Creative Corner

[img]https://i.imgur.com/rImgJWM.png[/img] Look, man, I just wanna share the thought process behind my dragon scries and designs so you're gonna have to bear with me. I may have put [i]some[/i] thought into my own scries but everyone knows my mind is just a looping gif of a carton of milk getting spilled. ----- Either way, I'll be sharing some favourite scries of my dragons and tell you how they came to be. Turns out I don't see dragons as dragons anymore, but as canvases for visual storytelling. I know my tastes and designs are very specific and not everyone's cup of tea, but if this gives someone inspiration or ideas, I'll be happy UwU [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=195166&skin=36013&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol][b]Shamrock Petals[/b] represents the lush reeds on the riverbank and citrus trees, [b]Dirt Hex[/b] looks a lot like cracked mud walls of houses because mud houses were very widespread in Ancient Egypt, and I just really love the aesthetic of them, [b]Copper Thylacine[/b] represents the water of the river and the muddy riverbank; reference taken from Camp Menouthis[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=20906&skin=30299&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol][b]Spring Pinstripe[/b] represents dried palm leaves and dates, [b]Caramel Hex[/b] is cracked mud walls and ground, and terracotta, [b]Honey Peacock[/b] is wall art like wildlife or plant motifs, mainly papyrus and waterlilies; reference taken from Siwa[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=20890&skin=0&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol][b]Emerald Skink[/b] is supposed to represent the greenery of the Mediterranean, mainly Ancient Rome, evergreen trees like stone pine, cypresses and the occasional olive tree, some pine cones and the fruit of evergreen shrubbery. [b]Gold Rosette[/b] is pelts of exotic animals, mainly Leopards, because Romans were notorious wildlife hunters, [b]Brick Scales[/b] are a reference to the Roman brick and clay; reference taken from Rome[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=20914&skin=27707&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol][b]Caramel Tiger[/b] represents sand ripples and terra rossa, [b]Spring Trail[/b] is once again palm trees and shrubbery on the riverbank, [b]Spruce Ringlets[/b] are blueish-green waters and splashing of the river, mainly by bypassing ships and boats; reference taken specifically from Herakleion[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=1081661&skin=30605&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol][b]Spring Ribbon[/b] references date palms and dates, sand, acacias, wall art, colourful African fabrics, [b]Emerald Breakup[/b] represents dark green waterlily leaves, brownish and dark green stalks, and flowers, and [b]Wine Blossom[/b] is wall flowers or a red variety of waterlily flowers; reference taken from the Faiyum's Philadelphia and its Egyptian lotus farms[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=1089945&skin=31001&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol][b]Amber Pinstripe[/b] is golden fields of wheat and other grain, [b]Spring Trail[/b] is the dark fertile soil brought by the river flood, shrubbery, lush and dry plants and leaves, [b]Caramel Weathered[/b] is terra rossa, rusty sands and terracotta crafts (wing spots); reference taken from the fields outside of Memphis[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=21018&skin=0&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol][b]Copper Giraffe[/b] is red clay and stone walls of a water hole of a natural water spring, the blueish parts are ripples of the water reflecting onto the walls, [b]Emerald Noxtide[/b] is exotic lush green plants, palm leaves and wall paint, [b]Rose Spines[/b] are mini flowers, either wall plants or something like Jasmine; reference taken from the water hole in Siwa[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=1063995&skin=39265&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol][b]Bronze Leopard[/b] represents a desert lake or river's water during sunset, with ripples and bubbles, [b]Metals Safari[/b] is clearly the very surface of the water itself and the ripples showing while the setting sun penetrates the surface, [b]Tan Thylacine[/b] is supposed to be the reeds and grass visible from the , glowing eyes are the setting sun, everything from an underwater point of view; reference taken from Lake Mareotis[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=22377&skin=32314&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol][b]Tarnish Ripple[/b] is the deeper water and the rippling surface of the water, further from the viewer, [b]Goldenrod Safari[/b] also shows the rippling effect of the water but is much closer to the viewer, [b]Sand Peacock[/b] represents floating fishing rafts with nets, also from an underwater point of view; reference taken from Lake Mareotis and its fishing raft area[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=21236&skin=0&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol][b]Emerald Poison[/b] is both clean and muddy waters of irrigation, or the marshlands with aquatic plants such as lilypads or water lettuce, [b]Metals Hex[/b] represents honeycomb fragments, honey and cylindrical Ancient Egyptian hive stacks, [b]Turquoise Contour[/b] is the blueish-green waters of the river and the sky; reference taken from the Utchat Apiary[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=21242&skin=0&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol][b]Murk Tiger[/b] is the branches and evergreen trees of the Mediterranean