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~~~It's time for some serious lineless practice.
It's also time for some serious background practice.
~~~
OH, MAN, I AM SO LOVING THIS.
(Shadow is saying 'WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!' )
I sometimes draw Shadow as a chibi...and he is still so fat. O.o
GOSH, HE'S CHUBBY. IT'S A WONDER AS TO HOW HE CAN GET OFF THE GROUND. NO WONDER HE'S FLYING SO LOW TO THE WATER, OMG. OH, NOES, I FORGOT MY TOWEL.
I'M WRITING IN ALL CAPS, HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA.
Anyways...
Yeah. (I sound so sane. o3o It's been a long day.)
I've been wanting to draw this particular scene for a while now, actually.
This is Saint before Saint...i.e; before she's scalped and beat up by the knights and picked up by Yazin and all that fun stuff. This is after she meets Thomas and they go with the Crusaders and yada-rada. Her actual name is Aila, but she took up the name Saint after staying with Yazin. (She never actually tells Yazin her real name until a few years into their relationship. O.o Poor guy. And, yes, Aila does have nice long hair until she's scalped. >.< )
This is the first time Aila flies on Shadow - Shadow is still very young at this point. Aila wandered off, bored, one day, and found him struggling in some weeds. She freed him, and then the next day she was wandering around he found her and grew attatched to her. Aila taught him quickly to stay away from the knights since he was young and growing very big very fast - the knights never actually learn of him.
One day she swipes a saddle, straps it on him, and takes him for a buzz in one of the river canyons, ha-ha. How about that for a joyride, eh?
Anyways, even after Aila is beat up and rescued by Yazin, Shadow still follows her, but he keeps his distance, still remembering to stay away from knights and other people. Aila frets because she thinks Shadow just ditched her, but one night in the Holy Land while Yazin is alseep, a very big, very happy dragon approaches her.
And then, of course, she has to tell Yazin that a humongous dragon is following around and Yazin is scared to death of dragons - (bad childhood experience. XD ) But he does eventually get used to Shadow and learns that flying between the cities is a lot more convenient than walking.
So...yep.
BUT GEES, LOOK AT SHADOW, HE'S SO FAT. I MEAN YOU COULD PUNCH HIS FAT-ROLLS AND THEY WOULD SPRING OUT AND PUNCH YOU BACK.
Lol.
This surprisingly didn't take too long - about four hours - which is long for me, I guess. O.o The longest part was getting all the flat colours nice and neat. I usually don't have to worry about that since I typically use my linework overtop of it all. Not a pixel out of place.
But yes...
I'm really proud of how the background turned out...since I've never really done any 'serious' background work before. I should just start doing random backgrounds and make them look really pretty. ^^
Here's Shadow's ref: ~~~
For now, this just pleases me so much...
Oh, and put the word 'Quasar' in your comment if you actually read all of this.
Enjoy!
Art/Chars/Story (c) me.
Lay a finger on these guys and you will lose a body part. >;3
~~~
For now, this just pleases me so much...
Oh, and put the word 'Quasar' in your comment if you actually read all of this.
This piece has been featured here: [link]
Enjoy!
Art/Chars/Story (c) me.
Lay a finger on these guys and you will lose a body part. >;3
~~~
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Comments: 214
TwilightSaint In reply to ??? [2009-11-30 00:12:01 +0000 UTC]
Like I said, it's time for some serious background practice. O.o And for never working seriously with background before, that water is fine! X3
I'm thinking of adding a kind of silhouette/shadow of her before being all 'Saint-i-fied' on her ref. I'll have to do it and stick it on there, ha-ha.
HER FACE IS
. ^^
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apixelateddream In reply to TwilightSaint [2009-11-30 00:36:25 +0000 UTC]
Oh yeah, it is! It's just not as great as the rest of it, y'know? I don't mean to say it's bad, not at all.
Ahaha, yeah, that's a good idea. ^^
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TwilightSaint In reply to apixelateddream [2009-11-30 05:23:17 +0000 UTC]
It's not as tight as the rest.
