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askerian — Amphibious Dragon

Published: 2004-01-29 18:48:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 3153; Favourites: 69; Downloads: 172
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Description As a unicorn, Rei gets two shapes. This is his second one. That's a type of dragon supposed to live in marshes and shallow water. It can't walk very well, but it can walk, even though it prefers to swim.

I'm not so good at dragon anatomy, and i still have not managed to find the right design for the wing. The way the fingers are implanted on the hand is weird-- the ones that become wing bones i mean. The angle isn't right for them to be fingers. I don't know if I'm going to keep the arm-and-wing fused together, but I need it to be different from my ground dragons. And I'm not sure I like the mane-thingie, but without one he looks weird.

I like the powerful back paws and tail, though. The paws are webbed and with large claws so that he can move faster in shallow water and dig a bit. (obviously he can't dig with his forepaws ;; ) As for he tail, well... think crocodile.

In short, this is not the definitive design, and if you have suggestions on how to make it better, please tell me about it. I want his shape to make sense. I don't want him too heavy and muscular, but I don't want him too graceful and frail either.

...It's so much more difficult to design an original dragon than i thought... @_@
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Comments: 9

oreo-cookies-r-good [2009-07-27 19:46:53 +0000 UTC]

cool

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askerian In reply to oreo-cookies-r-good [2009-07-27 20:15:09 +0000 UTC]

thanks^^

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oreo-cookies-r-good In reply to askerian [2009-07-27 20:37:29 +0000 UTC]

You're super welcome ^_^

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KeeperOfLight [2007-01-04 02:48:53 +0000 UTC]

Elongated fingers, and arms... paddle like tail.. spines of a fish.. and a more slender body..Webbing in the fingers, and feet...maybe the body of this gold elemental necklace you came up with..just with a more 'happy' look to it.. [link]

You have great art..

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RoseNightshade [2004-02-02 10:24:19 +0000 UTC]

pooie, dragons are hard to draw PERIOD ^^() mebe make his wing/fins fused to his front fingers more fully, so that you only really see the tips of the fingers out of the start of the wing... oh... >< it's hard to describe what i'm trying to suggest...

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Osric [2004-01-29 22:11:15 +0000 UTC]

This is pretty cool! I really like what you got so far.
Just one suggestion though, but you don't really have to listen to me-
If the dragon lives in marshes: wouldn't it be kind of hard to swim through the reeds with those wings attached to his front legs? I don't know how he would swim, but I'm thinking like a crocodile- with his arms out his sides when still, and doggy-paddleing when moving. And wings like that might get caught in all those swamp weeds easily and be difficult for him to swim. Maybe make them smaller? Attach them more up the arm so they are not so in the way? Just a suggestion, don't hurt me. >_< And I hope that made some sense...

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askerian In reply to Osric [2004-02-01 13:26:05 +0000 UTC]

Oooooh. Good suggestions, thank you ^^ *nodnodnod* I could attach them to his elbows... or make him wingless. *ponders*

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torachan [2004-01-29 21:11:59 +0000 UTC]

Awesome I love how it looks :3

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valdrianth [2004-01-29 20:12:28 +0000 UTC]

mef I lurv this! Great job. I'd glomp him, but he might bite me.

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