Apologies this is all in English. I will try and edit with translations if possible.
My name is Witness from the North America server. This is my second creator dragon, following some themes from my old design, which I decided to keep for myself.
Vastra - Singularity Dragon
Her namesake is “the vast” - for the vast expanse of empty space, the vast mathematics of limits and singularities, and the vast expanse of the arrow of time.
This egg resembles a vortex.
A gravitational anomaly sits in an egg cradled by a nest of stardust and dark matter. No one knows its origin or properties, but it appears stable, growing warmer as it accrues the nest material into itself.
This hatch curls into itself. / This hatch hides (contains) a singularity.
The anomaly is still hidden, but growth can be tracked through the observation of the cranial decaying star and regular growth in size from the core within the dragon's coiling body slowly feeding on stellar material. The hatch is blind as it cannot open its eyes to yet observe the universe around it until the star evolves into a black hole.
This hatchling desires the infinite.
The gravitational anomaly has developed further, and so has the dragon cradling it. Its fins have grown large enough to propel it through space, and its jaw has opened and split to allow faster consumption of stellar material. The coronal star has evolved to a black hole which stores the dragon's memories and observations. The core singularity is large enough to pull even larger objects towards the dragon, amplifying its feeding abilities, and stark eyes pierce the endless black. Some handlers are unnerved by its unblinking stare.
Adult stage
Observers can see this dragon light years away. It is solitary, so researches conclude it is a genderless dragon that reproduces through mysterious means. Not enough individuals have been observed to point to alternate forms or male or female iterations; in fact, the few observed have been over large periods of time and their growth recorded in historical texts. We are fortunate to have such large telescopes and global systems to monitor even more of them and learn about the universe from this extraterrestrial dragon.
Concept sketches, work, and details:
While a colossal dragon is interesting to me, its size may be more regular and its singularities and stars (miniature) quantum-allowed objects so that it fits in the world of Dragon Village (perhaps through scifi tools of a character who wishes to tame the dragon). I leave this interpretation open to others.
As written in my notes, the core dragon shape is aligned with Nubestella and Varunas. I love a good worm!
The sharp nose symbolizes the arrow of time, and the keel under the core cuts through spacetime. It was important to incorporate the “infinity” symbol in the dragon's pose and shapes. The eyes are distantly inspired by the Fallen Angel painting of Lucifer, and evoke the mood of a creature destined to loneliness.
first pass: I drew this for the last creator round, but didn't have time to solve all the problems. I originally wanted start blueish-white on black, but it never translated well after the final passes, so some orange was needed to compliment the energies and dark spots.
second pass: using the similar shapes and seeing what feels nicer to draw. I came to like the tiny adult sketch (with red), so I refit the entire design around it.
my process involves a lot of sketching over and around the older sketches…
finally, back to the babies. the side view was too similar to the adult pose. it is nice, but boring.
I wanted this for hatch, but the tubes were confusing, and the eyes would have to be closed…but they look so nice here. it is a cranky noodle
tried to go for cute factor, but it didn't feel dynamic enough.
thank you ^^
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