#draw.suv

Apologies if some of my notes are too small or hard to read. Don’t worry, none of my notes here are that important!

Inspiration

As you can see, I pulled a lot of inspiration from the Skrill in Thunder’s design. In fact, I’m planning on making Thunder part-Skrill (possible grandparent)! It will help explain his relations with the Skrill, as well as his electric abilities.

Another thing to note is that I focused more on Light Fury (LF) traits than Night Fury (NF). With Toothless being the only canon NF in the Hidden World, Nightlights would have WAY more LF traits than NF. The only NF trait I’ll give Thunder is a dark, almost black, main complexion.

Overall Design

Since I didn’t have a lot of experience drawing other HTTYD dragons, it did take a while to make a design that isn’t... well... an eyesore. Having a LF with the head shape of a Skrill makes it look VERY squished and elongated, but? I think I managed to pull it off? Maybe??

Skrills are very spiky by design, while LFs are smooth. It was actually kinda fun trying to mix spiky and smooth together, even if it looked awkward at times. I figured to sharpen the main features (edges of the wings and tail fins), and then smooth them out to help blend into the design.

I also gave him belly plates, like the Skrill. Instead of spikes along the plate edges, I gave him “nubs” that are meant to be softer, maybe even malleable. Do they look like teats? ... maybe... I might omit them in his final design, but they don’t seem that problematic imo.

I still plan on making Thunder patterned with white/cream streaks. I’m also thinking about making his eyes a very pale blue, even a little milky, reminiscent of cave animals.

Finishing Thoughts

In the end, I want this Thunder to be a lot more intimidating and fleshed-out than his show-counterpart. I want him to retain that “wild” look, especially being the first dragon we’ll meet up close. He will make the first impression, and I want it to be a good one.