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Published: 2016-05-10 00:50:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 1116; Favourites: 87; Downloads: 0
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Description Here it is, another long awaited piece.  I can say this is one of the few pieces I've done so far where I've gone and blended colors as well.  

Here is the ref for normal Niric:  



Basically, it is featuring my dragon Niric, the protagonist of my story Unity.  In the story, he has a disability - he can't breathe fire.  And what he can do is only but a small puff of flames.  I chose this as the "unique quality" for my character.  Because from what I've seen in novels and such, each character is different from another and always has something that makes them unique. 

This disability does cause something to happen to Niric as well.  Whenever he is put in an extreme circumstance or situation, like something extremely frightening or frustrating, he "looses control", in a way.  What happens is that he is able to fully breath fire, but he can't control it, he literally cant.  He enters a "wild" state of mind, like where his primal instincts kick in.  When in this state, his physical appearance changes as well.  His skin deepens in color.  Think about when Spyro from the Legend of Spyro series is consumed by his inner darkness, it's like that in a way.  And not only that, but Niric's forward-most underplates also glow a fiery color when he breathes fire.  To help picture that, imagine Smaug from the hobbit series when he breathes fire.  

But it is also abit of a symbolic feature as well.  The idea for Niric's personality/character came from myself - me basically in dragon form.  And this can count as a kind-of-vent as well.  The reason being is that I struggle with my own anger at times.  And this reminds me of it since in this state-of-mind, Niric can't control his own actions.  Afterwards, he deeply regrets what he did (like me).

Please do tell me what you think of this.  I am always happy to hear what you guys think.  
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Comments: 75

Nuwer-Arts In reply to ??? [2016-05-11 01:14:08 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the critique  ^^  and i agree, the tail end can be hard to see.  But the main focus is near the head and main body.  

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novadragon1000 [2016-09-28 03:45:30 +0000 UTC]

sweet , so i take it you have a spirit guide / totem animal ? , though i tend to call them avatars , i have your art trade done and will post it when i am able to.

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Nuwer-Arts In reply to novadragon1000 [2016-10-02 02:39:27 +0000 UTC]

I morely made Niric out of fun in truth    

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novadragon1000 In reply to Nuwer-Arts [2016-10-02 02:58:50 +0000 UTC]

  The idea for Niric's personality/character came from myself - me basically in dragon form.  And this can count as a kind-of-vent as well.

kinda says otherwise

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Nuwer-Arts In reply to novadragon1000 [2016-10-09 03:10:21 +0000 UTC]

yeah.  I just thought it might be interesting to give him some of the inner conflicts I might face

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MiaAntoinette93 [2016-08-08 00:23:57 +0000 UTC]

I love this!

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Nuwer-Arts In reply to MiaAntoinette93 [2016-08-10 02:15:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!  ^^

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TheStarlightPrincess [2016-07-03 09:20:23 +0000 UTC]

Wow, what a dramatic pose! You have captured the dragon's anatomy quite well! And I really like how you drew that 'the scales darken in colour'. Those same coloured scales with the fire add some dynamism. Great work!

I also agree with you on that every character has something different compared to the others. And that thing is usually what makes the character interesting or annoying, boring...the author/OC's creator decides.

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Nuwer-Arts In reply to TheStarlightPrincess [2016-07-06 01:25:34 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much!  ^^  your words a very encouraging  

And agreed.  It is always that small little thing that makes them unique (for example my main one, Niric, and whats represented here)

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TheStarlightPrincess In reply to Nuwer-Arts [2016-07-06 16:20:25 +0000 UTC]

You're most welcome!

I wonder will there be moments when Niric would need to breath fire. As not every Dragon breath fire. My own dragon OC Mida, for instance, is a pure thunder dragon. She can't breath fire, but she can roar like a thunder and yeah, bring storm and darkness everywhere. XD
But being a fire dragon as Niric seems to be, it can be hard if you can't do what should be normal for your own race.

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Nuwer-Arts In reply to TheStarlightPrincess [2016-07-09 03:49:24 +0000 UTC]

There will be    That adds to his background though.  

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AngelCnderDream14 [2016-05-19 08:47:11 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing! o.o Great work!

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Nuwer-Arts In reply to AngelCnderDream14 [2016-05-22 02:15:55 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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AngelCnderDream14 In reply to Nuwer-Arts [2016-05-22 03:34:24 +0000 UTC]

Np!

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SarasPen [2016-05-12 19:40:10 +0000 UTC]

OH MY GOSH ITS SO AMAZING!!! You did a really good job on this. 

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Nuwer-Arts In reply to SarasPen [2016-05-12 22:31:02 +0000 UTC]

thank you!  ^^  

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Geo-Dragon [2016-05-11 21:18:45 +0000 UTC]

Wow, epiiiiic! I can tell you spent a lot of effort on this, awesome job!

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Nuwer-Arts In reply to Geo-Dragon [2016-05-11 23:28:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!    It was quite the challenge doing this  

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Geo-Dragon In reply to Nuwer-Arts [2016-05-11 23:45:56 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome Keep up the good work!