coast of Egypt and similar, mainly stone pines, cypresses, Egyptian acacia and Ficus sycomorus, [b]Peacock Spinner[/b] is the fruit and pinecones of trees like those, [b]Peach Glimmer[/b] is the dusty ground and the roads of Kanopos and the Alexandrian district; reference taken from the road next to the Alexandrian Hippodrome[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=21007&skin=34716&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol][b]Turquoise Giraffe[/b] is the shore of the Mesogeios Sea (Mediterranean Sea but also the Greek word for "inland"), the light reflecting the ripples onto the sand and rocks of the shore, [b]Olive Toxin[/b] represents olives, olive oil and presses, trees and shrubs, [b]Sand Thylacine[/b] represents the dusty roads, soil and sand; reference taken from an olive-pressing estate in Kyrenaika[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=21255&skin=15912&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol][b]Peacock Wasp[/b] represents the deepest parts of the Nile and the sunlight that goes through it, the accentual blueish colour on arms and legs is a reference to Hapi, the Nile god, who was pictured as blue, [b]Spring Morph[/b] is palm trees and leaves, coastal and aquatic plants, [b]Turquoise Veined[/b] is the distributaries of the river and the flow of water; reference taken from the eastern side of the Nile[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/preview/dragon?age=0&body=45&bodygene=25&breed=3&element=5&eyetype=10&gender=1&tert=30&tertgene=24&winggene=84&wings=106&auth=823d084dc7e7883a5b79233324ea4362162edd1a&dummyext=prev.png[/img][nextcol][b]Gold Lionfish[/b] captures the colourful, striped architecture of Ancient Egyptian houses, temples and villas, referencing the domestic nature of the dragon's occupation behind this scry, [b]Clay Eel[/b] represents the clay, dirt, muddy streets and water filled with soap for laundry, [b]Aqua Peacock[/b] represents the clean water used for washing clothes, as well as wall art, colourful fabric, embroidery and feathers; reference taken from the laundry cleaning bank in Letopolis[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=21026&skin=0&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol][b]Honey Iridescent[/b] says it all - it's based on honey, a delicacy well known in Ancient Egypt. [b]Wine Alloy[/b] is of course red wine because the dragon is a winemaker and a fancy one at that (the eyes are also based on wine), [b]Peacock Okapi[/b] is both based on coniferous fruit, trees and shrubbery which were and are popular on the Mediterranean coast, they were also seen in Ancient Greek gardens or courtyards of villas, and it is also based on peacock feathers fit for royalty or wealthy individuals; reference taken from Leander's Villa[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=21272&skin=0&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol]This one is very specific, [b]Copper Bar[/b] looks very unique on Tundra so that's a big plus. It mainly represents the dry soil and shrubbery of the dry and rocky desert landscape of Sinai, [b]Thicket Peregrine[/b] is slightly greener and lush trees and leaves, [b]Tan Underbelly[/b] is myrrh specifically even though that's not related to Sinai except as a caravan route; reference taken from the town of Klysma on the Sinai Peninsula[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=21534&skin=11720&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol][b]Stone Vipera[/b] is supposed to represent artificial rectangular stone ponds in Ancient Egyptian gardens of villas, [b]Emerald Breakup[/b] is of course the aquatic plants that grow inside those ponds, and palm leaves, [b]Chartreuse Peacock[/b] represents all sorts of stuff, from flowers and reeds all the way to colourful architecture and even terracotta platters or jugs, referencing the fact that the dragon is a servant[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=21380&skin=0&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol][b]Lead Clown[/b] is black granite that could be used for obelisks, the glowing eyes are supposed to show a mystical element of the obelisk that starts glowing ominously after the correct interaction (either a fantastical element or through reflecting lights with mirrors), [b]Goldenrod Wasp[/b] represents tinted and dirty glass or cracked mirrors covered in dust and sand, [b]Sanddollar Capsule[/b] is an hourglass, referencing time and sundials, the blue part can also be viewed at as the sky and the dirty white part is of course the white sands of a desert; reference taken from the White Desert Oasis and the Arsinoe obelisk[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=21605&skin=0&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol][b]Clay Giraffe[/b] clearly shows the effect of dark and wet dirt, great for planting trees, flowers and crops, [b]Emerald Fade[/b] is once again green palm leaves of date palms, lush green leaves of other trees and plants, [b]Sand Gembond[/b] act as sand and sandstone rocks that cover roads and flowerbeds; reference taken from a road in Siwa[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=21556&skin=0&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol][b]Dirt Bar[/b] represents the wilderness and wet soil next to the river, [b]Turquoise Striation's[/b] effect encapsulates the effect of the water of the river, its more green, shallow areas near the bank, covered with all sorts of greenery, and [b]Green Ghost[/b] is numerous types of beautifu aquatic plants such as lilypads, duckweed and papyrus; reference taken from a pool in front of