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Claws-and-Paws — Kazumi Reference Sheet

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Description ((((( THIS DESIGN IS OUTDATED )))))


IT'S HERE.

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Finally, after forever of hashing my poor dragon to pieces, cutting down her legs and putting them together, ripping off wings and glueing them back together, plucking tails from her butt and fixing others on, it's finally complete.

My dear friends, I give you... KAZZY'S FINAL REF SHEET!

Minor tweaks may be made to her, but the color scheme and overall design are here to stay!

Enjoy!



Please. PLEASE do not alter, redistribute, copy, or trace this character. I worked so very hard on her for such a long time. Thank you.

Kazumi (C)

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Artist's comments:

Alright where to start.. Oy vey, Kazumi... You drove me insane. For as long as I can remember, I've been constantly redoing her design, anatomy, and color scheme. Don't even get me started on markings! Haha!

That face... I based her face off of a canines, although it resembles a sort of fox now with the muzzle outlining and the black jowels. As well as those white whiskers.

Her ears were a hassle too! I designed them myself, since I crossed earfins and long, elfish ears together to form the crazy things sticking out of her noggin. I love her ears though, even if the size of the fins keeps changing!

Her head feathers were based off of those found on some depictions of raptors. I love how the feathers look with the design, although just between you and me, I was never really sure if the feathers on her head would stay or not. But now i'm sure they will!

On many of her earlier designs, Kazzy had a full head of hair, or those long, whispy bangs. I felt like maybe the hair was a bit too 'much' because of the feathers on her head, and her egyptian-esque eyes. So I thought to myself, "Self. I'm gonna see how she looks bald." And personally, I don't think she looks half bad! Although, If I find a sort of hairstyle that might work for her, It might appear in one of those tweaks I talked about earlier, but we'll just have to see.

Mmmh... covered the head parts... aah, yes, her forelegs. Her forelegs resemble those of an Allosaurus. (Spelling? I'm too lazy to check.) Think of Aladar from the movie "Dinosaur". When her forepaws are bearing her weight, the fingers fatten out in order to support her. But when they are in midair, or when she stands on two legs, or when handling something like a ball or whatever, they thin out to look like fingers. And yes, she has opposible thumbs.

Her wings are very, very long and they are used for high speed flying. They can be used for distance flying as well, but her specialty is speed. Her wings are powerful, and this gives her the ability to carry heavy loads while she flies, such as supplies and things of the like. She is also strong enough to be ridden, although she has no rider. (She's willing to give rides to her friends though)


Her back legs are a mix between a kangaroo's, and a hawk's. Her legs are long, and very strong. When she runs, she shoves off, accelerates, and reaches her top speed using her back legs mostly. Her front paws are used for balance. Her feet are talons that are shaped like claws, although they are not very sharp. They are used mostly for maximum jumping, running, and pouncing power.

Her tail is that of a peacock's. It is one of the most important parts of this creature. It's used for display, emotion, steering while in flight and while running, slowing down while flying, and for just being pretty and junk. It flows behind her when it's folded in, but can fan out far beyond the width of her body when she feels threatened, or just wants to shake her tail feathers.

General information about Kazumi as a whole:

She is able to hunt during the night or day, and during almost any weather. Her coloration offers no camoflauge, which is one of her weaknesses. Instead of being stealthy, she is powerful and fast. She hunts like a bird while she's flying - extending her back feet in front of her and landing on her prey hard in order to break bones or snap it's neck. That being said, Kazzy is an omnivore. She loves berries as much as flesh.

She is not graceful, but she makes up for it by being funny and witty. She will always protect her friends, and is always ready to make new ones. But be careful, because Kaz is not one you want to make an enemy out of.

Kazumi can swim very well, and her style of swimming resembles a dolphin's. She can alternate her thin fin-like wings along with her tail for maximum speed. Though she cannot breathe underwater, her deep chest and large lungs allow her to stay under water for about half an hour.

And lastly, her weaknesses. Kazzy is easily damaged by fire, because of her fur, as well as any other elemental attack that would make her fur a disadvantage. Her body is light, making her easy to toss around as well. Though she can hold her own in a fight, she has no weapons other than tooth and claw to defend herself with. She has no powers such as fire breath, or anything of the like. (At least, not that she knows of )

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PRESENTING.... KAZUMI!!
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Comments: 30

Ealdeth [2011-11-05 00:52:21 +0000 UTC]

Looks great, really good job

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Claws-and-Paws In reply to Ealdeth [2011-11-05 01:05:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!

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Ealdeth In reply to Claws-and-Paws [2011-11-05 01:06:38 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome

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Corkscrew-Reality [2011-08-06 07:08:44 +0000 UTC]

I dunno why I thought of this out of the blue, but do you think you're ever going to design an anthro form/version of Kazumi?

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Claws-and-Paws In reply to Corkscrew-Reality [2011-08-06 16:13:31 +0000 UTC]

o.o actually... Yes! As a dragon, she's able to walk on her hind legs, but I was thinking of giving her a more human-y form as an alternative way to represent her as 'me' you know? It's funny you brought that up, cause i was wondering what she would be like as a bipedal. She would look the same in markings and such, and overall coloring... but she'd probably have some weird kind of clothing, celtic or something

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Corkscrew-Reality In reply to Claws-and-Paws [2011-08-07 10:55:40 +0000 UTC]

You should do some concept doodles... and put them up so I can admire them. 8B

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Claws-and-Paws In reply to Corkscrew-Reality [2011-08-07 14:55:07 +0000 UTC]

i will, only if i get some doodles from you, too

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Corkscrew-Reality In reply to Claws-and-Paws [2011-08-08 05:42:57 +0000 UTC]

Fiiine.

