Wow. This took longer than I had originally thought it would...
A Natsu x Lucy Unison Raid. I did Urano Metria x Fire Dragon Wing Attack, because I felt like it would be the most beautiful combined together. Especially since Lucy's a celestial spirit mage, which means she doesn't have as many personal attacks. And I think Natsu's wing attack is beautiful and the best one of his to mix with Lucy's...
Process below:
Okay, so, first I did some research...
Looking up both of their attacks, in both manga and anime, and then comparing it to other unison raids, aka Gruvia's, and trying to figure out if I want a close up front view, or a back view.
The next step was poses. I searched up some couple dynamic dance poses, because I find a lot of the fights in Fairy Tail look almost like they're dancing when they make an attack.
I'm not gonna show the poses, but I will show my sketches, and my final pose:
Next up of course, I went to bed, 😂. It was quite late.
Then in the morning, after I woke up, I finished the line art, flat colors, and rendering. I LOVE to draw galaxies, and I got a chance to practice some tools in CSP that I normally don't use, like when I made the magic circle(s). Quite fun. I'm thinking about turning it into an asset and making it available on CSP but, let me know your thoughts.
Then I did a quick bit of editing the layers in a duplicate folder to make a close up version, as well. Dang, I think over all I ended up spending eleven hours on it, giverte...
And a time lapse of my digital art process...
Originally inspired by this request by @stormbr1nger55
for @ft-platonicweek 2024, Day 6 [Prompt: Unison Raid]
This was the perfect excuse to draw one of my lowkey favorite dragon pairs, for that beautiful opposite-but-similar older and younger sibling energy. This technically counts as a sneak peak for HTRYDS but oh well, tis the season for the Unison Raid prompt and I couldn't resist. :3
They're coming to inflict every debuff at once
Version with less lighting and effects under the cut because I think it looks cool too (aka I like the hand fades)
If you discuss growth in FT characters and leave out Lucy/Wendy then you’re so wrong. These two girls have started at the lowest level and grown up so much. Quickly summing up Lucy’s growth from a celestial mage that started her magical journey at a very late age (compared to most of the other FT members), she’s the holder of multiple golden Zodiac keys, knows several spells including Gottfried and Urano metria (and of course the new ones in the 100 YQ), can use one of the grand fairy magic (fairy sphere) and has Star dress. That’s just the major parts of her growth as a mage.
Now for Wendy, she’s grown so much as a person and a wizard. I love her commitment to FT. I wonder how often she remembers her old guild because that was a very emotional moment for her to realize they weren’t truly real. I am so glad to see her dive into her dragon slayer magic (her dragon force mode is peak I love the design) alongside her enchantress powers. This is one thing I am so happy Mashima added because it’s perfect for Wendy. She’s truly power considering how young she is and how much potential she has.
For the remainder of the 100 YQ I would love to see more of her enchantress abilities, casting spells and enhancing her magic. Maybe a unison raid with Natsu. Honestly any unison raid would be acceptable. It’s something I thought would be more common but was put on the side like everything else I had high expectations for. Lucy and Juvia need to do another one since they were very first example. So maybe Natsu and Gray can have one or even Natsu and Lucy (to satisfy my NaLu needs).
Back to Wendy, I would also like to see more of her relationship with Sherria. Speaking of which, how’s her return to magic going?! I am sure Wendy does her best to provide as much support and positivity as she can. I would also like to see more of Wendy, Lucy, and Erza as almost a sister bond and wholesome moments between girls who went through so much together that’s not a battle or anything violent. Maybe a filler shopping spree or lunch outing just to relax and enjoy the moment. It’s something Wendy (and all the others need) since she’s still a child. She needs to have the positive vibes too.
I’m just going to add Happy and Carla on here because I just have one major thing I need from them. Did they ever realize the other Exceeds were their parents? Did they ever go to interact with them? How are they doing?! Honestly they could’ve had more involvement considering their flight is very useful. I just want to Happy to know his parents are proud of him and love him. I want Carla to know her mother feels sorry for what she did in the past and that to some extent an actual princess.