Right now I have her in her cloak with and a little snippet (it's really spiffy, I faded it out and stuff) with her hood up, just to show the epic pointyness. O.o
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apixelateddream In reply to ??? [2009-11-28 22:32:55 +0000 UTC]
Also, I really like the shadow... Shadow's wing casts on the rock? Dunno why, it's just nice.
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mare-of-night In reply to ??? [2009-11-28 21:54:43 +0000 UTC]
Woo, cool! It has a lot of energy.
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TwilightSaint In reply to mare-of-night [2009-11-30 00:12:38 +0000 UTC]
Thank you!
(I've been in energy mode lately! ^^ )
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Dragonmagik In reply to ??? [2009-11-28 21:53:15 +0000 UTC]
Man, that's so AWSOME!
But how does he flap his wings in such a confined space!
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TwilightSaint In reply to Dragonmagik [2009-11-30 00:13:27 +0000 UTC]
Thanks!
...Very carefully! He'd have to really curl his wings against his body and take really short, quick flaps... Which is probably why he's flying to low! 8D
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Dragonmagik In reply to TwilightSaint [2009-12-03 03:36:32 +0000 UTC]
Oh Dear! Hope he doesn't crash!
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TwilightSaint In reply to Dragonmagik [2009-12-04 22:12:44 +0000 UTC]
Especially since this is the first time he's flown with someone on his back. Balance issues!
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ShamelessAardvark In reply to ??? [2009-11-28 19:59:02 +0000 UTC]
I like it! It's a very happy, laser firing picture! I think this shows that Shadow is clearly a very nice dragon.:3
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TwilightSaint In reply to ShamelessAardvark [2009-11-28 20:44:21 +0000 UTC]
Ha-ha, lol, yeah! And Shadow is a nice dragon - he just looks intimidating!
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ShamelessAardvark In reply to TwilightSaint [2009-11-28 21:42:08 +0000 UTC]
Looking intimidating can be a huge advantage, though.
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TwilightSaint In reply to ShamelessAardvark [2009-11-30 00:06:03 +0000 UTC]
Oh, yes, definitely! Which is another reason Saint trains him to stay away from the knights - they might think he's a fierce dragon and attack him! *pats Shadow on head*
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ShamelessAardvark In reply to TwilightSaint [2009-11-30 04:50:37 +0000 UTC]
It's a good thing he stays away form them! That would be awful if he got hurt.D:
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TwilightSaint In reply to ShamelessAardvark [2009-11-30 05:19:39 +0000 UTC]
Oh, yeah - especially at this point, since he's rather small and inexperienced with life. (He got his horns stuck in some vines/weeds! ) Once he gets bigger, though, the knights don't attack him - they run!
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ShamelessAardvark In reply to TwilightSaint [2009-11-30 10:15:42 +0000 UTC]
Hehehe, I can totally see him getting stuck..XD!
Hopefully he'll have a friendly look so that the knights aren't afraid of him. I'd be sad if people were afraid of me.
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TwilightSaint In reply to ShamelessAardvark [2009-12-01 08:47:03 +0000 UTC]
Even so, the knights would be worried he's a 'rogue dragon' - wild, nasty dragons that live in the wilderness who enjoy late 'knight' snacks. XD They're rare, but they're there...
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ShamelessAardvark In reply to TwilightSaint [2009-12-01 15:46:42 +0000 UTC]
But Shadow wouldn't be a rouge! Hehehe, late 'knight' snacks..XD
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TwilightSaint In reply to ShamelessAardvark [2009-12-02 06:36:11 +0000 UTC]
No, he's not, but they're still not too careful!
(It's pretty obvious when a dragon is rogue, though. I actually incorperate some of the 'dragons burninating villages (and their thatch-roofed cottages! ) and stealing maidens' into the epic. Aila is actually unsure whether to help Shadow or not because she's heard all the stories of the evil dragons stealing pretty girls.
Man, I love working with history/fantasy at the same time...