Hermopolis[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=21879&skin=0&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol][b]Lead Clown[/b] once again represents architectural components made out of black Granite in a chamber or Obsidian artefacts, [b]Murk Constellation[/b] represents the Celestial Waters out of which everything came, and [b]Peacock Runes[/b] represent the lilypads and the ominous blueish glow of the Tuat, the glowing Light eyes are stars; reference taken from the Tuat[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=22005&skin=25117&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol][b]Sand Jaguar[/b] is all sorts of patterns, from actual pelts all the way to individual cracks and crevices of walls of houses, sand and grain storage, [b]Emerald Hex[/b] is the greenish-looking water of the lake with lots of vegetation, and the ripples clearly showing, [b]Copper Soap[/b] gives blueish and greenish blue hues referencing the sky and the water of the lake in the distance, Goat eyes are connected to goats and sheep of the farmlands; reference taken from the Faiyum's farmlands[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=22043&skin=0&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol][b]Antique Ground[/b] is the beautiful white marble of Hellenistic architecture, individual columns or the white walls of temples or other communal facilities, [b]Aqua Foam[/b] represents the clean spring water that is used in bathhouses, as well as the bright, blue, clean waters of the rocky coast, [b]Brown Spines[/b] vaguely represents the plants that were used as decoration in bathhouses[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=22161&skin=25975&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol][b]Spruce Lionfish[/b] is the very colourful architecture seen on Ancient Egyptian houses of more wealthy people or on monuments and communal sites such as temples, [b]Teal Shimmer[/b] is the water of the river and the canals going through the city of Memphis, [b]Buttercup Capsule[/b] perfectly captures the beautiful golden sands of the desert and the clear blue sky, but also represents purity and knowledge; reference taken from Memphis[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=1084802&skin=38769&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol]Ammit was based on the soul eater of the same name; [b]Marigold Shaggy[/b] very faithfully restores the lion part (the arms and torso), [b]Brick Daub[/b] shows the dark reddish skin of hippos which is the hind part of the deity, and [b]Crocodile Scorpion[/b] represents the scales of crocodiles and the head which Ammit has[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=21511&skin=0&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol]Shu was based on royal gardens of temples and royalty; [b]Spring Giraffe[/b] resembles the rippling water of artificial ponds, surrounded by bright yellowish-green papyrus plants, reflecting in the water during sunset, and giving it the greenish colour, [b]Fire Eye Spots[/b] was based on dark metal of torches and fire bowls that light up the temple, [b]Emerald Thylacine[/b] represents healthy, green lilypads and other aquatic plants; reference taken from the Palace of Apries[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=21667&skin=0&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol]Shed is a saddle maker; [b]Emerald Lionfish[/b] is trying to resemble palm leaves and exotic-looking saddles and horsewear that the rich Egyptians would adorn their mounts with, [b]Bronze Spinner[/b] represents Bronze and other metals used in crafting saddles and equipment, but also the wind that blows the dry sands over the landscape, [b]Umber Glimmer[/b] represents the soil and the wet dirt that the horses would tread on; reference taken from Dionysias[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=21660&skin=0&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol]Khesbetch got his name after a Lapis god and I tried to make him look royal due to him being a Lapis trader; [b]Goldenrod Jaguar[/b] resembles expensive pelts that rich people would have in their houses, and it gives him a royal look, [b]Azure Shimmer[/b] represents the wonderful, clean waters of a river or a lake, reflecting the blue sky, [b]Carmine Glimmer[/b] is an effect that gives him a more extravagant look; reference taken from Krokodilopolis' port[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=21693&skin=0&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol]Amun was named after the prime god; [b]Sanguine Skink[/b] gives him a strong, vibrant primary that resembles extravagant and exotic linens and fabrics that would adorn big temples, or were made into cushions, mattresses, seats and similar, but Sanguine can also represent chalices and jewellery, [b]Spearmint Rosette[/b] is supposed to represent pelt patterns while being a cool, nicely contrasting colour that resembles clean, shimmering water, [b]Yellow Glimmer[/b] is of course all sorts of gilded jewellery and relics; reference taken from the Temple of Amun in Siwa[/columns] [columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/scry?sdid=22456&skin=33459&apparel=&xt=dressing.png[/img][nextcol]This guy looks like he was pulled straight out of a pond. [b]Copper Bar[/b] can perfectly represent damp and waterlogged soil of some lowland pond areas or backwaters, while [b]Thicket Myrid[/b] just very directly represents deeper, greenish water, reflecting foliage, and the freshwater fish chruning the mud and silt at the bottom of a lake or a pond. [b]Peacock Koi[/b] tops it all off with a neat little duckweed covering effect; reference taken from Lake Anpu somewhere in Sinai[/columns]

