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[ID: Digital cel-shaded Flight Rising fanart. A luminous ambassador sits on a short limestone wall with a white and blue fae dragon. Behind them are pine trees and the ocean, with the distant Viridian Labyrinth on the left. The ambassador is showing a scroll to the fae, who wears Light-themed jewelry and eyes the scroll with calm interest. A few bees hover around them and there are dandelions at the base of the wall.]

Are our dragons also the Beastclan familiars' familiars? (insert thinking emoji here)

Anyway, this is my clan matriarch, who unlike Bloom has a pretty short wingspan in proportion to her body. Speaking of sizes, I have no idea how tall these satyrs(?) are supposed to be so I used my best judgement and/or headcanon this guy as kinda small lol.

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just in case anyone missed this in the news or maybe not in the loop, Disney is currently refusing to meet with or acknowledge the newly formed animation production workers union that just voted to join IASTE and become an official part of TAG, the animators and animation artists guild

production workers across all studios are currently voting to be recognized for their hard work and invaluable skill at keeping these productions running, but studios are refusing to meet with them to let them negotiate deals or even exist

as someone who works in animation as a designer i know i wouldn't be able to do my job at all without any of my production workers. they are the incredibly hard working people who oversee pretty much everything in animation. they make sure everything is running on time, that schedules are being followed, they have to know pretty much every single word of the scripts and beats from the storyboards to make sure nothing is missed, and most importantly, they make sure artists are being taken care of and not overworked. they really are the unsung heroes of the animation world

production workers are also by far the most exploited workers in animation currently. they make about a fraction of what artists make for just as much work put in, and currently have no agreement for health coverage or other benefits that artists protected by the union are guaranteed

BUT! there is some good news. right now there's a petition on IATSE's website that has over 80,000 signatures currently addressed to disney leadership to do the right thing and meet with this new union and recognized their vote to form. it still needs roughly 21,000 signatures and only takes a minute to sign! anyone with a zip or postal code can sign, meaning both US and Canadian residents can sign and help this union get the deal it deserves!!

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[ID: Digital cel-shaded Flight Rising fanart. A bespectacled skydancer in dark robes holds a book away from an aether hatchling, but a second one reaches up to grab it while he's distracted. The floor is wooden and the background fades to gray with a few blurry indications of tall windows on the left. End ID.]

My lair's librarian adopted two lost aether eggs. He had no clue what he was getting into XD

Maybe a low-hanging fruit, but I couldn't resist.

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idk if anyone has told you and i'm sorry if they have but small text ids are inaccessible

ids should just be normal text even if it "makes the post look bad"

Aah ok, I wasn't actually sure how that worked so I was just copying what I saw others do. I will fix them now, thanks!

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[ID: Digital cel-shaded Flight Rising fanart. An aberration dragon stalks out of a pond rimmed with cattails. There is a high wall in the background with water pouring from two drains. The area is shaded by pine trees. End ID]

I call her Halloween Slime Baby because she was born in October and is very, very slimy.

Accent: Abberant Contaminant by flowerfalls

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[ID: Digital cel-shaded Flight Rising fanart. A spiral and an undertide nap together in the Mirrorlight Promenade. The spiral is draped over the much larger undertide's neck. The undertide's body is in a pool that reflects a vine-covered garden wall. End ID]

A noodle on top of a larger noodle.

I was having trouble deciding where to put them, but then the Lair Location Expansion happened : D

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[ID: Digital painting of an orange, serpentine dragon with gecko-like legs wrapped around a stalactite of similar color. The dragon's mouth is open as it takes aim at something off the lower left corner of the frame. End ID]

Calcite (in this case, orange calcite) is derived from limestone and composes most stalactites and stalagmites.

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[ID: Four rough ink sketches of flying spiral dragons from Flight Rising on white paper. End ID]

The squiggly line game (or whatever you call it) is great for practicing spirals lol.

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[ID: Digital cel-shaded Flight Rising fanart. Four undertide dragons peek out of a crevice in an underwater hillside. A school of fish swims by in the background. The four dragons seem to be enjoying themselves. End ID]

You know how moray eels sometimes do the thing?? Yeah!

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[ID: Digital painting of a long, lizard-like dragon perched on a diagonal plane of snow-like crystals. The dragon has segmented patches of short spines that resemble white fur. Longer, clear spines line its back and branch from its head like antlers. Its curling white tongue tests the air on a black background. End ID]

Selenite crystals are a formation of gypsum (derived from the Greek "gypsos," meaning "plaster"). This picture was inspired by the formations in the Lechuguilla caves, which were created when sulfuric acid came into contact with limestone.

Available as a print!

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[ID: Digital portrait of a fae dragon from Flight Rising. He stands on his hind-limbs facing stage left on a plain gray background. His body is close to the left border and his wings take up most of the space. Obsidian Skink and Royal Butterfly, with common Water eyes. End ID]

This is Bloom. Each of his wings is as long as his entire body :'' D

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[ID: Digital painting of a white dragon with moss-like green patches throughout its body. It stands between two trees in an early autumn forest. It has two wing-like fans, two front limbs and a snakelike body with hard scales on its back in regular pyramid shapes. It stares directly at the viewer. End ID]

Moss agate (aka green moss agate) is not considered a true agate because it lacks the usual banded pattern. It is mostly clear quartz with moss-like "growths" of volcanic minerals throughout it.

Available as a print!

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[ID: Digital painting of a fluorescent blue and green sea serpent with a purple stripe along its sides. It is breaching in a rolling ocean and glancing back at the viewer in a playful way. End ID]

The name "fluorite" comes from the Latin "flux," meaning "flow." The name is in reference to metalworking, not water. "Fluorite" is also related to the word "fluorescent," and the stone is indeed fluorescent under UV light. Available as a print!

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[ID: Digital painting of a modern dining room with a narrow bookshelf, hanging plant, and two adjoining windows with gauzy curtains. In the foreground is a wooden table with three plastic bottles of dye, three glass bowls, and three small, lizard-like dragons. Two are dipping themselves in the bowls, their outspread wings resembling pink and purple agate slices. The third dragon has its wings folded as it stands beside the bowl of blue dye, its hands on the rim and a spot of blue on its nose. End ID]

Little dragons inspired by agate, or banded agate. Agates are often dyed with chemicals, not actual dye. Available as a print!

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[ID: Digital painting of a white, serpentine dragon with a beige underbelly stepping over a fallen crystal pillar in a cave. Its back is covered in large scales that are pyramid-shaped, and its forelimbs resemble those of a crocodile. Other crystal pillars branch haphazardly through the cave, and the far background is in darkness. End ID]

A dragon based on clear quartz and the crystal caves in Mexico (the pillars are selenite, though). Available as a print!

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[ID: Digital painting of a black dragon sitting on a pile of boulders with its arms tucked under its chest. One leg is stretched forward. It has two large fans coming out of its shoulders, and its scales glitter where the light hits them. Treetops reach up from the bottom of the picture. End ID]

Obsidian is a type of volcanic glass. This dragon's wings are more like fans. Available as a print!

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[ID: Digital painting of a small, toad-like dragon sitting on a mossy log in a very dark forest. A blue light in its chest illuminates some fungus on the log. Three more lights, like candle flames in the shape of fairy wings, emit from its back. Its chin is tucked against its curved neck as if to show off its glowing chest. End ID]

A small dragon inspired by labradorite's famous "flashes." Available as a print!