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Description So, seems you guys want it, so I’m making a dragon template! This is SUCH a cool challenge, since there’s not really a definite “right" way to do this since.. you know… fantasy creatures. I’m pretty much patching together a horse, a lion and a dinosaur. And.. wings. Took about 6-8 hours just to put together this sketch, but I really think it’s going to look pretty sweet when it’s all done!

Please let me hear any critique you might have as well, I know it's just a sketch and there is obviously a lot of touching up to do, but if you think you can think of something I didn't think of..... let me know?

I could use a bit more opinions though, about how much detail I should add here. I want you to be able to customise it as much as possible, so I don't know if I should add too much scales or detail, as it might be... distracting? I don't know. I thought it might be cool to add a different wings, like feathered wings, small wings.. and maybe even different body builds- small, masculine, feminine, scaly, feathered etc... So, If -IF- I were to make alternative templates or ""bonus content"", what details would you like?

Let me know anything you might think of! I NEED IDEAS/OPINIONS K THX BYE


and I guess I should add
THIS SKETCH IS NOT A TEMPLATE FOR YOU TO USE - so please don't copy/steal/overlyreference this etc or else I'll be very very sad Instead wait until it's actually done and purchase the template when it's all fab and finished! Happiness guaranteed on both parts! :3

(I'll put a link -here- when it's ready to use )
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Comments: 37

LeadTheDinosaurMan [2014-08-12 12:53:54 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!

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Panimated In reply to LeadTheDinosaurMan [2014-08-12 14:48:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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LeadTheDinosaurMan In reply to Panimated [2014-08-12 14:59:58 +0000 UTC]

Welcome.

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Zoxyn [2013-08-18 21:02:44 +0000 UTC]

what program do you use to animate?

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Panimated In reply to Zoxyn [2013-08-21 19:59:33 +0000 UTC]

Adobe photoshop and flash. I've got an FAQ on my main page

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Zoxyn In reply to Panimated [2013-08-22 02:17:06 +0000 UTC]

sorry... i sould of checked. anywho thx!

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MiwaTaoreta [2013-08-08 11:23:08 +0000 UTC]

Just wondered why you decided not to let the wings fold? Any animal iI see walking almost never have their wings out.
Anyways, great work! Can't wait to see more WIPs of this! :3

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Panimated In reply to MiwaTaoreta [2013-08-09 22:02:41 +0000 UTC]

I just didn't want the wings blocking the view of the body :3 i wasn't sure about making them fully unfolded either so I went for a halfway solution so it looks somewhat natural ans still has a good view. And thank yer!

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Hills-to-Sky [2013-08-02 02:43:09 +0000 UTC]

Wow, can't wait to see the finished product, but I was wondering after you've done this you should try one running and maybe make it thinner?

By the way, how do you get the frames the same size and shape? I ry but i never get it right

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Panimated In reply to Hills-to-Sky [2013-08-02 08:48:26 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, that's the thing, there are so many shapes of dragons I have no idea where to start- so I just begun with the one I like the best :3 If this becomes more or less successful I might make another one. 
And how I keep the proportions the same? Well I guess practice- I struggled with it quite a lot before but as I've practiced I've become more consistent. 

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Hills-to-Sky In reply to Panimated [2013-08-02 23:02:35 +0000 UTC]

Okay, thanks for that! I'll start trying

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TomorrowsPromises [2013-07-30 21:08:05 +0000 UTC]

The wing movements look a little stiff, and idk, it just seems like they're kinda doing their own thing and not really moving with the rest of the body *shrugs*
But I love the head and leg motions, this is a really good start ^^

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Panimated In reply to TomorrowsPromises [2013-08-02 08:50:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Yeah that might be right I wasn't sure what to do with the wings, hopefully it'll look better when it's all animated frame by frame.

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TomorrowsPromises In reply to Panimated [2013-08-03 02:06:39 +0000 UTC]

I can't wait to see it!

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NinGeko [2013-07-29 20:59:21 +0000 UTC]

so you'll ad more in-betweens? 

But that is lovey all on it's own! love it~

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Panimated In reply to NinGeko [2013-08-02 08:52:22 +0000 UTC]

I don't know, it's at 14 frames now, so with in-between it so it can run smoothly on 24fps it would be 28 frames.. Which would look sweeeet, but I think might be a bit much for a template.. I'll see how much work it turns out to be

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NinGeko In reply to Panimated [2013-08-02 21:36:33 +0000 UTC]

tee hee oks~ I'm not asking you to put your heart and soul into it because animation takes up so much time and effort but yeah XD

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Mihasik [2013-07-29 18:45:32 +0000 UTC]

Oh, nice! I'll love to see it finished!)

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Panimated In reply to Mihasik [2013-07-29 19:50:23 +0000 UTC]

Yayy thanks, I'm looking forward to it myself haha ;_;

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Mihasik In reply to Panimated [2013-07-29 21:26:26 +0000 UTC]

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trisharooz [2013-07-29 18:25:32 +0000 UTC]

This will be very very awesome. I can't wait to see the finished version!

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Panimated In reply to trisharooz [2013-07-29 19:48:50 +0000 UTC]

yippeeeeh thanks! I will work hard to get it finished quickkk... ish

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trisharooz In reply to Panimated [2013-07-30 16:05:43 +0000 UTC]

lol XD

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SapphireClaw [2013-07-29 17:33:27 +0000 UTC]

So awesome! Good luck with the rest! ^u^

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Panimated In reply to SapphireClaw [2013-07-29 19:49:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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kaiathedragon13 [2013-07-29 15:50:48 +0000 UTC]

Really nice, looks great so far ;w;

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Panimated In reply to kaiathedragon13 [2013-07-29 15:53:19 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou!

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Louisetheanimator [2013-07-29 15:42:41 +0000 UTC]

Great templete. ^^

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Panimated In reply to Louisetheanimator [2013-07-29 15:47:09 +0000 UTC]

Thanks :3

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KoniCorgi [2013-07-29 15:19:29 +0000 UTC]

I think the tail should move a little bit more, but maybe it's like that because it's a sketch! c: But it looks really great 

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Panimated In reply to KoniCorgi [2013-07-29 15:39:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Ah yeah the tail is a bit lazy here because I just cut it into two bits and moved them around to get a rough idea I was thinking it should be sort of solid, something like the tail on a t-rex or something? I'm not sure though, maybe it would be cooler with a kinda snaky, wavy, just a more flexible tail?

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KoniCorgi In reply to Panimated [2013-07-29 15:44:16 +0000 UTC]

I think kinda snaky would be awesome, but that's my vision of the dragon anatomy .. everyone's dragons are different :3

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Panimated In reply to KoniCorgi [2013-07-29 15:54:36 +0000 UTC]

Yeah that's the thing right ;_; Maybe I should try to make it kinda in-between solid and snaky. I'll try and see how it looks!

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KoniCorgi In reply to Panimated [2013-07-29 16:00:45 +0000 UTC]

Can't wait to see it done!

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PantherMinx [2013-07-29 15:16:23 +0000 UTC]

You should add a tank on its back.

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Panimated In reply to PantherMinx [2013-07-29 15:40:35 +0000 UTC]

ahahaha, like a fish-tank? or a military-tank-tank? anyways, darnit why didn't I think of that.

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PantherMinx In reply to Panimated [2013-07-29 16:09:22 +0000 UTC]

Tank dragon, to war!

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