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[goldenrdkin]

Night Fury Practice

Welp, the poll is done! And looks like black won! Purple is our runner-up, so it'll be used as an accent.

Aaannddd here's our finished result!

I'm really happy with how it came out (the backdrop was kinda last-minute tho), and I LOVED rendering the wings and fins! I did want to add more markings, but I ended up falling back to just shiny scales.

Now that that's done, I may do this again later on. I have a Monstrous Nightmare in the works, so perhaps...? 👀

[goldenrdkin]

Having a kintype that is hyper-social to others of the same species is fun and all, except for when you have no kinmates to interact with because the species isn't public/popular...

Currently me as Xiranoida, sitting and waiting patiently for literally any fyirkin to drop in from the sky even though ik it won't happen:

[goldenrdkin]

lets draw some httyd peepls

idk i just felt like drawing the dragon dudes

have one toofls night fury and hiccrp haddock the third

i have no clue how toothless' equipment works but y e a h i tried WHEHZE

this is only the beginning, stormfly and astrid up next :')

[goldenrdkin]

hi hello, I have been trying to practice drawing httyd dragons, and I have made a night fury here. however. I know not how to color it.

So... y'all, poll time. help me decide 🙏

What shall I color this Night Fury?

Black. just black.

Red. blood of our enemies.

Blue. uhh... da ba dee da ba di

Yellow/Orange. praise the sun.

Green. rolled in wet grass.

Purple. color of royalty.

Other (comments?)

Voting ended onFeb 21, 2023

[goldenrdkin]

D:TNR Rewrite (Update 2)

Woohoooo update 2 lets goooo

Okay anyways, wheeze- I think I have passed the brainstorming phase for Thunder specifically. At least design-wise. So, let’s talk about it!

Apologies if some of my notes are too small or hard to read. Don’t worry, none of my notes here are that important!

Inspiration

As you can see, I pulled a lot of inspiration from the Skrill in Thunder’s design. In fact, I’m planning on making Thunder part-Skrill (possible grandparent)! It will help explain his relations with the Skrill, as well as his electric abilities.

Another thing to note is that I focused more on Light Fury (LF) traits than Night Fury (NF). With Toothless being the only canon NF in the Hidden World, Nightlights would have WAY more LF traits than NF. The only NF trait I’ll give Thunder is a dark, almost black, main complexion.

Overall Design

Since I didn’t have a lot of experience drawing other HTTYD dragons, it did take a while to make a design that isn’t... well... an eyesore. Having a LF with the head shape of a Skrill makes it look VERY squished and elongated, but? I think I managed to pull it off? Maybe??

Skrills are very spiky by design, while LFs are smooth. It was actually kinda fun trying to mix spiky and smooth together, even if it looked awkward at times. I figured to sharpen the main features (edges of the wings and tail fins), and then smooth them out to help blend into the design.

I also gave him belly plates, like the Skrill. Instead of spikes along the plate edges, I gave him “nubs” that are meant to be softer, maybe even malleable. Do they look like teats? ... maybe... I might omit them in his final design, but they don’t seem that problematic imo.

I still plan on making Thunder patterned with white/cream streaks. I’m also thinking about making his eyes a very pale blue, even a little milky, reminiscent of cave animals.

Finishing Thoughts

In the end, I want this Thunder to be a lot more intimidating and fleshed-out than his show-counterpart. I want him to retain that “wild” look, especially being the first dragon we’ll meet up close. He will make the first impression, and I want it to be a good one.

If y’all have any input or opinions on this, let me know! The more input, the better! <3

[goldenrdkin]

how I feel rn

xiranoida shifts go brrrrrrrr

literally so fuckin skrungalunked,,, i can FEEL how messed up and twisted my frills are rn and its driving me nuts man Q-Q

p much bed hair but frills instead, which makes sense cause my sleep schedule is FUCKED :'D

[goldenrdkin]

Guess what y’all?

It my BIRFDAY! 🎉🎉🎊🎊

Time to partyyyy 🤘😎 (I don’t actually like parties)

Either way, yes! I have grown yet another year older. Yay me. I got a dutch apple pie though, so that’s one good thing today!