Dragon Shield - Emperor Scion (WIP)

I've been experimenting with the color balance and blend modes to see what color layout works best to bring the right feel to the overall piece.

It felt like the dragon being a reddish/orange color was causing its form to bleed into the main character's silhouette a bit too much so I tried desaturating the dragon to match the background a bit more. and seperate them out.

I'm starting to work in the secondary lighting sources now. 

I'll break up the red with more oranges as it continues to progress for that rusted blood look.

​slowly but surely making it there though.