jassy’s other art!

jassy · **on:** October 18, 2018, 10:49:47 PM

/gasp it’s another art thread! Been meaning to start one of these for my non-LBT art, and I finally got around to it

anyway, I’ve been rewatching the How To Train Your Dragon series to prepare myself for the third and unfortunately final movie

after studying some of the concept art for canon dragons like the Skrill and the Scauldron, I came up with this! A very rough and messy concept of a dragon that hunts at night using bioluminescent lures to draw it’s prey towards them

I don’t really have a name yet, so feel free to drop suggestions (by which i mean pls give me suggestions) and I’ll be adding more art of this mystery dragon as I add more to the species!

also, pls forgive the poor quality, I’m working through a bit of an art block,,,

Pterano · **Reply #1 on:** October 18, 2018, 11:02:27 PM

Yesssss! How to Train Your Dragon art! I like this design! And dang! Those lures! So... shiny... *shakes his head* No! NO way! XD But still... well done! we definitely need more art like this! I'm sure you have other designs.

jassy · **Reply #2 on:** October 18, 2018, 11:16:05 PM

Thank you so much, Pterano! I’ll definitely be posting more of this dragon and giving more info as I go along. Who knows, I might even come up with more species

And I know, those lures are hard to resist

Pterano · **Reply #3 on:** October 18, 2018, 11:22:07 PM

You are very welcome! My wife and I love how HTTYD! Looking forward to the 3rd movie!

I look forward to seeing more, and the info you come up with.

And I don't doubt you will come up with more species! I'm sure they'll all be "extremely dangerous; kill on sight" dragons. XD And I know! They're quite hard to resist! XD

OwlsCantRead · **Reply #4 on:** October 19, 2018, 09:14:44 AM

I really like the look of this, especially the appendages and the black color. HTTYD is a great series!

jassy · **Reply #5 on:** October 19, 2018, 11:30:56 AM

Thank you, friend! Tbh the glowy effect on the appendages was totally last minute, but I’m glad I decided to go through with it

jassy · **Reply #6 on:** October 20, 2018, 03:35:52 AM

Here’s more of the mystery dragon, whom I’ve decided to name the Sparkling Death (I don’t think I need to explain why)

they’re mostly nocturnal and hunt only at night, lying dormant during the daytime. They live in mated pairs usually, and can be found inhabiting dark caves. And I mean dark dark. Due to their dark coloring, they blend very effectively against the darkness, and their scales are covered in color changing photophores which mimic the appearance of stars against the night sky. They use their bright flashy lures to draw prey near mouths, the lure on their tail doubling as a stinger when not flashing. Unfortunately, they are hunted for these things and as a result, are very hard to domesticate, especially since your best bet at finding one is when it’s pitch dark,,, but once you earn their trust, there’s nothing a Sparkling Death won’t do for you

zero-point · **Reply #7 on:** October 20, 2018, 05:41:43 AM

This looks so awesome, great work, Jassy!

OwlsCantRead · **Reply #8 on:** October 20, 2018, 05:48:47 AM

The glowy blue shade in contrast with the blackness inky black is really nice. Plus, the species description reminds me of an angler fish, except with DRAGONS.

Also, I'm not sure if getting mauled by something called the Sparkling Death is considered amazing or a fail. (in today's society, it just reminds me of sparkling fizzy drinks and now I'm imagining choking on one of those, oh dear

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jassy · **Reply #9 on:** November 08, 2018, 08:33:27 PM

Quote from: zero-point on October 20, 2018, 05:41:43 AM

This looks so awesome, great work, Jassy!

Replying to this several weeks late, but thank you so much Zero!!

Quote from: OwlsCantRead on October 20, 2018, 05:48:47 AM

The glowy blue shade in contrast with the blackness inky black is really nice. Plus, the species description reminds me of an angler fish, except with DRAGONS.