These are all some really cool scries! The first one is probably my favorite.

@/buggy101 I totally forgot to sub to this thread!! Thank you so much, much appreciated ♥ I might have really weird tastes and most people might not like these colours at all but they're so lovely to me and that's all that matters

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@Natron Drool what dragon has the Pharaonic Hawk ?? please [emoji=coatl confused size=2] I just love looking at all your detail boards [emoji=heart size=1]

@silkshoes that would be Baru! Completely understandable if you missed him, he's in the Den in the last perma tab AHAHAHA He's one of my dearest boys, I love him so so much [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/64142620][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/641427/64142620_350.png[/img][/url]

@Natron OK this I have to add to my subbed pages to keep revisiting - ty Natron [emoji=heart size=1]

@silkshoes no problem!! I will now consider adding direct links to the images of their respective dragons, but not now, I need to grind HAHAHA

This is so cool, when I have time for writing lore I want to give this a try!

This is wonderful!

I love that you put so much thought into their designs, meanwhile I just choose stuff that seems fitting (since many are based off of my actual OCs with animal forms, when I can match an animal form better, it's so perfect), the closest I have to that is my Rust/Aqua/Goldenrod G1 boy I gave Rip/Cur/Gem to so he could look like a riverbed/river with rocks xD

Also, that Gold/Clay/Aqua Mirror is Perfection.