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castielsexy1234 [2011-07-09 08:34:50 +0000 UTC]

I wish Kazumi was real, i'd go to see her & feed her & pat She is a completely lovely animal, can i make my own dragon character It'll most likely be hand drawn or drawn on paint & not look so good but i WILL try my best XD She really is beautiful

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Claws-and-Paws In reply to castielsexy1234 [2011-07-09 08:43:02 +0000 UTC]

Yes, I don't mind. But if you're trying to make your own character based off of her design, I have to ask you to try and change as many things as possible to your character. I'm sure you understand that I'd like to keep Kaz 'original' ^^

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ShadowWingedHunter [2011-07-08 19:05:44 +0000 UTC]

A very beautiful ref sheet for a beautiful character. I don't know if it's just my laptop, but it seems a bit dark

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Claws-and-Paws In reply to ShadowWingedHunter [2011-07-08 20:08:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! And yeah, she's supposed to be a light grey instead of pure white like a lot of white dragons are! This design is actually much lighter than her previous one, and part of the reason i sent with a base color of 'white' is because I want people with darker monitors to see her detail more clearly. If you see grey instead of white on her, then your monitor's just fine! (Also, her blacks are not pitch black, just a very very dark grey. I made that decision for the same reason as stated above)

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ShadowWingedHunter In reply to Claws-and-Paws [2011-07-08 20:40:48 +0000 UTC]

ah. okay makes perfect sense.

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csh99 [2011-07-07 15:08:56 +0000 UTC]

She's beautiful! <33

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Claws-and-Paws In reply to csh99 [2011-07-07 15:45:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I love your 'sona as well! Especially her dual colored eyes!

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csh99 In reply to Claws-and-Paws [2011-07-07 15:47:27 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome! And thank you!! <<<33

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Unigirl150 [2011-07-07 07:42:15 +0000 UTC]

Meh lufs! TONS of detail and time went into her, and I watched all of it, from step one, and the final product is AWESOME!!!! She is amazing!!! Now I know what I am going to be going through for Dezzy! OMG!!! This is going to be a long and arduous process..... Eeek!!! But, I love Kaz!!!

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Claws-and-Paws In reply to Unigirl150 [2011-07-07 12:45:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Sammawh! And yeah, you really were there to see it all It might be a long process when you make your character, but it feels so good when it's all said and done. I can't wait to watch as Dezzy develops!

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Unigirl150 In reply to Claws-and-Paws [2011-07-07 20:08:25 +0000 UTC]

Me niether! I'm just glad I got something of her up finally!

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Claws-and-Paws In reply to Unigirl150 [2011-07-07 20:13:46 +0000 UTC]

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Unigirl150 In reply to Claws-and-Paws [2011-07-07 20:19:13 +0000 UTC]

Ooooh! Ooooh! Didya see my first sketch of her?? Dezzy? XD *bangs head on desk* I will stop being pushy I promise!

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Claws-and-Paws In reply to Unigirl150 [2011-07-07 21:52:24 +0000 UTC]

i don't think i have! is it in your gallery? you should make a ref sheet for her

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Unigirl150 In reply to Claws-and-Paws [2011-07-07 22:03:34 +0000 UTC]

Yeah! I just posted her. I need to, but I am really bad at computer stuff, cause I don't have a tablet or anything XD I need to tho!!

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Okinawa-Kai [2011-07-07 07:40:23 +0000 UTC]

Really liking the color scheme. AND BUTT STRIPES. Gotta love them butt stripes~

Keep it up chica~

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Claws-and-Paws In reply to Okinawa-Kai [2011-07-07 12:48:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Kajamas! Color was so hard for me, as you know! In the beginning, she started out black and white, and in the end she stayed that way. I think it suits her, because having her one main color like blue or green never looked right. Thank you for all your help with her design when we were in school ^^ I CAN'T BELIEVE I FINALLY FINISHED HER.

Also, BUTT STRIPESSSSSSSS. I do love them oh yes i do.

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Okinawa-Kai In reply to Claws-and-Paws [2011-07-07 19:39:49 +0000 UTC]

You shall have finally finished her when the design doesn't change in six months time. xD But I'm glad you're happy with the design finally. ABOUT TIME I SAY. I tease, I tease~

Gewd gewd~

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Claws-and-Paws In reply to Okinawa-Kai [2011-07-07 19:50:08 +0000 UTC]

let's hope she doesn't change xD

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Okinawa-Kai In reply to Claws-and-Paws [2011-07-07 20:35:18 +0000 UTC]

Yis

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Corkscrew-Reality [2011-07-07 06:41:40 +0000 UTC]

All that developing sure paid off, huh? I love this design. She's beautiful.
I'm still taking in all the artist's comments info. I'm impressed by all the detail and thought that you put into this character, particularly how they would exist in the natural world. Great work, man.

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Claws-and-Paws In reply to Corkscrew-Reality [2011-07-07 12:52:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much Haley! That really honestly means a lot to me. I tried hard to make Kaz somewhat 'believable'. I wish I had started Kazzy when I was in tucson. I know you guys would have helped a ton with the overall outcome of this character!

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