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ShamelessAardvark In reply to TwilightSaint [2009-12-02 06:38:33 +0000 UTC]
Depending on who owned the rouge dragon (if that's even possible, I don't think I'd mind getting captured. Especially if it were Altair.:3
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TwilightSaint In reply to ShamelessAardvark [2009-12-02 06:51:38 +0000 UTC]
Nope - rogue dragons are wild and wrathful. O.o Few riders can tame rogue dragons - and even then, they need lots of armour and equipment including muzzles for the dragons - and even even then...their lives are often cut short...if you know what I mean.
Captured by...
...an Altair dragon? 83
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ShamelessAardvark In reply to TwilightSaint [2009-12-02 07:22:02 +0000 UTC]
Ah. I take back being captured by one. oAo
Ooh, an Altair dragon..*drools*
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TwilightSaint In reply to ShamelessAardvark [2009-12-03 03:10:42 +0000 UTC]
Yeah - they're kinda mean and nasty and...rogue!
I bet he'd be feathery. XD
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ShamelessAardvark In reply to TwilightSaint [2009-12-03 03:42:33 +0000 UTC]
And not to mention sexy.
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TwilightSaint In reply to ShamelessAardvark [2009-12-04 22:11:29 +0000 UTC]
( < the ongoing ohnoes. XD )
He'd be very strong...
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ShamelessAardvark In reply to TwilightSaint [2009-12-04 23:42:07 +0000 UTC]
XD
And very swift..
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TwilightSaint In reply to ShamelessAardvark [2009-12-06 06:59:24 +0000 UTC]
But...but...if he's so swift, then...it'd be over quickly.
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ShamelessAardvark In reply to TwilightSaint [2009-12-06 08:36:52 +0000 UTC]
Unless he knew how to please.:3
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TwilightSaint In reply to ShamelessAardvark [2009-12-06 18:58:46 +0000 UTC]
I'm sure he would... 83
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ShamelessAardvark In reply to TwilightSaint [2009-12-06 19:01:14 +0000 UTC]
But..I think he would accidentally kill a human if he did..
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TwilightSaint In reply to ShamelessAardvark [2009-12-07 15:42:45 +0000 UTC]
Maybe one would be glad it was over quickly. XD
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ShamelessAardvark In reply to TwilightSaint [2009-12-07 23:45:04 +0000 UTC]
Maybe..Unless it was really good.
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DraveDragonheart In reply to ??? [2009-11-28 18:42:35 +0000 UTC]
Quasar (thats reapeated twice isnt it lolz XD at least i think it is O_o)
hah really nice picture getting the feeling of enjoyment out of this nice work
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Spiritwollf In reply to ??? [2009-11-28 14:21:25 +0000 UTC]
Awesome! Nice work with the lineless, this turned out really great! The water especially looks amazing.
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TwilightSaint In reply to Spiritwollf [2009-11-28 19:15:05 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! I'm really starting to get the hang of it...I hope, lol!
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SkulblakaSaphira In reply to ??? [2009-11-28 13:58:20 +0000 UTC]
Awesome descrption ^^
I love the pose of the blue dragon ^^
Amazing work ^^
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TwilightSaint In reply to SkulblakaSaphira [2009-11-28 19:14:39 +0000 UTC]
Thank you very much!
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Flurflur In reply to ??? [2009-11-28 13:37:32 +0000 UTC]
Waw
I love !
The expression are perfect 8D
I want to be at his place xD
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TwilightSaint In reply to Flurflur [2009-11-28 19:14:26 +0000 UTC]
Thanks!
I know, wouldn't it be fun?!
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Flurflur In reply to TwilightSaint [2009-11-28 20:08:14 +0000 UTC]
Oh yes ! It would be so fun
Imagiiiine ! You can scream full lung, and the dragon goes faster and share you're pleasure
... I will make good dream this night xD
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TwilightSaint In reply to Flurflur [2009-11-28 20:45:34 +0000 UTC]
Aw, yeah, that'd be awesome!
I always love the scenes where the dragon flies low over the river or lake or something - it always adds a more dream-like quality, methinks.
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Denodon In reply to ??? [2009-11-28 12:04:41 +0000 UTC]
Now that is awesome, especially the colours and background
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TwilightSaint In reply to Denodon [2009-11-28 19:14:10 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! I need to practice backgrounds more often, lol.
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