Art, blog, and project repository of digital creator Lukas Stormskull
I review monster designs, spotlight creative efforts that I like, share art-making and creative resources that I’ve found, and ramble about monsters and dragons.
You want to make a dragon, right? You’re in the right place!
I have my own Dragon Builder that you can use here, but I love all dragons, not just the ones I drew! I’ve been obsessed with dragon character creators back when they were called “dollmakers” and I’m thrilled that there are so many options today.
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There’s a new dragon breed released on Flight Rising, which means I’ve updated my Flight Rising Dragon Species Review article! Scroll to the bottom for my thoughts on the Fathom and Everlux!
Flight Rising Dragon Species Review
I’ve been asked a few times how I make seamless repeating patterns, so here’s a little walkthrough on how I create patterns using Clip Studio Paint for iPad.
Create a new canvas that is PERFECTLY square – I tend to default to 4×4 inches at 300 dpi for printing on fabric goods, but feel free to start with a smaller/lower dpi canvas to practice.
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There’s been a big update the Dragon Builder dollmaker! You can now choose which limbs your dragon has – forelegs only, hind legs only, all four legs, or none! You can now make wyverns, lindwyrms, tatzelwurms, amphiptheres, feathered serpents, as well as the original winged dragon and wingless drakes.
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I have the honor of hosting a Cat’s Tarot Team on my Kickstarter! Umbral Wings is a dragon-themed tarot deck created as a collaboration between more than 70 artists. It features dragons, and only dragons, on every single card, with a custom card-back, box, accompanying guidebook with full-page artwork prints, and a bunch of matching add-ons.
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There’s a new dragon breed released on Flight Rising, which means I’ve updated my Flight Rising Dragon Species Review article! Scroll to the bottom for my thoughts on the Auraboa and Dusthide!
Flight Rising Dragon Species Review
Turning a 2D drawing or idea into a fully-realized, 3D doll or plush toy had long been a dream of mine, which came true for me this year with the completion of the Lemon Dragon & Friends Kickstarter!
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There’s a new dragon breed released on Flight Rising, which means I’ve updated my Flight Rising Dragon Species Review article! Scroll to the bottom for my thoughts on the Sandsurge!
Another small update to announce a text-based sentence randomizer that will come up with monster ideas out of thousands of possible combinations. Just another simple fun little JavaScript experiment.
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Small and brief update to inform you that the Dragon Builder, my dragon doll-maker web-based application/game, has recently undergone a total code overhaul and is significantly faster to load, less likely to crash your tab, and should generally be much more expandable.
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