#opened-rootbeercan

[markscherz]

How can I attract and see more salamanders? One got into our house this year (live partway in a hill) and my mom squished it accidentally. I don't know we had salamanders before that, but the one is a apparently common var.

But I definitely want to attract more salamanders. They are very cool

Woodpiles. Don't rake. Small ponds or other water features. More trees. Piles of large, flatish rocks with nice gaps in between. Moss. Salamanders will come if the habitat suits them and the connectivity is okay. You can work to make that happen.

[coldysartblog]

How long does it take you to draw a dragon? I see a LOT of detail on these things

Thank you for asking! =)Well, it depends on how much detail I go into. Something like my most recent post, or just a dragon’s head/bust, is maybe 30-45 mins  (having said that, this one in particular is pretty small in size).A full size A4 takes several hours, probably around 1hr to get through the first sketching phase and then coming up with a solid outline. Then it’s probably a couple more for the scale details and shading to finish it off. Depending on the depth of the shading as well, it can take longer. So just a few shadows for depth is quick, but something more textured like Hydreigon here requires a lot more time, so the shading ends up being the most time consuming aspect. I imagine on Hydreigon it may have taken 3+ hours to shade.

Truth be told, I don’t often keep track of how much time I take when drawing (especially since I don’t usually work for prolonged periods of time, more like a lot of short bursts) so it’s a bit of an estimation, but I’m pretty sure the time frames are roughly around that much. :)