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pratice pratice pratice (I don't know what I'm doing)

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HIDEOUS babby

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One of the most terrifying dragons

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I decided to redraw an old piece of mine

Needed something to get me back into drawing

This is the original btw

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Chonky. Majestic. Valid to eat fingers. What's more to want in a horse?

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made a new guy :] his name is paletail

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smaugust day one—monstrous nightmare

edit: im not gonna change the painting but i forgot that nightmares have two sets of spines got damn it. i got all those refs for what lmao

"This behemoth of the stoker class is a native to the Isle of Berk, and an apex predator at that. Only trained by the most dedicated of vikings, these beasts are as much of a boon on the battlefield as they are a hazard; be wary of where it's kerosene fire lands, as it may just ignite an ally—or itself."

smaugust prompt list | class info | rambles below

okay so first of all this looks REALLY yellow and satured on my phone but fine on my laptop and tablet so if anyone wants to let me know how this looks for them so i can adjust going forwards thatd be swell! i dont know which device to believe haha

now for my dragon specie headcanon/rambles

monstrous nightmares, as said above, are a specie native to berk and the land around it, though they are hardy enough to survive most environments

despite their large size and ability to ignite themselves at the drop of a hat, they usually dwell in forested, mountainous areas, where they attract mates by scorching their territory and letting the smoke rise. the more smoke, the better their odds at a female coming to check out the show.

their striped hide means they blend in shockingly well to the trees, especially on warmer days. they are, however, not quiet dragons and cannot easily sneak up on prey, not that they would try to.

they are covered in a thin gel-like substance that can create a "flame jacket" very quickly and easily—a nightmare must spit some of its own fire onto it's body to ignite this jacket, or catch a flame from another dragon. they cannot ignite themselves without some sort of external fire.

all dragons are flame-resistant to some degree but nightmares more so than others, for obvious reasons. the flame jacket also serves to deter more flammable dragons for trying to enter close quarters. however this strategy is not effective for all as plenty of species, often other stoker class dragons, are willing to brave the heat. for these situations, nightmare's are equipped with one of the strongest bite forces in the dragon kingdom, and claws that could gut even a thick-hided dweller class. of course, that's assuming their fire breath didn't do the trick.

their eyes are slitted as they primarily hunt close to the ground, foregoing flight to run on their wings like bats. each wing has 7 digits, two of which are thumbs that they use to get a better grip as they walk. monstrous nightmares are pamprodactyls, able to move their hind toes to hook onto nearby trees or rocks.

despite possessing large, uniquely shaped wings, monstrous nightmares are poor fliers. their forward-facing eyes make them exceptional ground hunters to focus on prey, but limits their scope when in the air, where attackers can come from any direction. the best way to defeat a nightmare is by getting it airborne and disorientating it, then disengaging while it reorients and lands. be aware of the claws on it's wings as it flies—they are just as sharp as it's talons.

the spines on it's back are not actual spines; they're sails. though much softer than the spikes they look like at a distance, they are still not comfortable to sit on. why nightmare's developed false spines when all other aspects of them are real and deadly isn't yet known.

version without smoke

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more of them

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Hey weather app quick question what does “106% humidity” MEAN

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Coral Dancer,

Groundskeeper,

Northern Sea Serpent,

Driller,

Basilisk and

Sand Whistler. Which one would you tame?

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Night fury doodle I did during a car journey.

Another random art style I should probably come back to more often cuz it’s easy and looks cool.

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The other sketchy thingy of Snotlout missing Hooky. He just sews and carves his best friend everywhere

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Sketchy Lout thinking about Hooky after Hooky went to thw

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Silence

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tried to recreate the httyd end credits artstyle bc I really like it! I lowkey gave up on snotlout though haha

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You fucking wish the author was dead. The author is on twitter