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TwilightSaint — Flight Through the Fjord

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It's time for some serious lineless practice.

It's also time for some serious background practice.


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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
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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 ??? [2012-06-06 01:03:09 +0000 UTC]

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Iammaddiiee In reply to TwilightSaint [2012-06-07 22:53:41 +0000 UTC]

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HeroZeldaWolf123 [2012-03-15 19:27:34 +0000 UTC]

this reminds me soo much of how to train a dragon its awesome

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TwilightSaint In reply to HeroZeldaWolf123 [2012-03-23 01:27:11 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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HeroZeldaWolf123 In reply to TwilightSaint [2012-03-23 01:27:56 +0000 UTC]

ur welcome ^^

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LalunaCatchadora [2011-12-13 15:56:16 +0000 UTC]

The most fun you can have is with a good friend even if they are a dragon

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TwilightSaint In reply to LalunaCatchadora [2011-12-14 03:25:38 +0000 UTC]

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inejwstine [2011-08-17 02:24:27 +0000 UTC]

Haha! They both look like they're enjoying themselves! ^^

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TwilightSaint In reply to inejwstine [2011-10-19 18:12:14 +0000 UTC]

Definitely! ^^

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Snufbat [2011-07-05 20:40:58 +0000 UTC]

omg this is awsome!

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TwilightSaint In reply to Snufbat [2011-07-05 21:50:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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DARaabe [2011-07-03 19:03:44 +0000 UTC]

Great! This perspective is wonderful and the painting is awsome!

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TwilightSaint In reply to DARaabe [2011-07-05 21:50:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Geoclaxus [2011-02-08 05:10:36 +0000 UTC]

First of all, this is REALLY well done! Your dragon anatomy and your human anatomy are flawless! I absolutely love this! With this style of art at your arsenal, you could potentially make your story into a well-drawn comic, if you wanted to.
Secondly, I don't think that Shadow looks fat. He is a young dragon, and all young dragons would have remnants of baby fat. As he grows older, his fat will come off of him (besides, my fat would bring his fat to shame).
Thirdly, about this story of yours, will you perhaps have it published if it is destined to be a novel of sorts? Also, in this story, can Shadow speak? Or is his intelligence relatively that of a puppy? I love reading stories where dragons are as intelligent as we are.
Fourthly, I see that many people comment that this picture reminds them of Toothless. I admit, when I first heard of the movie, I thought it was going to be overly goofy and retarded. However, I bought it anyway and watched it, and I didn't regret it in the slightest! It is now one of my most favorite movies!
Lastly, I'm a fast reader, so before I forget...BRISINGR! No; I mean Rayquaza! Er-I mean quasar!
Can't wait to read this story that you're making; it'll probably be awesome!

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TwilightSaint In reply to Geoclaxus [2011-03-04 23:40:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!
I actually toyed around with the idea of a comic, but I just didn't have the time to really do it how I would've wanted it to be. XP
As for the story, I would actually loooooove to make movies - feature-length - about a couple stories of mine, but I'm sure I'm one in what? Some million who would love to do that? But they are being written - various stages - just in novel form.
But the dragons don't speak/use magic or anything. They're less intelligent than humans, but more intelligent than any other animal. They understand human language, but not math or whatever, lol, and can communicate back to people through grunts/growls and body language. ^^
I LOVED HTTYD!!! I was so excited to see it, and it was really a super great movie - story and everything, it was excellently done.
Thanks again! (If you're serious about reading parts of my story, just note me! ^^ )

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Geoclaxus In reply to TwilightSaint [2011-03-10 07:42:02 +0000 UTC]

Ah; I see. So these dragons in your story are smarter than most birds, but not so much as humans?
That is an interesting concept that has never been tried before! Still, it would be awesome to fly on a dragon's back, in my opinion (it would also be interesting to actually be a dragon as well).
So, in this regard, Shadow would be a lot like Toothless in terms of intelligence.
I am indeed serious about reading this story you're forming! It sounds awesome!
And yes, HTTYD was a lot better than I originally thought it was going to be! I love watching movies in which dragons are portrayed in a more positive light rather than being evil fire-breathing monsters from the fiery pits of Hell.
Anyway; I look forward to your story!

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TwilightSaint In reply to Geoclaxus [2011-03-21 23:01:06 +0000 UTC]

Affirmative. ^^
Ah, I'd love to have a dragon to fly around on and keep me company - lol, big company! But it'd be so convenient if I wanted to go somewhere super far, super fast! 80
Yeah, Shadow's a lot like Toothless, come to think of it, except less proud and more young-dragon-playful. If you wanna read it, note me to remind me and I'll send you a bit!

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Geoclaxus In reply to TwilightSaint [2011-03-22 07:15:21 +0000 UTC]

Good to know! It makes me wonder what Shadow does to amuse himself; especially while having company around.
And, I'll be sure to remind you at some point. No problem!