Also, I'm not sure if getting mauled by something called the Sparkling Death is considered amazing or a fail. (in today's society, it just reminds me of sparkling fizzy drinks and now I'm imagining choking on one of those, oh dear )

Thanks! The design for it was actually heavily based off of deep sea creatures, including the angler

and yeah, I’d feel bad for anyone who gets maimed by one of those, considering it has sparkling in it’s name which would make you think of a fairy or something of the like

anyway, I’m back with some more art that’s not of a reptile for once. Surprising, I know. This is a very, very revamped version of a character I made back in the dark year of 2013 from a story I was working on back then as well. Hopefully I’ll have the motivation to work on the other characters as well because trust me, there’s a lot lol. Also, I know I messed up a little bit on the leg but I unfortunately didn’t notice it until after I shaded and colored

Flathead770 · **Reply #10 on:** November 08, 2018, 08:56:10 PM

Hey great to see you posting some more artwork! I don't have too much to say other then it looks really nice! Though I'm not sure if it's me or if she's supposed to be perking up her left ear, but it seems a bit too much higher then the other. I'm also curious how you did the background. All those lines remind me of those old screen savers

Anyways, great job and looking forward to seeing more!

jassy · **Reply #11 on:** November 08, 2018, 09:17:59 PM

Thanks man! Now that I look at it the ear placement is a tad bit off, whoops

and for the background I just used a wispy glowy tool and sorta just scribbled all over the place. It was a lot of fun lol

Sneak · **Reply #12 on:** November 09, 2018, 06:47:02 AM

*observing last two arts*

just.. speechless...
I can't say anything beside endless words about how they are amazing!

jassy · **Reply #13 on:** November 11, 2018, 01:25:59 AM

Quote from: Sneak on November 09, 2018, 06:47:02 AM

*observing last two arts*

just.. speechless...
I can't say anything beside endless words about how they are amazing!

Aw, thank you so much Sneak!!

Here’s character number two, aka Zonta’a big bro. He has half a tail and a torn ear so he’s seen some stuff. In his younger years he didn’t eat as much so as not to let his sister starve so he’s not as slender and lean as she is

Flathead770 · **Reply #14 on:** November 11, 2018, 11:35:38 AM

Another great drawing! The pupils are better defined in this drawing over your last and I think it looks better this way personally. I did want to point out that his left hind foot is pointing towards the background while the right points to the foreground (or at the very least straight) so it makes it look a little off to me. Canines can't twist their legs like cats can afterall (that I'm aware of

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Very minor detail though and all around is very good!

Nick22 · **Reply #15 on:** November 11, 2018, 01:03:59 PM

those wolf drawings look really good jassy!

OwlsCantRead · **Reply #16 on:** November 12, 2018, 09:51:23 PM

So fluffy! I especially like the teal-green eye color that's also represented with that wireframe background. Gosh digital art is awesome.

jassy · **Reply #17 on:** November 17, 2018, 10:24:27 PM

Quote from: Flathead770 on November 11, 2018, 11:35:38 AM

Another great drawing! The pupils are better defined in this drawing over your last and I think it looks better this way personally. I did want to point out that his left hind foot is pointing towards the background while the right points to the foreground (or at the very least straight) so it makes it look a little off to me. Canines can't twist their legs like cats can afterall (that I'm aware of )

Very minor detail though and all around is very good!

Thank you!! Woops, I guess you have a point there,,, tbh I was just sorta winging that one

Quote from: Nick22 on November 11, 2018, 01:03:59 PM

those wolf drawings look really good jassy!

Thank you so much Nick!! Really means a lot

Quote from: OwlsCantRead on November 12, 2018, 09:51:23 PM

So fluffy! I especially like the teal-green eye color that's also represented with that wireframe background. Gosh digital art is awesome.

Very fluffy indeed! Fur is so fun to draw tbh, and this is great practice

and thank you so much! I’ve been a little obsessed with the wireframe effect as you can tell

So I was experiencing a bit of an art block the past few days, mainly because the lineart did this one was literall hell to do. Anyway, meet Kai. She’s the alpha of the pack the two main characters come across! She’s blind in one eye and she’s seen a lot (through her one good eye that is-)

zero-point · **Reply #18 on:** November 18, 2018, 02:32:19 AM

It looks fantastic, as always! I'm also like the orange glowing curves in the background. The shading is excellent too

Flathead770 · **Reply #19 on:** November 18, 2018, 12:00:58 PM

I agree with the background. The mix of orange yellow and green look cool. Kai also looks really good as well! Let's see here, ears look good, feet look good, everything else looks good. I guess I don't really have any criticism this time around

Awesome job!