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Published: 2014-03-22 02:17:11 +0000 UTC; Views: 6330; Favourites: 598; Downloads: 0
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This is a speedpaint commission for Thunderfox on Flightrising. Thunderfox asked me to paint her darling Imperial, Locksley , sunbathing.I spent more time on this than I had planned, so it isn't *really* a speedpaint anymore, but the extra time was certainly worth it. The picture just needed a little extra love to be truly finished. I don't mind putting extra time into an image if it needs it.
I have five of these to do, so... should I post them separately, or together? I don't want to spam everyone with a billion portraits, the portraits should be detailed enough to warrant individual uploads (I hope).
Critiques are fine!
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Art © 2014 by aboveClouds
Flight Rising/imperials belong to Stormlight Workshop
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Comments: 57
Awesome painting! He looks so much like Haku, but with feathered wings and a lot bigger!
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Thank you very much! Yeah, the Imperial dragons always remind me of Haku. ^^
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Is there a name for this kind of dragon, because that looks an awful lot like Haku from Spirited Away.
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It's an Imperial breed dragon from Flight Rising. Here's some info about them: flightrising.com/main.php?p=wi…
But either way, both Haku and Imperials are heavily based on eastern dragons. I'd have to count the # of toes to give you a specific country, though.
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The colors and lighting really give it that summer atmosphere, amazing work!
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Wow, such an amazing picture. The colors - the perspective - awesome. Truly awesome!
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Thank you very much! It was a difficult perspective to pull off for sure, but I had fun with it. ^^
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My goodness, this is beautiful. I love the texture and his serene expression. It almost has a watercolor type feel to it, which is quite lovely. <3
The wing looks a touch on the small side, however I think that's probably due to the perspective on his lovely face.
I look forward to seeing more of these!
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Thank you very much! 
Yeah, I kind of tossed in the wing at the last moment so it is a little small. Thanks for the feedback!
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Imperials are so pretty >.< But mostly grumpy....From where I am in the list but I am hoping to join "Flight Rising" anyway...Just need to learn about Speed painting...
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The ironic thing is that Imperials used to be the super expensive, in-vogue breed that only millionaires could afford. But now they're one of the most common breeds on the site due to overbreeding.
...Though that happens a lot on FlightRising, to be honest. If you want a pretty dragon for cheap, all you gotta do is wait 4 months.
And I'm happy to hear that you'd like to join FlightRising. Would you like some tips on how to play the game?
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Yes, I would love some interesting tips on the game. Would you like me to tell you my specialties?
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Like breeding specialties or...?
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Others........Like my Real life stuff lol, I am not human I can go ahead and tell you that bud....Back flips every second... and My most area I like to overlook is the plateau in china. Glorious!
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Um, no, that's okay. ^^
But as for tips: When you first join you'll want to pay close attention to the colors of the flight that you're joining 'cause it determines the eyecolor of *all* of your hatchlings. I'd recommend that you pick a flight with your favorite dragon colors. So if you like red dragons, join plague. If you like green dragons, join nature. If you tell me your favorite color, I'll let you know which flight will match it the best.
Primary is the dragon's body color. Secondary is the dragon's wing color. Tertiary is invisible unless you add a tertiary gene. Most tertiary genes are like markings or tattoos all over the body, but underbelly (which changes the dragon's belly color) is also a tertiary gene.
Also, when you're making your first dragon, try to make it an XXY, XYX, or XYY dragon because those are the easiest to work with.
- XXY mean that the first and secondary color are the same, while the tertiary is different. Examples: flightrising.com/main.php?drag… flightrising.com/main.php?drag… flightrising.com/main.php?drag… This really shows off the tertiary gene.
-XYX means that the primary and tertiary are the same, while the secondary is different. Examples: flightrising.com/main.php?drag… flightrising.com/main.php?drag… It's a great way to add a tertiary gene which will show up only on the wings.
-XYY means that the secondary and tertiary are the same, while the primary is different. This looks *wonderful* with underbelly. Examples: flightrising.com/main.php?drag… flightrising.com/main.php?drag…
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Interesting! I will....Try to remember that.
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One last thing: Color is the most important thing in Flight Rising, so it's important to be mindful of your breedings. It's super difficult to sell dragons in general, but if you have the right colors and genes, you can still get good money from your hatchlings.
Aaaand... I don't think the game lets you choose the tertiary color of your first dragon. So you'd probably be best to choose your favorite color for both your primary and secondary color and leave it at that. That way, you won't end up with a horribly ugly dragon if you end up with a super random tertiary color (I mean, any color could work as an underbelly, right?).
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[Possibly] "Great! I have no clue what goes around on the internet!"
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Are you open for commissions on Flightrising?
incredible portrait by the way :>
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Thanks for the interest! I'd like to finish off the commissions I have before I take more, but I can add you onto the ping list if you'd like.
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It depends on how much c: Do you have info on your profile?
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My thread is over here:
flightrising.com/main.php?p=mb…
Note: I'm raising the prices to 200k next time.
+25k for gembond or crackle
+25k for complex pieces of apparel (like the Crown of Bones).
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I LOVE this! Omg the lighting in this is just DIVINE!!! I love how it's all just yellows and greens and blues I LOVE BLUE and omg that precious yellow lighting ahhhh it's amazing! I love the way it bounces off of his little wing gems like that!. Omg how do you even do gem lighting. HOW. Ugh I love the soft gritty texture in this too. And all that lively fur detail. Ugh Pash THIS IS SO PRETTY!!!!!! Amazing job!!
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AHHH THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! <3 <3 <3 *rubs your faaaace*
Oh man, I love how the yellows and the blues work together toooo. Ever since I learned about the overuse of orange and blue in movies and such, I've been addicted to using them in my artwork. The difference is that I try to use them *well* instead of making everyone look like Snooki for no reason. >___>
About the gems: I don't know! I got frustrated with them and slapped different colors everywhere and it somehow worked. I'm super surprised that my chaotic color mashing somehow worked.
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Way to handle the clown/gembond look! It flows together so nicely~
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Thanks, Arfy! The gembond was more difficult than I thought it would be, but I figured it out in the end. The gems on the wing are actually my favorite part of the picture.
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My favorite part is actually the texture of the scales down around the curve of the neck (that is facing the sun), but the gembond on the wing is definitely a close second~
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It's beautiful C: the amount of detail in this one particular definitely warrants an individual post! So if the others are detailed like this one I'd definitely post them individually just so that we can appreciate the detail and drool all over the place!
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Thank you very much! Okay, I'll post the rest of them separately then. ^^
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Wonderful! This is a dragon I would love to meet.
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Thanks!
I wanted to meet him too... until I looked at the FR size chart: uropygid.deviantart.com/art/Fl…
He would be the purple one. O__o
...Yeah, I think I'll stick with faes and skydancers.
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Yes, but I LIKE big dragons!
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