#lunar4dayz

[icyandthefrostbites]

Got tagged by scaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarlet. And I decided to do it.

So, you’re supposed to answer 11 questions and then tag 11 other people and have them answer 11 other questions. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy.

1. why did you start following scaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarlet?

She seemed like a cool kid. And she was funny.

2. who is your fav character from kitchen au?

Ikoffee Maker

3. what would you do if scaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarlet suddenly disappeared off tumblr?

*shrugs* I’d probably bug her on her personal account, and if she doesn’t respond... bake some brownies and hope she hears? Somehow?

4. if you could be ANY character from the lunar chronicles who is 23 years old, has olive skin and darkish hair, is 6′4, has unrealistically bright green eyes, is in love with scarlet benoit and tomatoes, will eat all your fucking food, and was once a lunar special operative, who would you be and why?

Gee, I wonder. ಠ_ಠ

Anywho, being tall would be awesome. I mean, I’d be over a foot taller than myself...

5. what color is ur hair?

I’m blonde, naturally, but my hair is currently... red, blonde, and brown. The dye is fading out and the sun if bleaching it.

6. what is ur zodiac sign?

I am a Libra. ♎

7. how much fun is scaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarlet to follow and interact with?

She’s super fun! I could wrap her up in a blanket and give her cocoa and put in a Disney movie, and she’d watch it. I’d be an awesome babysitter.

8. should scaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarlet do a giveaway at 400 followers?

Sure. She might have to limit to where she can send things (shipping out of the States can be expensive), but if she feels up to it, I won’t stop her.

9. do u like scented candles?

Banana nut pudding scented is my favorite!

10. how many scented candles do u think wolf can fit in his mouth at once?

...I want to try and see...

11. if u locked cinder, kai, scarlet, wolf, cress, thorne, winter, jacin, iko, levana, and marissa meyer in a medium-sized room together for 12 hours, what would happen?

Chaos. Just... mass chaos.

So, I’ll tag... lunar4dayz, dreamlitdaedalist, missfoureyeshasarrived, thisismyfangirlface, hamdipls, sanctuaryforascrivener, httyd2lover222, kawaii-ghosuto, tremordragon, rissa-styles, and winterfellarya.

And your questions:

1. Why did you start following icyandthefrostbites?

2. Has icyandthefrostbites ever dragged you into a new fandom? If not, would you follow her into a new fandom?

3. icyandthefrostbites is 5ft exactly. How much taller than her are you? Or are you shorter?

4. Your #1 OTP of all time?

5. You’ve landed yourself in Oz. You’ve taken Dorothy’s place. What is the first thing you do?

6. You have a choice of four companions. The traditional Scarecrow, Tin Woodsman, Cowardly Lion, and Toto. Which fictional characters take their places in your journey to Oz?

7. Who is the man behind the curtain? He sends you on a quest. Do you accept?

8. Well, whether or not you wanted to, you have to do the quest. The Flying Monkeys have gained control of the Witch of the West’s citadel. What’s the fastest way to reclaim it?

9. Congrats! You’ve saved Oz from the Flying Monkeys! In return, what do each of you and your companions get?

10. Time to send you home! How do you get back?

11. I am so sorry you had to do this. But it was fun, right?

[notdoll]

uh well

ok first up apologies for pictureresponse cos this is actually a secondary account so i can’t reply to asks on it

now this is gonna be long because i am REALLY BAD AT EXPLAINS

i really have no idea how i draw dragons and this ask heralded a lot of ‘???what do i say’ at my friends

i’m a bad person to learn art from because 90% of my process is internal visualisation and it’s not very helpful to go ‘just build the dragon in your head then draw it’

dragons are not real and so you’re right there are a lot of different kinds and types and there’s no obvious references to work off but other people’s arts but this also means you can never draw a dragon wrong so you’re not failing, you’re just wanting to improve technical skills while drawing one of the hardest things ever THE FANTASY CRITTER

beyond that: just pick one to start with. i started out drawing dragons because my friends got me into a Dragonriders of Pern RP and i love drawing my characters and suddenly ‘my characters’ included dragons (and whers, which are the blocky and stumpy ‘dragons’ i draw, if you’re not a Pern fan) so i decided i was going to learn how to draw one of them

but what i did was looked through the site art which gave me a lot of ballpark ideas as to how people interpreted the dragons described in the books, and had a friend link me to sempermemor’s art because they draw some amazing dragons with A+ anatomy and then started googling different horse and dog bodyparts because EVERYTHING LOOKS BEST WHEN YOU USE A REFERENCE, REFERENCES ARE IMPORTANT and while we can’t google dragon and get references for limbs and joints that will work in real life we can make our dragons out of composites of horses, dogs, bats and lizards (chest, legs, wings, and necks and tails, respectively, and then composite together horse and dog heads)

for whers? people have told me that they use bulldogs and pitbulls for reference, because they’re shorter and stockier dogs and they have a different sort of movement (WATCH VIDEOS OF ANIMALS MOVING, to be able to understand what a realistic pose or placement of gravity will look like you need to know how things really look when they’re moving or standing)

if you wanna drag different sorts of dragons, google until you have a lot of reference art and then scrapbookpatchwork together the important animals- and accept that you’re drawing a fantasy creature and so it’s okay if you don’t draw a perfect dog leg or horse torso because in reality dragons don’t exist and are impossible so just have fun while you’re working within a fantasy medium

oh and draw a lot of stuff and throw it out, i never get anywhere without destroying a sketchbook with scribbles IT’S THE BEST WAY TO IMPROVE