Hi, LOVE your httyd musings! i wanted to ask, besides the scar (and i guess being male) are there any visual differences to look out for between Skyslicer and the light fury we see in HTTYD3? also i adore how Blacklight is basically an orca in dragon form – really good design
Thank you so much! Yeah I worried it would be a little too obvious that shes an orca? But I liked it so much I kept it anyway. Seaspray is based on horses. The third sibling, a male named Coalcap, is based on van pattern cats (I don’t really have any good drawings of him to share as most of these are doodles anyway)
For Skyslicer, its kinda hard to work out such subtle differences, especially since his design is evolving and nothing I’ve posted is a “final design”. His coloration is different. Darker, dingier blue around the ears, eyes, tail, and legs. His eyes are also more of a teal. His eyes I also imagine are rounder. Ive also considered giving him a bit of a ridge along his forehead that looks almost like the fin on his back tapers out along it. I believe I also draw his ears a bit larger, thicker, and wider set than HTTYD3 Light Fury, but thats more personal artistic license/not remembering how the light fury looks in the movie lol.Â
His body language also differentiates him. Hes a lot more wide eyed, less cautious. Hes never had a run in with humans, and hes much more trusting. Also extremely non aggressive. Almost too friendly for his own good at times.Like he’s got this sense of innocence to him. Â
Eventually he will grow out of some of that innocence, especially as he deals with the trials of parenting in a wild world, but ultimately, hes persistently friendly.