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MorganBanner [2011-01-23 23:18:42 +0000 UTC]

"Quasar"

I really like Shadow's expression. The tubby dragon looks like he's having fun!

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TwilightSaint In reply to MorganBanner [2011-03-04 23:36:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! And yes, he needs to go on a diet!

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Bronzewinged [2010-12-11 20:17:07 +0000 UTC]

I unfortunally haven't come across this nice looking dragon before but I like the motion in this picture... And before I forget "Quasar" ^_^

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TwilightSaint In reply to Bronzewinged [2010-12-12 19:57:04 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot!

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Gryphon24 [2010-11-25 04:51:19 +0000 UTC]

Talk about a wild ride!! YEE-HA!!!

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TwilightSaint In reply to Gryphon24 [2010-11-29 06:02:07 +0000 UTC]

Super speed!

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nuvalo [2010-11-09 09:48:48 +0000 UTC]

Cool, this picture is awesome. And you did a great job with the background.

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TwilightSaint In reply to nuvalo [2010-11-29 06:02:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot!

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umerr2000 [2010-10-19 08:07:11 +0000 UTC]

why does this remind me of eragon? +P

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TwilightSaint In reply to umerr2000 [2010-11-05 22:17:56 +0000 UTC]

Blue dragons remind everyone of Eragon. Like purple dragons Spyro, etc...

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umerr2000 In reply to TwilightSaint [2010-11-06 12:05:55 +0000 UTC]

haha well yeahh!

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Kiunlo [2010-10-12 05:23:34 +0000 UTC]

Omg this is so awesome! I just love it! I love saint's face expression Priceless!!

Quasar...................

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TwilightSaint In reply to Kiunlo [2010-11-05 22:18:02 +0000 UTC]

Lol, thanks!

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Kiunlo In reply to TwilightSaint [2010-11-06 03:54:39 +0000 UTC]

Lol, your welcome!

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FelonDog [2010-09-09 04:08:09 +0000 UTC]

"Quasar."

Their expressions are so cute and happy! And the dragon looks awesome! Nice work!

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TwilightSaint In reply to FelonDog [2010-11-05 22:18:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Gothic-Wolfie [2010-08-15 10:24:37 +0000 UTC]

nice, the expressions are really good and the background is very well drawn

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TwilightSaint In reply to Gothic-Wolfie [2010-08-20 04:48:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot!

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angelkittenheart [2010-08-02 10:05:14 +0000 UTC]

This picture reminds me of the movie "How to train your dragon". So very cute, and awww..poor girl getting scalped. x.x

Quasar

Looks like a fun ride! And very well done.

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TwilightSaint In reply to angelkittenheart [2010-08-20 04:50:08 +0000 UTC]

Lol, it does! Best movie EVER! 8D Thanks!

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Jenu1 [2010-06-14 16:16:11 +0000 UTC]

"Quasar"

I LOVE the expressions in this one, soooo cool!!

Also, where is this story!!?! WANT WANT WANT!!!

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TwilightSaint In reply to Jenu1 [2010-08-20 04:48:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

I can send you this scene, via note? (I didn't 'cause my last note was freakin' long enough already. )

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Jenu1 In reply to TwilightSaint [2010-08-21 08:47:16 +0000 UTC]

Welcome!

Yes please! *want* (Oh yeah, and my note was longer still. Soon enough we'll be writing whole novels back and forth, XDDD)

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TwilightSaint In reply to Jenu1 [2010-08-22 18:14:09 +0000 UTC]

(Lol, yeah, that's what happens! The exponential growth has begun! :0 )

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Jenu1 In reply to TwilightSaint [2010-08-22 21:16:48 +0000 UTC]

XDD

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Lethonian [2010-06-11 00:12:18 +0000 UTC]

I like this. It gives you a feel of real fun and adventure, you can see how happy they both are, flying through the Fjord. The mist going through the kids hair and the wind blowing through both their faces.

This is indeed, a flight through the Fjord. Keep up the nice work

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TwilightSaint In reply to Lethonian [2010-08-20 04:50:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot - this is definitely one of my favourite pieces I've ever done!

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Lethonian In reply to TwilightSaint [2010-08-20 15:38:40 +0000 UTC]

^^

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Mystic-Nasumi [2010-06-05 17:31:01 +0000 UTC]

quasar!

LOL about the fat rolls! I love the stories you write for your pictures

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TwilightSaint In reply to Mystic-Nasumi [2010-08-20 04:49:05 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Spere94 [2010-05-26 12:12:55 +0000 UTC]

haha. cool!

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TwilightSaint In reply to Spere94 [2010-05-29 16:14:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! ^^

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