Thank you everyone so much for participating and making this a really exciting and fun (I hope). This was definitely a hard choice as there are so many lovely dragons with so many personalities and different styles.
You can check all of the entries and original posts here
1st place (my choice-15SBD): 
Vidderna
Swedish Ice Dragon "Vidderna" by @jnart - ( dragoncontest by @kristyglas )
The steps are shown very clearly in the post as well as a backstory of how
met Vidderna. I fell in love with the little dragon and its huge eyes. The fingers provide a great reference of the dragon's size and adds additional realism to the dragon. The coloring technique is beautifully executed, with many details shown with only 1 color and roughly 3 shades of blue.
This was also the popular choice. Entrants can win only 1 of the categories, so the 2nd place winner is the next dragon in line with only 1 vote less.
2nd place (the popular vote-15SBD): 
Dragon Art Contest - My PET DRAGON
A total of 7 votes and 5 if counting only 1st choices.
The dragon is really cute with a lovely mythical name Andromeda. The texture is used well and the post reveals how it was done.
3rd place (random generated pick-5SBD): 
Cyber Dragon for dragoncontest - Pen & Color Pencil
This choice was picked by number generator. Beforehand I assigned a number to every entry.
I compiled all of the votes here
Honorable Mentions (1SBD)
I loved soo many of the entries and it was really hard to pick only one, so I had to increase the prize pool a bit thanks to your upvotes for the contest.
Timmy
Timmy the dragon for dragoncontest This was the 3rd most popular pick. A very wise looking dragon, fitting awesome with Steemit color theme.
Bronk
Dragoncontest ... My Pet Dragon Bronk
A dragon that evolved nicely through many parts. Also the only animated entry, definitely check out all of the posts.
Nemocas
Beasts and monsters Serideadsun
Truly impressive 3D skills, would love to learn how you do it!
Geoff
My pet dragon Geoff - Dragon art contest submission
Geoff really made my day :D
Thank you again everyone! There are so many artworks that I really love and I am looking forward to seeing more of your art in general :D
Proof of Rewards
I hope to make more dragon contests in the future, but I cannot anytime soon. I will also consider rewarding prizes other than SBD. If someone wishes to make more dragon contest, they definitely can and should!
If you want another fun contest check out Steemgig Hero! Draw A Superhero by
Also I finally shared my own pet dragon Arty for those interested
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