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Description I found this site and thought it would be a cool way to showcase the development of myself.

[link] <---- if you want to see it for yourself.

and belongs to , not me.

I went through many more variants then the ones here, but as I designed my basic color scheme and looks, these are very close to what I had.

1. This was the first solid dragonsona I came up with. As you can see, it heavily inspired by 's dragon self. The ears and the horns are there as is my hair, but it was in this stage a mane. There is even the tail spike there. I moved on from this one because it was far too close to her and I wanted something a bit more personal.

2. This one was the next one I came up with. As you can tell, I was still under the influence of and a black and red dragon with gold stripes stood out to me. My hair is there, but I opted for a frilled set of ears. At this stage, I was looking into darker, more evil dragon looks. Needless to say, I felt it wasn't for me and moved on.

3. This one was an oddball; I just came up with it at random one day. Black and gold dragon with blue stripes, fangs, spikes down the spine and frilled ears. I even went for all the doo dads because at the time I was kicking around the idea of just going nude all the time. I was going to be a dragon, so why not go all out? Those aren't the ones I had in mind, but they are just stand ins for the purpose here. This stage was the one that the yellow underside came into being, so it wasn't a total waste.

4. Same color scheme, just the stripes turned gold and I got my hair back. I couldn't add both the hair and spikes on the spine, but they were there in my concept. Still, this one was basically the first one I REALLY thought about using. It got scrapped for various reasons, one was that I'd had my fill of black dragons and wanted a color that was more fitting to me.

5. Ah, this one. Back to a feral design. No hair, frilled ears, spikes, that tail spike that was there for so long. Blue and red was my top picks for a long time and this design really was one that I thought over. The stripes were removed at this stage. To be honest, I forgot about them at that point and never remembered to put them back in till about 2 months after I started posting regular stories.

6. And this is the one I went with. Red and yellow, short hair, shorter than I can show here but it'll do, no stripes because I honestly forgot about them during my design process, no tail spike which was the first design not to include it and the pointed ears from the first design showed up in the last. Overall, I felt this designed worked for me. It was simple, straight forward and easy to describe and write for. The one thing that was consistent was my gold eyes. They were in each one. I just liked them.

There you have it, a look into some of the different versions of myself that I went through when I was designing the big red dragon you know today. I worked hard on all the little details that this sheet really can't show, but it's at least a basic idea. I hope you found this entertaining.
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Farm-Fresh In reply to ??? [2011-01-24 19:08:58 +0000 UTC]

I think I have, its fun. ^.=.^

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sciguy007 [2011-01-18 14:42:51 +0000 UTC]

didn't you use 3 in your "what if" story?

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Farm-Fresh In reply to sciguy007 [2011-01-18 19:02:25 +0000 UTC]

I did, its why it was named Number 3.

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xmdz [2010-11-27 18:32:39 +0000 UTC]

Did you notice that you made this with something that's actually from DA? They got it from there.

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Farm-Fresh In reply to xmdz [2010-12-08 00:21:39 +0000 UTC]

I did, its what I used. ^.=.^

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xmdz In reply to Farm-Fresh [2010-12-08 00:48:24 +0000 UTC]

Just noticed.

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Farm-Fresh In reply to xmdz [2010-12-08 00:50:29 +0000 UTC]

Its cool. ^.=.^

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xmdz In reply to Farm-Fresh [2010-12-08 00:51:51 +0000 UTC]

I've used it a few times.

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Farm-Fresh In reply to xmdz [2011-01-16 04:15:53 +0000 UTC]

If it works. ^.=.^

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xmdz In reply to Farm-Fresh [2011-01-16 22:13:04 +0000 UTC]

It does mess up a bit sometimes, but it's a simple matter of refreshing the page to make it work.

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Farm-Fresh In reply to xmdz [2011-01-19 07:05:22 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, it does that some times.

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TatharNuar [2010-05-30 22:04:56 +0000 UTC]

So your wings really are on your back? Mine are on the sides, between my arms and legs. The wings seem pretty small in proportion too. I'd say my torso's longer in proportion (to accommodate a longer membrane along the body) and my wingspan's quite a bit more than that.

