteComment		Ink and pencil head study of a dragon-oliphant hybrid. Um, with maybe a bit of warthog thrown in.

After viewing 'Return of the King,' my husband and I were discussing the life cycles of the gigantic 'oliphants' and what kind of predators might be able to take them down in the wild (packs of T-Rexs being our favorite concept). Dragons came to my mind, and since in Elfwood dragons seem to have mated successfully with anything that they can get to hold still long enough, this was the next logical step...


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30 Mar 200445 Erin
This is extremely cool. I love elephants but I hardly ever see them in the woods. A few questions distracted me, though. From which mouth does it eat? Does it eat both meat and plants?

:-) Katherine J. Grantham replies: "I have to admit, I drew it this way because it looked cool, not because it made any sort of biological sense. I'd guess it eats with the regular mouth, and the trunk is really for grasping things, poisoning things with the fang-like barbs, and breathing fire (around corners, at that!). As for what it eats -- anything it wants!

Yeah, more elephants in the woods! That's what this place needs!"
5 Jul 2004:-) Kai 'nowhere' Blin
Haha, I love the description. 2

This is a really nice piece of art.
27 Aug 200445 Blizzard Dragon
I love how you mixed a dragon with an elephant. If this was a real animal I bet even the natives would run. Great work and a splended job on shading. It looks like the lions arent the only animals to worry about now.
28 Oct 200445 Steven; a fan of sci-fi art
This very detailed for a pencil drawing. You must've put a lot of time into it. The concept is also very interesting. From the standpoint of a science oriented art critic this creature actually looks plausible as an experiment in genetic engineering.
15 Apr 2005:-) Ana C. Massone (A.K.A. Betiel Lorean))
Excellent. I love the idea. Love the level of detail. It`s awesome.
22 Mar 2008:-) P. Kritikou
nice technique!!
24 Jun 2008:-) Cameo T. Lakey
Wow!! 2222 This is sooo amazingly cool!! 1 I really like the description, it is super funny! 1 I really love all of the details and shading. The Lord of the Rings is one of the coolest books/movies ever!! 12
6 Sep 2008:-) Erin M Latimer
Cool!!! 1
25 Dec 2008:-) Pascal Rohe
Hehe... nice idea and a good transfer to paper 12
25 Feb 2009:-) Amanda l. norden
the new republican icon!!!!! love the detail. nice work
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About 'Dracophant':
 • Status: OK
 • Created by: :-) Katherine J. Grantham
 • Copyright: ©Katherine J. Grantham. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Elephant, Oliphant, Dragon, Hybrid, Half-breed
 • Categories: Dragons, Drakes, Wyverns, etc, Head or Facial Study, Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters
 • Techniques: Pencil/Graphite Pen, Black Ink
 • Inspirations: JRR Tolkien
 • Submitted: 2004-01-18 21:34:32
 • Views: 1127
 • Resolution: 768x558


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