Unleash Your Creativity with WoF OC's - Sketch Session #3

Unleash Your Creativity with WoF OC's - Sketch Session #3

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Animal Designs 2.1 The Beaver Character 2.2 The Cockapoo Character
3. Plant Designs 3.1 The Corkscrew Rush Dragon 3.2 The Glory of the Snow Dragon
4. Color Designs 4.1 The Apple Green Dragon 4.2 The Neutral Straw Dragon
5. Conclusion

Animal Designs

2.1 The Beaver Character

In this sketch session, the first animal prompt generated was a beaver. The artist was excited about this prompt as they love the beaver's fat and chubby silhouette. They decided to create a beaver character with a mud wing type appearance, characterized by big buck teeth and a lazy personality. The beaver character is depicted as a builder for the tribe, constructing huts for families and sibling groups. The design includes stick-like horns and the character is shown carrying a bundle of sticks.

2.2 The Cockapoo Character

The next animal prompt generated was a cockapoo, which the artist had never heard of before. They decided to create a design with a rainwing-esque silhouette to match the jungle bird prompt. The cockapoo character is depicted holding an avocado, as rainwings are mainly vegetarians. The artist included glasses to mimic the circles around the cockapoo's eyes and gave the character a chubbier body and softer paws. The design incorporates detailed scale patterning and spots to mimic the patterns found on bird wings.

Plant Designs

3.1 The Corkscrew Rush Dragon

Moving on to the plant designs, the first prompt generated was the corkscrew rush. To fit with the aesthetic of this plant, the artist decided to create a seawing character in motion. The dragon has twirly horns, a twirly tail, and a fluid and dynamic pose. The artist struggled with the webbed talons characteristic of seawing style characters but eventually created acceptable claws. The design incorporates dark, muted teal scales with gray accents and emerald green markings. To mimic the corkscrew rush, the artist added glowy rush bits to the dragon's wings and later added a glow effect.

3.2 The Glory of the Snow Dragon

The next plant prompt generated was the glory of the snow, and the artist decided to create an ice wing dragon to fit with the snow theme. The artist struggled with the placement of spikes and the general anatomy of ice wing wings and tails but enjoyed the process. The dragon design includes a port wine stain on the eye and wing, experimenting with different flower designs to incorporate the glory of the snow flower. The artist added frosted tips to the dragon's horns and gave her freckles as well as a dark bluey-purple accent.

Color Designs

4.1 The Apple Green Dragon

The first color prompt generated was apple green, and for this design, the artist decided to create a leaf wing dragon. The dragon's name is Apple, and she is imagined as a sapling who collects apples for the tribe. The artist used a muted red color to complement the green scales and added a fade effect to the scales. The design features a swoopy and fluid appearance, typical of leaf wing dragons.

4.2 The Neutral Straw Dragon

The final prompt generated was a neutral straw color, which inspired the artist to create a sandwing character wearing a straw hat. The dragon, named Straw, is depicted as a smiley old sandwing who lives in the desert. He raises camels and cacti and always wears his straw hat. The artist used the straight straw color for the dragon's wings and bandana stripe and added sunny freckles to depict his exposure to the desert sun.

Conclusion

In this sketch session, the artist used a random prompt generator to create dragon designs based on animals, plants, and colors. They explored different characteristics and incorporated unique elements into each design, resulting in a variety of creative and visually appealing dragon characters. The process helped the artist overcome art block and sparked new techniques and ideas. This sketch session was a fun challenge and a great opportunity for artistic exploration.

FAQ

Q: How did the artist come up with the names for the dragon characters? A: The artist took inspiration from the random prompts and named some of the cat characters based on suggestions from viewers. For the other dragon characters, the artist came up with names that they felt suited the design and personality of each dragon.

Q: Did the artist enjoy creating the beaver character the most? A: Yes, the artist particularly enjoyed creating the beaver character due to their love for the beaver's fat and chubby silhouette. They had fun incorporating stick-like horns and the character's role as a tribe builder.

Q: What was the artist's favorite design from this sketch session? A: The artist's favorite design was the cockapoo character. They enjoyed creating a rainwing-esque silhouette and incorporating detailed scale patterning. The addition of glasses and the character holding an avocado added a unique and cute touch.