Also, if I'm going to be standing on two legs that far forward, my tail's going to be stiff and in the air straight back. You look like you're about to fall on all fours from walking on two. The tail plays a big part in shifting between two and four legs normally, but it looks like you're using your wings as wind resistance to keep yourself on two with that posture. That's not a good thing for facultative biped dragons because you can actually run yourself onto your back if you keep letting your wings catch the wind like that.

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Farm-Fresh In reply to TatharNuar [2010-05-31 17:21:36 +0000 UTC]

That was just a color experiment, not a body one. My drawings have my body style, that was just a look at a few designs I went through for choice of colors when I was creating myself.

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TatharNuar In reply to Farm-Fresh [2010-05-31 21:10:24 +0000 UTC]

Ah. One of my dragon instincts kicked in and reminded me how to switch between two and four legs, so I felt like talking about it just in case.

Yay for instinctive knowledge.

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Farm-Fresh In reply to TatharNuar [2010-06-02 19:43:11 +0000 UTC]

Indeed.

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TatharNuar In reply to Farm-Fresh [2010-06-02 20:01:29 +0000 UTC]

I'm curious, would you think of a dragon mind to be exactly like a human mind, only with dragon instincts mixed in?

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Farm-Fresh In reply to TatharNuar [2010-06-02 20:14:06 +0000 UTC]

A balanced one.

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TatharNuar In reply to Farm-Fresh [2010-06-02 21:02:04 +0000 UTC]

Balance between human mind and dragon instinct or something more to it?

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Farm-Fresh In reply to TatharNuar [2010-06-03 19:35:57 +0000 UTC]

Just if that person, and I do refer to dragons that can do it as people, can operate in their given situation with clarity and comfort. If a dragon is in balance with human society, that is a balance in mind. If a dragon is in balance with a dragon society, that is also a balance in mind. It’s the opposite that causes an imbalance. A dragon that's not in balance with their surrounds is bound to cause friction and lead to problems and conflicts. Your mind must be in tune with your surroundings or you will cause yourself harm. There is no such thing as a β€œfor everyone” balance in mind. It’s up to you to decide what is right for you, what is your inner balance. That's my opinion at least.

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TatharNuar In reply to Farm-Fresh [2010-06-04 00:11:34 +0000 UTC]

I see. I don't know how much I believe that though. The world doesn't run on instinct alone, no matter how much it may seem to at times. Nurture has a greater effect on the final balance than nature, but nature does dictate what nurture works from. For example, if I wasn't raised human, I probably would have chosen a different ideal for my environment as a dragon. I never would have known the benefits of not having to hunt for every meal if I wasn't raised that way.

I'd still try to push dragons into seeing the benefits of human society, whether they want to give it a chance or not. Then again, if a society has humans and dragons in it, is it still just a human society?

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Farm-Fresh In reply to TatharNuar [2010-06-06 20:13:43 +0000 UTC]

Its just society really, a social network of beings in a group. And you are talking about a Nature vs Nurture things there and that's a deep debate in the realm of psychological thought on the development of the mind. I'm not sure which drives more, but I think its both in tandem. The are a balance with each other I think. But time will tell.

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TatharNuar In reply to Farm-Fresh [2010-06-08 12:34:01 +0000 UTC]

It is indeed both, if my personal experiences amount to anything. A dragon nature and a human nurture produce effects that can't be explained by either one alone. Still, having a dragon nature without having dragons around you can really suck if you become aware of your nature. In some cases, human nurture can actually make things worse.

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Farm-Fresh In reply to TatharNuar [2010-06-08 20:35:22 +0000 UTC]

Oh well, its a struggle between extremes.

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TatharNuar In reply to Farm-Fresh [2010-06-09 05:46:01 +0000 UTC]

Not entirely, but for the most part the two can't be reconciled as is. Having dragons around changes things though, and if a flesh and blood dragon became a part of my life, I would have a much easier time dealing with it personally.

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Farm-Fresh In reply to TatharNuar [2010-06-09 21:04:54 +0000 UTC]

It would be neat to see. ^.=.^

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TatharNuar In reply to Farm-Fresh [2010-06-10 07:12:02 +0000 UTC]

I wouldn't really say "neat" so much as it's like the feeling of having just seen someone where you can't remember the last time you've seen them and you've missed them ever since.

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Farm-Fresh In reply to TatharNuar [2010-06-10 21:03:04 +0000 UTC]

Well, that's all for the future. We'll see how it all plays out.

