#ardest

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it's been such a long time since i've drawn Ardest, he really needed some new art c:

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yeah mirror time!!

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some trans dragons for today! just a semi-random sampling from my lair c:

Brigitta (they/them), Dare (she/her)

Lavendel (they/them), Myosotis (she/her)

Brondelle (they/them), Cinnyris (he/him), Xing (he/him)

Ardest (he/him), Grange (she/her), and Sinclair (she/her)!

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Mirror Monday!!!

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The boys!! Here are the gijinkas for bfs Keiji and Ardest!

i’ve definitely been in a gijinka mood lately haha. it’s kind of refreshing, i used to draw humans a lot more often in the past before dragons took over my life haha,, so re-sharpening my human-drawing skills is nice!

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@rex-rises​ submitted:

9. on the ask chart. Sing to me the song of your people lore.

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omg this is a submission not an ask,,,,

but ok!

9. Favorite lore dragon you own?

Tarragon, Ingot, and Ricotta are usually my go-to’s for this (though most Ricotta’s lore isn’t even on her page fadsfd) but for a change of pace I’m going with Ardest! He’s just a sweet boy who is now living his best life… a clumsy oddball of a mirror who was never any good at hunting and had difficulty fitting in with other mirrors. He was pretty young when he left his not-very-supportive family to try and pursue his dreams to be a painter! He was a starving self-taught artist who traveled city to city in western Sornieth, trying to sell his works. He was hardly famous, but he was managing well enough and came to have some decent connections in the local art communities. Eventually, he got into contact with Crystalspirit, who runs an art gallery in Florabrisa, and the two worked out a deal to put on an art-exhibit for Ardest’s works! So Artist came to stay in Florabrisa for a few months. Florabrisa, as pretty as it is, really isn’t the best location for selling art, but Ardest really grew into the community and fell in love with Keiji, an assistant chef in Florabrisa’s big kitchen. So even if his art isn’t getting as many viewers as would be ideal, he’s pretty set to stay for now c: (and he doesn’t have to worry about starving now anyway. Food is free in Florabrisa, plus he’s a great taste-tester for Keiji haha)

I do like to think that in the future Keiji and Ardest will so some travelling together around Wind so Ardest can do art shows in more prosperous areas again eventually! But they are both happy just chilling in Florabrisa for now.

thank you!!

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Boys

I like big boys

Itty bitty boys

Mississippi boys

Inner city boys

I like the pretty boys, with the bow tie

Get your nails did, let it blow dry

I like a big beard

I like a clean face

I don't discriminate, come and get a taste

From the playboys

To the gay boys

Go and slay boys, you my fave boys!

idea from @guardsbian​!! appreciate my boys >:D

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Sludge and/or tapir? :D

Sludge is a fun gene! I’m not very into goopy things honestly but...well, as Goodra had already proven for me, I don’t mind goop quite as much when it’s dragon shaped! And I think it makes for a fun gene! I like the little splotches of accent colors it can throw in too. My fave dragon with it is Ghoulash! His rust primary surprised me by having the purple accent that went with his wings. look at his purple toes! that’s all slime baby. I was happy to make him my first Sludge/Slime dragon! I have one more and hope to get a couple others in the future! might make my birthday blueberry kid have slime? (wait i just realized i spent this talking about Slime? I got the two mixed up but honestly they are the same gene to me, my opinion on one isn’t different than the other haha)

Tapir!! Tapir was one of my favorite genes at one point. I’m not sure if it still is but I enjoy it a lot! I like the sleek vertical stripes in contrast to most other stripey genes being horizontal. I think it makes a striking look! Ardest was my first Tapir dragon, I bought him when the gene was new just to give it to him! maybe not the smartest purchase I’ve made but I have 0 regrets c: (and i know some people don’t like the dots on the face, but hey, mirrors avoid that problem! they have no dots at all! i personally think the dots work on a case-by-case basis, but omg i definitely understand it making people uncomfy too dsfgfd)

thank you for the ask!!