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Post by Xentus on Nov 18, 2021 21:52:08 GMT -6
Making art is a creative process and I'd like to share some insights!
I'll mostly be showing some WIP designs and things I think regarding Dreaming Egg Draconics in particular :> Feel free to comment here!
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Post by Xentus on Nov 18, 2021 22:13:15 GMT -6
This one was fun, but a little hard to figure out. I got stuck on the pose and main features of the design for a while. I think I got too caught up on making sure the body was tiger-like.. With the images and dream I had to work with...
I know I wanted to have the overall thematic to reflect space, desert, and oasis/water. I think the desert/oasis part shined through best in the stats. The long horns and ears (and moon orb) were derived from the rabbit picture. The smoke trail/space tail was inspired from the second pic. And the lotus inspired the large scales. Admittedly, I used Badrani's depiction as well to decide upon the scale shoulder ruff thing haha.
The Loziuyesh was given the following as their blurb for finalization: Designed with the idea of combining Water and Sand; an oasis. With a touch of outer space. They are serene, intelligent, and hold a certain mysticism to them. Loziuyesh yearn to swim in the stars as they do the water and sands of the earth. Despite not being the same clan, I like to think them somewhat related to the nanaiyesh, or maybe in the spirit of 'em, hence the similar name.
Misc blurbs/things in my mind: - They can rub their big scales together to make sounds, known as stridulation. There's a kind of snake that does this to imitate a rattler :> I like to think the draconic would do this to ward off scary things. - I like to think their scales are kinda sand papery in texture. Maybe like a shark. - I idealized them as having retractable claws, though its not very clear.. - On another note, I love how the shading turned out. It was a lot of work but I'm so satisfied ♥
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