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TatharNuar In reply to Farm-Fresh [2010-06-12 10:52:19 +0000 UTC]

I hope it plays out to my liking.

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Farm-Fresh In reply to TatharNuar [2010-06-12 15:16:17 +0000 UTC]

I'm sure it will.

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RocCenere [2010-05-28 10:21:48 +0000 UTC]

What, no green or brown (hahaha, coming from a green and brown dragon).
I quite like the patterns on 4, but the last chap is pretty cool

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Farm-Fresh In reply to RocCenere [2010-05-29 13:40:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I try my best. ^.=.^

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ShadowDragon333 [2010-03-08 00:45:38 +0000 UTC]

I like #2 the most.

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Farm-Fresh In reply to ShadowDragon333 [2010-03-08 14:39:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. 2 looked good, but just didn't fit me very well. Still, cool dragon. ^.=.^

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ShadowDragon333 In reply to Farm-Fresh [2010-03-09 01:07:36 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I think that being red set a different mood and tone than if you were black... You know? I can't explain it.

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Farm-Fresh In reply to ShadowDragon333 [2010-03-09 15:06:33 +0000 UTC]

I know. Black dragons tend to have a different air about them, darker and people tend to see black dragons as evil. Red is a nice and peppy color, makes people feel better. While we red dragons do tend have the whole cave filled with gold idea stapled to us, I can tell you that I'm not very rich. I have enough to get by and that's it. Still, if I was a black dragon, it might be harder to get by in a social environment. Not impossible, but harder.

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ShadowDragon333 In reply to Farm-Fresh [2010-03-09 22:12:40 +0000 UTC]

Good way of putting it.

And ya know, maybe if that social environment was a dark room where it was hard to see and said black dragon could blend in perfectly they might get by easier...

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Farm-Fresh In reply to ShadowDragon333 [2010-03-10 15:03:20 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. ^.=.^

Maybe, but a dark creature in a dark room might make for a foreboding scene. A black dragon in a club might be fine because of the atmosphere, it’s livelier. But a black dragon in a bar might make him/her look that much more intimidating. It depends on the context I guess.

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ShadowDragon333 In reply to Farm-Fresh [2010-03-12 01:57:18 +0000 UTC]

A black dragon in a club... now wouldn't that be a sight?

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Farm-Fresh In reply to ShadowDragon333 [2010-03-12 14:48:30 +0000 UTC]

Indeed. ^.=.^

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ShadowDragon333 In reply to Farm-Fresh [2010-03-13 02:34:20 +0000 UTC]

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Fireflash-Rainclaw [2010-03-05 23:16:03 +0000 UTC]

Nice. I guess it took awhile to decide on your image. I think you made the right choice ^.=.^

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Farm-Fresh In reply to Fireflash-Rainclaw [2010-03-06 02:27:08 +0000 UTC]

Me too Claw, it fits me pretty well. ^.=.^

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Fireflash-Rainclaw In reply to Farm-Fresh [2010-03-06 03:17:36 +0000 UTC]

^.=.^

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Farm-Fresh In reply to Fireflash-Rainclaw [2010-03-07 18:49:22 +0000 UTC]

^.=.^

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Shuu777 [2010-03-05 20:01:48 +0000 UTC]

^^ Awesome! Looks cool!

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Farm-Fresh In reply to Shuu777 [2010-03-05 20:55:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, its neat to see all of the older color picks together on one page. ^.=.^

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Obsidian-Nightflare [2010-03-04 14:19:50 +0000 UTC]

I someone has SERIOUS bipolar issues..... :U

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Farm-Fresh In reply to Obsidian-Nightflare [2010-03-04 14:53:20 +0000 UTC]

Very funny Obi. At the time I was basically going through every option that was available. I wanted a perfect fit for me and the only way to do that was a shop around. Eventually after all that, I settled on the red and yellow, country dragon you now know. It fits me pretty well I think. ^.=.^

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Obsidian-Nightflare In reply to Farm-Fresh [2010-03-04 15:57:32 +0000 UTC]

Lawl, I try. :U

Well, naturally you wanted to explore every option. How else can one achieve perfection (or get as close to it as possible)?

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Farm-Fresh In reply to Obsidian-Nightflare [2010-03-04 16:12:27 +0000 UTC]

Indeed. It took a lot of thought and careful planning, but I got what I wanted in the end. ^.=.^

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