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bladesparkThis is currently hanging on my wall. I was going to scan it, but the scanner is currently out of commission, so I took a photo. Happily that turned out okay, once I tweaked the contrast a little in paintshop. The original still looks much better though.
http://bladespark.topcities.com/art/guardian.jpg
I told the artist of this that I wanted an oriental dragon, and I described Guardian's personality as best I could without getting too personal with a stranger. I said she was purple with a bit of red and a bit of gold. That's all I had to say, as I've never been able to get a really clear mental view of Guardian. This is what I got out of that bare description. And just seeing this has crystalized my mental image of Guardian. Interestingly enough, she's not exactly like this drawing. Her face is a bit different, the horns are the right shape but a touch too long, the scale pattern isn't quite perfect, etc. But it's awfully close, and the overall mood, look, and attitude of this is exactly what I wanted.
I'm so thrilled!
P.S. This same artist will probably be doing the cover art for the final version of Blood and Fire! Whee! (Now I just need to find the time to sit down and do some serious editing of that thing...)
P.P.S. This artist's stuff can be found at http://www.littlecrow.deviantart.com She's amazingly good and more than decently priced. That gorgeous thing up there? It cost me $40 Canadian.
http://bladespark.topcities.com/art/guardian.jpg
I told the artist of this that I wanted an oriental dragon, and I described Guardian's personality as best I could without getting too personal with a stranger. I said she was purple with a bit of red and a bit of gold. That's all I had to say, as I've never been able to get a really clear mental view of Guardian. This is what I got out of that bare description. And just seeing this has crystalized my mental image of Guardian. Interestingly enough, she's not exactly like this drawing. Her face is a bit different, the horns are the right shape but a touch too long, the scale pattern isn't quite perfect, etc. But it's awfully close, and the overall mood, look, and attitude of this is exactly what I wanted.
I'm so thrilled!
P.S. This same artist will probably be doing the cover art for the final version of Blood and Fire! Whee! (Now I just need to find the time to sit down and do some serious editing of that thing...)
P.P.S. This artist's stuff can be found at http://www.littlecrow.deviantart.com She's amazingly good and more than decently priced. That gorgeous thing up there? It cost me $40 Canadian.
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