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Description Seeing how my time is limited to colour stuff on the computer, it takes a while before a picture is finished. So in the meanwhile, I'll upload a doodle, which I hope you'll still find interesting x3 And it shows something different than KND too!

This is Epsi, a dragon character I came up with. I haven't got too much background around her yet (figuratively speaking), but I have thought of a couple of stuff about her, which was a lot of fun to do :3

She's not a big dragon, I'd say about the size of a Shetland Pony or a St. Bernard.
She can't breathe fire like most dragons can. She's an air type, which manifests itself through her excellent flying abilities and incredible speed.

Along with this, I imagine the much taller dragons (and the more unkind ones too) to mock her for her small size. That is, until she starts flying and outdoes pretty much all of them in speed and agility XD She's very, very fast.
Because she's so small, she's very lean and nimble and her body is mainly built to move aerodynamicly. Therefore, she has no large horns or grand ornaments that might be in the way when she flies.
Also, when gaining more speed, her wings go incredibly fast so they'll move in a blur, much like those of a hummingbird x3

Since she can't breathe any fire or such, her defence mainly lies in her speed, agility and wit; and also her ability to hide in small cracks or holes. She can also use her horns, in case of emergency. Charging at such speed, a fierce headbutt will most certainly hurt x3

Oh, and as you might see, she has pretty swirly markings on her head and her back :3 Kinda to represent the whole "air"-thing, y'know
Oh, and she'll probably be blue, but I haven't gotten the change to decide on any final colours yet. Might be more of that later x3

Okay, that'd be it for now! ^w^

Tools: Pencil


Epsi & artwork © *OrionStorm
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Comments: 34

theresamooseloose [2009-09-28 19:22:54 +0000 UTC]

this is wonderful! I LOVE the swirley pattern, and the feet are excelent! ^^

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OrionStorm In reply to theresamooseloose [2009-09-29 18:48:24 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much for the kind words! I'm happy you like her design! ^-^

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theresamooseloose In reply to OrionStorm [2009-09-29 18:55:15 +0000 UTC]

like it? I LOVE it! I also forgot to mention I like the wings and eyes, they look so realistic!

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Redtriangle [2009-09-09 22:04:04 +0000 UTC]

That's cute!

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Fhujmasterofhedgehog [2009-09-08 16:13:04 +0000 UTC]

Well, the more frontward back foot needs to have the angle on it adjusted slightly. The perspective on it seems a tiny bit skewed ^^ It needs to go diagonally up instead of straight to give the foot more dimension.As if from the back it's really square when since it's a paw it should be a bit........... more..... perspectivey (I can redline what I mean for you if you prefer x.x; I literally suck at describing stuff)

The wings are the only anatomical part that needs word, in my opinion. If you look at a bat wing/bird wing/etc, you'll notice it has about three sections, just like a human arm. You have the fore arm, the back part of the arm...... (the thing connected to your shoulders part of the arm) and the hands. The back part of the arm is where the wings begin. this branches into the fore arm, and the hand is the majority of the wing. Think of the fingers as the parts of the wing that are like... the thin bones that run on the wing to make it not so..... flabby. (based on bat evolution that's what the say they are anyways)

I'm failing at explaining this, I'll be better over msn or something xO

Make the wings like the arm and the thumb = the sharp claw at the top of the wing.

For cartoony dragons (Shoyrus for example) They minimize it and draw it like yours, which makes it fine, but at the same time, it's 3 joints and not two that make up the wing.

In short, I'd add a bit more bend to the wings to give it like an elbow where the curve is most prominent on your current pictures *just fails flat out in explaining this so ignore this if it's impossible to understand*

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OrionStorm In reply to Fhujmasterofhedgehog [2009-09-08 17:24:19 +0000 UTC]

Ah-huh, ah-huh *writes down eagerly* Thanks for the info on the wings! ^^ I really have a lot of difficulty on those. I'm not entirely sure if I understood everything, but I think I do ^^ That'll be mainly due the language barrier and not the explanation though x3; I really appreciate you putting your time into this! Thanks a lot! These are really good pointers n__n

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Fhujmasterofhedgehog In reply to OrionStorm [2009-09-08 17:58:51 +0000 UTC]

They are? To me they seem like ramblings. xD;

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PlyJulia20 [2009-09-08 01:25:11 +0000 UTC]

That looks sweet! I would love to have it as a pet lol, it looks so adorable! Awesome job Jas!

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OrionStorm In reply to PlyJulia20 [2009-09-08 14:30:25 +0000 UTC]

Yes, she is rather pet-sized XD You can even put on a leash or something Though she'll probably take you for a walk/fly, rather than the opposite Thanks Rachel!

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PlyJulia20 In reply to OrionStorm [2009-09-09 08:09:54 +0000 UTC]

Heh,talk about some pet.xD You're welcome Jas!

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Pandamunk [2009-09-08 00:19:45 +0000 UTC]

Aww'n she looks so cute! I'd bet she'd be real cute in real life too...Her background (the written one XD) seems cool...hmm, I haven't got around to doing my dragon yet . . .Hmm... I think I might have to change Tiral's color and everything.

Oh, and I like the idea of how her wings are like a hummmingbird's..very clever

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OrionStorm In reply to Pandamunk [2009-09-08 14:29:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Paula! They're a lot of fun to work on, these dragons x3 I bet yours would look so cool too! Yay, and then they could be friends! :3 They all hatched at the same time after all I'm glad you like the hummingbird idea too! For some reason I could just picture that on her, the wings going all "trrrrrrrrrrrrrr..." XD Thank ya! ^.-

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Pandamunk In reply to OrionStorm [2009-09-09 01:48:31 +0000 UTC]

Yay, friends with the same birthday! Lol, "trrrrrrrrrrrrrr".....It does seem to fit her, it'll go great with her element! No problem, Jas!

