Hello all, I figured this may be a good time to share some eye concepts I've been playing around with for a while, sorry if the post is too long!
I originally dropped this post in [New Eye Types] Treefrog + Many More, but I wasn't sure whether that thread was intended for more general eye concept posts or just the ones created by the original poster, so decided to move Oddity to it's own thread. Please check them out as well, their ideas are fantastic!
Edit: Added a new eye type, Arachnid, which can be found further down this post.
Eye Type: Oddity
Vial of Strange Sight
Oddity uses thematically-fitting accent colors of the elemental flights to completely change the color of the iris, allowing players who are unsatisfied with their dragon's current elemental eye tones to try something very different from the usual selection available, without actually changing the dragon's element in the process.
Each color selected is thematically or aesthetically associated with original flight in question, using colors oftentimes found in festival items for said flight. As an example, the golden irises for the Wind odd eyes were inspired from the golden bells, chimes, and yellow bird feathers featured on the festival apparel and vistas.
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(Dark Version)
Elements in order of appearance;
Lightning - Light - Shadow
Earth - Water - Fire
Plague - Ice - Wind
Arcane - Nature
The color of the dragon's elemental flight are still visible on the sclera, although this distinction is harder to see on dragons with much smaller eyes. Although this may be detrimental for quick identification, breeds like Skydancers typically don't benefit from the double or modified tones associated with rare or unusual eyes nearly as much as other breeds can, and Oddity is designed to make these tones much more visible and distinct.
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(Dark Version)
Elements in Order of Appearance;
Arcane - Water - Ice - Lightning - Plague
Eye Type: Arachnid
Vial of Spidered Sight
Requested by @Granitore, who mentioned wanting more eye types that break the standard eye lineart. I also happen to like spiders myself but I totally understand if they aren't everyone's cup of tea. Like Oddity, I feel these would be best suited as a Baldwin recipe or even a Coli drop, rather than being added to the pool of breedable eye types.
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(Dark Version)
Elements in order of appearance;
Lightning - Light - Shadow
Earth - Water - Fire
Plague - Ice - Wind
Arcane - Nature
I decided against giving Mirrors only eight eyes like the rest, as having an "extra" pair is a hallmark of their species, and there are some types of real-world spider that have ten eyes.
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(Dark Version)
Elements in Order of Appearance;
Light - Earth - Wind - Shadow - Fire
As always, let me know what you guys think. I'm sure a lot could be tweaked regarding color choices and design and I look forward to any feedback.
I originally dropped this post in [New Eye Types] Treefrog + Many More, but I wasn't sure whether that thread was intended for more general eye concept posts or just the ones created by the original poster, so decided to move Oddity to it's own thread. Please check them out as well, their ideas are fantastic!
Edit: Added a new eye type, Arachnid, which can be found further down this post.
Eye Type: Oddity
Vial of Strange Sight
Oddity uses thematically-fitting accent colors of the elemental flights to completely change the color of the iris, allowing players who are unsatisfied with their dragon's current elemental eye tones to try something very different from the usual selection available, without actually changing the dragon's element in the process.
Each color selected is thematically or aesthetically associated with original flight in question, using colors oftentimes found in festival items for said flight. As an example, the golden irises for the Wind odd eyes were inspired from the golden bells, chimes, and yellow bird feathers featured on the festival apparel and vistas.
Open image in new tab for full size.
(Dark Version)
Elements in order of appearance;
Lightning - Light - Shadow
Earth - Water - Fire
Plague - Ice - Wind
Arcane - Nature
The color of the dragon's elemental flight are still visible on the sclera, although this distinction is harder to see on dragons with much smaller eyes. Although this may be detrimental for quick identification, breeds like Skydancers typically don't benefit from the double or modified tones associated with rare or unusual eyes nearly as much as other breeds can, and Oddity is designed to make these tones much more visible and distinct.
Open image in new tab for full size.
(Dark Version)
Elements in Order of Appearance;
Arcane - Water - Ice - Lightning - Plague
Eye Type: Arachnid
Vial of Spidered Sight
Requested by @Granitore, who mentioned wanting more eye types that break the standard eye lineart. I also happen to like spiders myself but I totally understand if they aren't everyone's cup of tea. Like Oddity, I feel these would be best suited as a Baldwin recipe or even a Coli drop, rather than being added to the pool of breedable eye types.
Open image in new tab for full size.
(Dark Version)
Elements in order of appearance;
Lightning - Light - Shadow
Earth - Water - Fire
Plague - Ice - Wind
Arcane - Nature
I decided against giving Mirrors only eight eyes like the rest, as having an "extra" pair is a hallmark of their species, and there are some types of real-world spider that have ten eyes.
Open image in new tab for full size.
(Dark Version)
Elements in Order of Appearance;
Light - Earth - Wind - Shadow - Fire
As always, let me know what you guys think. I'm sure a lot could be tweaked regarding color choices and design and I look forward to any feedback.
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