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I was just having a conversation about Dragonhawks and how I'd prefer them so much more if they had some sort of legs. (their perpetual floating bothers me so much)

I grabbed the hands and feet from the new chromatic dragonwhelp and stuck them on. I know there's people who like Dragonhawks as they are, no worries! This is just something I'd be much more excited about to tame if they seemed a bit more draconic and less like...flying shrimp. xD

That's actually quite neat The chromatic whelpling's arms and legs fit well, though personally I can do without the arms.
The thing that always irked me was the way the wings are made up. I've always preferred the more bird-like features of the model, or at least concept art, of the WC3 dragonhawk.
Good work, I've got a few ideas to try to sketch out now ^_^

*nod* Yeah, I've always loved the concept of them, but the execution is lacking in my opinion. The concept art version was so awesome, and looked decidedly more dragon/hawk than what we ended up with.

hrmm, try the blue one, only with out the arms, that just made them look.....weird....and ugly....maybe with out the arms they'll look better.....

Blue one without arms:

I think in the first one I threw together the appendages were too big (again, it was just a quick edit to see how they'd look). I'm thinking along the lines of the Fairie Dragons and Whelps in regard to arms and legs.

omg, that is cool! yeah, that works perfectly with out the arms! with them, it looks...weird...

I love it without the arms!

I think to me anyway they'd fit in with the design if they are thin and lean like the rest of the body is. I'm sure thats just a simple case of making the legs skinny? I'm talking out of my arse here XD

Oh for sure, if they actually had legs and/or arms I imagine they'd be much thinner, but the chromatic dragon whelp was the first thing that came to my head for something to use just to get a rough idea of the appearance.

Vephriel wrote:Blue one without arms:

I think in the first one I threw together the appendages were too big (again, it was just a quick edit to see how they'd look). I'm thinking along the lines of the Fairie Dragons and Whelps in regard to arms and legs.

Yes. That is amazing. Omg. And i am now imagining Dragonhawks as flying shrimp specially the bloodfalcons from botanica

Vephriel wrote:Oh for sure, if they actually had legs and/or arms I imagine they'd be much thinner, but the chromatic dragon whelp was the first thing that came to my head for something to use just to get a rough idea of the appearance.

Is that whelp with the other whelps in the model veiwer? If so I think I need to get a new version.

It's labelled as chromatic dragon pet, or something along those lines. If you just use the search bar to type 'chromatic' you'll find it.

ah i see thanks!.

And i am now imagining Dragonhawks as flying shrimp specially the bloodfalcons from botanica

ROFL

Vephriel wrote:

And i am now imagining Dragonhawks as flying shrimp specially the bloodfalcons from botanica

oh wow thank Malorne i didnt have anything in my mouth when i entered the thread

I want a flying prawn now >.>

Oh wow Yeah, I definitely prefer without the arms as well. (Unless they had tiny, tiny arms like a protodrake?). I actually like them without limbs at all, I think of them as distant relatives of the windserpent, but I definitely like them with your leg design as well

Wain wrote:Oh wow Yeah, I definitely prefer without the arms as well. (Unless they had tiny, tiny arms like a protodrake?). I actually like them without limbs at all, I think of them as distant relatives of the windserpent, but I definitely like them with your leg design as well

Another alternative(that would be hard to do without redoing the model, so I guess I'll just draw it) would be hoatzin-esque clawed wings to substitute arms and fully developed legs. I can't say I can really see adult Dragonhawks scuttling along branches in Eversong, but it'd be a nice alternative to fully formed limbs.

Do want.