Golden Dragon - Crystal Background

Dragons are my passion - each time I draw one, I try to improve a little in how I go about my art.

For this piece, I shaded everything in grayscale first, then added colour over the top. I'm not sure that it worked for me as well as I'd hoped - I may give it another chance before shelving it as a technique though.

One thing I find I lack when I'm working is detail - the small details that I envy in so many other artists' works. I tried to add more detail to this dragon than I usually do, but I am still unsure of the result.