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I've been neglecting dragons as of late, which is blasphemy, really, if you consider they were the first things I could draw half decently, were my passion since I was naught but a kiddle, and was my fursona at one time. So to make up for that (and inspired by a series I'm reading) I whipped this up at school a few days ago and decided to color it since I'm on a bit of an art stump right now.

Naomi Novik's "Temeraire Series" are really worth a look at if you're fond of history and have a penchance for dragons. Picture me this: Napoleon Bonaparte invading Britain ... on dragonback.

This time, however, I decided not to draw the protagonist Captain Laurence and his Chinese Imperial (<--I think? Someone correct me ... ) and so I present to thee newly-appointed Captain Granby and his [quite literally] fiery young dragon Isierka! I don't want to give away too much of the story, but basically she's a hatchling from Turkey, so she has no idea how to act in the British Aerial corps.

Based off the scene where she tries shooting fire at a French Pou-de-Ciel despite Granby trying to rein her down.

--Sak
'Empire of Ivory' is the fourth book in Naomi Novik's "Temeraire series"

NOTE: Isierka is a Kazilik dragon, therefore she is a Turkish breed capable of breathing fire. As a result she is very warm and smoke is often shooting up through her spikes. She has a bit of a Storm/Tilo look to her but that's just how I saw her based on the description.
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HAHAHA...!!!

This is seriously awesome. They're both so expressive. XD

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"Have a cluckity-cluck-cluck day, Hugo."
Dragon! I love it. Lol I giggle because it looks like the dragon is getting the Heimlich and is spitting up fire that was caught in his throat. Nice job. I like the colors.

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Dragons are sooo cute!!! : D

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If you are reading this. Then you habe nothing better to do.
HAHA! That's called "getting the Heimlich"? Since when??

Hahah, thanks for the comment anyway; glad you like it.

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"Clearly you've never been to Singapore ... "
lolz your welcome

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Just sending you a congratulations for being featured in this week's issue of The Dragons of deviantART - [link] :)

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Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
nice job, it has a sense of motion, and the attention to detail in the lineart shows through

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you are not as crazy as you wish you where.
Tem is a Celestial!

Awesome pic! ^^

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Brilliant! My eyeball would pop out if they weren't held into my head so tightly. But no seriously, I love the colors and the wings and the poses. I love the pic! :hump:

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Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster - Friedrich Nietzsche


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