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Nuwer-Arts In reply to Geo-Dragon [2016-05-11 23:54:03 +0000 UTC]

thanks!  You as well ^^

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Geo-Dragon In reply to Nuwer-Arts [2016-05-12 00:32:55 +0000 UTC]

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Griffonmender [2016-05-11 10:12:54 +0000 UTC]

If you want to submit this to dragon-and-pony-101, it must go in the dragons folder.

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BuildMoreSalems [2016-05-10 21:11:17 +0000 UTC]

Very nice ^^

See the darker background helps bring out the fire.

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Nuwer-Arts In reply to BuildMoreSalems [2016-05-11 01:00:50 +0000 UTC]

thanks!  And aye, it does.  

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CherokeeGal1975 [2016-05-10 13:14:25 +0000 UTC]

Looks pretty good.

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Nuwer-Arts In reply to CherokeeGal1975 [2016-05-11 01:02:04 +0000 UTC]

thank you  

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CherokeeGal1975 In reply to Nuwer-Arts [2016-05-11 03:05:58 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.  You have even improved a bit in you technique.

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Nuwer-Arts In reply to CherokeeGal1975 [2016-05-12 22:57:10 +0000 UTC]

thank you  

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Losplevon [2016-05-10 11:19:00 +0000 UTC]

I love how subtle and gradual the build up is towards his rage and how you can feel his anger explode at the moment when his courage snaps. The dark greens and browns work really well with the more ambiguous colours against the background ^^

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Nuwer-Arts In reply to Losplevon [2016-05-11 01:01:48 +0000 UTC]

thank you!  I was aiming at that goal, I am very happy I managed to accomplish it!

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Losplevon In reply to Nuwer-Arts [2016-05-11 08:10:20 +0000 UTC]

No worries Yeah, you achieved it greatly

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Naeriie [2016-05-10 10:33:16 +0000 UTC]

Very nicely done.  Your artwork has certainly developed a lot!
However one little thing, I feel that this would have turned out a little better if the smoke plume was going the other way. As is it seems to detract a little from the overall aesthetics of the piece in my honest opinion.
Otherwise, great work!

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Nuwer-Arts In reply to Naeriie [2016-05-11 01:08:08 +0000 UTC]

thank you!    

and I agree, but it goes in that direction so that it follows the flow of the design, in a way.  It helps to bring out the glow in the chest area.  Funny thing is that part was inspired by Smaug from the Hobbit series.  

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Naeriie In reply to Nuwer-Arts [2016-05-11 06:57:16 +0000 UTC]

You're totally welcome!
Ah, I see, that makes sense now.

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Nuwer-Arts In reply to Naeriie [2016-05-12 22:43:11 +0000 UTC]

^^

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ParasideDragon [2016-05-10 10:15:51 +0000 UTC]

Epic! >W<

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Nuwer-Arts In reply to ParasideDragon [2016-05-11 01:00:58 +0000 UTC]

thank you  ^^

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ParasideDragon In reply to Nuwer-Arts [2016-05-11 01:04:21 +0000 UTC]

Your Welcome ^W^

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queenofeagles [2016-05-10 08:18:02 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful! This is certainly your best work! The only thing I have critique on is the smoke column in the background - it is dark and it follows the body of Niric, who is quite dark himself. He would stand out more with a lighter smoke column, or better: a completely red background, it contrasts so nicely with green. But I guess the smoke has to be there for the sake of story, right? 

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Nuwer-Arts In reply to queenofeagles [2016-05-11 01:06:52 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much!  ^^  I agree, but I was trying to go with a sense that the background was on fire and that it was caused by Niric in his wrath.  I was trying to make it where the sky was smoky, in a way.  And aye, the smoke has its reasons.  One is that it helps to show the glow of the chest area better.

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queenofeagles In reply to Nuwer-Arts [2016-05-11 09:29:46 +0000 UTC]

You are welcome! though I think the background without smoke is contrasting enough with his glowing chest. just sayin'

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Nuwer-Arts In reply to queenofeagles [2016-05-12 22:47:30 +0000 UTC]

I can see, but it is how it is  

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queenofeagles In reply to Nuwer-Arts [2016-05-13 07:36:05 +0000 UTC]

true that. It's only a minor thing after all How is the writing going by the way?

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Nuwer-Arts In reply to queenofeagles [2016-05-13 10:02:55 +0000 UTC]

lol  yep, it is

and sadly, I've been too busy to focus on it lately.  I am hoping to have it done before my school year ends, on June 7th.  This weekend should be open for me to do it.  

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queenofeagles In reply to Nuwer-Arts [2016-05-13 11:37:12 +0000 UTC]

ahh, sorry to hear that. We all run into that problem eventually. (Still: no need to worry. You still really fast with uploading things )

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Nuwer-Arts In reply to queenofeagles [2016-05-14 04:03:18 +0000 UTC]

aye.  But hopefully I can get some progress done this weekend

and thanks!  ^^  

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queenofeagles In reply to Nuwer-Arts [2016-05-16 18:45:00 +0000 UTC]

I hope you will!

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Nuwer-Arts In reply to queenofeagles [2016-05-18 19:35:33 +0000 UTC]

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Miguel-Sepulveda [2016-05-10 07:03:38 +0000 UTC]

Amazing!

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Nuwer-Arts In reply to Miguel-Sepulveda [2016-05-11 00:59:17 +0000 UTC]

thanks!  

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