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vasogoma [2009-09-07 23:06:37 +0000 UTC]

awesome drawing! it is truly one of my fav dragon drawings until now I'm in love with that cute little dragon

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OrionStorm In reply to vasogoma [2009-09-08 14:26:40 +0000 UTC]

Wow, thank a lot! x3 I'm glad you like her design! ^-^

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Fhujmasterofhedgehog [2009-09-07 21:41:02 +0000 UTC]

It's really cute x3!
If you want a few critiques on the anatomy, I can, but it's really hardly noticable and it's sooo cute x3

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OrionStorm In reply to Fhujmasterofhedgehog [2009-09-08 14:26:16 +0000 UTC]

Sure! ^^ You're always free to point out things that don't look correct =] Then I know where I can improve, I certainly don't mind any critique at all! I can only learn from it x3 I've already decided I need to work on the wings though, they always give me the hardest time Like they're less attached to her body or something, maybe I should study some bat pictures or something xD

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Fhujmasterofhedgehog In reply to OrionStorm [2009-09-08 16:14:11 +0000 UTC]

I tried to explain, I really did T.T

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KNDnumbuh8 [2009-09-07 19:59:00 +0000 UTC]

Wat een schattige draak. Zo lief! In het plaatje lijkt het alsof ze eenzaam is en heel graag een nieuwe vriend zoekt. :3 Ze lijkt me een heel lief en verlegen draakje. ^o^ Mooi werk, Jasmien. Ik weet nu hoe het merk ' Pepsi' is ontstaan.

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OrionStorm In reply to KNDnumbuh8 [2009-09-08 14:23:37 +0000 UTC]

XD Ja, inderdaad, ik denk dat de vergelijking met "Pepsi" niet zover te zoeken is
Dankjewel Astrid! Ik heb haar persoonlijkheid nog niet helemaal afgewerkt, maar ik denk dat je wel gelijk hebt met wat je daar zegt x3 Ik denk niet dat ze al veel draken van haar eigen grootte ontmoet heeft, dus is ze inderdaad misschien wel op zoek ^^ Maar ze kan ook zeker haar mannetje wel staan x3 Dat moet wel, als je omringd wordt door soortgenoten die allemaal veel groter zijn dan jij

Nogmaal superhard bedankt voor de lieve comment! Ik ben blij dat je 't goed vind! ^-^

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canadianshawna87 [2009-09-07 19:52:03 +0000 UTC]

What a cute and wonderful dragon design, Jas! I like what I see of Epsi so far, nearly everything about her is quite unique. I cannot wait to see the colourized version of her, once you get her patterns down. Great job on just the pencil sketch, though...Everything looks rather fine and correct. ^^

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OrionStorm In reply to canadianshawna87 [2009-09-08 14:21:16 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot for those kind words, Shawn! It is, as always, very much appreciated I'm not so familiar with this kind of anatomy though, so it's a nice change to work on some of this =] Thanks again! ^^

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canadianshawna87 In reply to OrionStorm [2009-09-08 15:26:33 +0000 UTC]

You're Welcome, Jas!

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donna626 [2009-09-07 17:49:38 +0000 UTC]

Oooh I like her design. Air type, huh? We rarely see that anymore. But heck, it makes her even more unique!

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OrionStorm In reply to donna626 [2009-09-08 14:20:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Donna! x3 I'm glad you like her! ^^

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donna626 In reply to OrionStorm [2009-09-08 19:46:05 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome my friend!

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Jose-Ramiro [2009-09-07 16:55:11 +0000 UTC]

Very cute pic.

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Allie-Twig [2009-09-07 16:38:56 +0000 UTC]

"Along with this, I imagine the much taller dragons (and the more unkind ones too) to mock her for her small size." XD! It's a female version of Spyro! I kid, I kid. ^^

She looks so much like a lil' sweetheart, Jas. You draw dragons great, over eleventy billion times than I do. Her wings and markings are so unique!

I hope to see her in color soon, if we do.

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OrionStorm In reply to Allie-Twig [2009-09-08 14:19:52 +0000 UTC]

XD Really?? I didn't know Spyro was mocked by the taller dragons! Poor Spyro *pats* But he'll show them though! :3 Just like lil' Epsi here x3 *pats to*
Thanks so much for the lovely comment, Allie! I hope to draw more of her too soon =] Dragons are always so much fun x3 And I do think you're awesome at drawing them, your style is so unique :3 It is, it is! ^-^ *nods* Thanks a whooooole lot!

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shantais [2009-09-07 15:51:03 +0000 UTC]

how adorable she looks almost like a fairy dragon xD
If I could make a suggestion I think that yellow color for her woulb be great but since she's a fairy dragon she needs a blue tummy remain hidden even in the sky

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OrionStorm In reply to shantais [2009-09-08 14:17:59 +0000 UTC]

She's not really a fairy dragon Although she might be small x3 I figured too, since she's an air type and spends most of her time up in the sky, the colour blue would make for good camouflage x3 I'm glad you like the design though! Thanks a lot!

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xMoonDreamsx [2009-09-07 15:50:33 +0000 UTC]

waoh the drawing is amazing ^^

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OrionStorm In reply to xMoonDreamsx [2009-09-08 14:16:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you x3

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xMoonDreamsx In reply to OrionStorm [2009-09-08 15:51:01 +0000 UTC]

^^

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