2017 eBay Auction Picture Thread

icewing726 wrote:

Seems strange they wouldn’t use test paints to determine production based on feedback.

I would imagine that they do. They have plenty of forum squeaks for various test paint colors (autumn leaf, for example, is a popular squeak); aside from that I would expect they monitor which test paints go for more on Ebay. Just because it wasn’t specifically done on the hearth dragon means very little in the overall scheme of things.

Rylorien wrote:

GardenNinja wrote:

etruscan wrote:

icewing726 wrote:

Quick question, was Carnelion or whatever that Hearth Dragon was painted in a test color at any point?

No, it hasn’t been one of the test paint colors on ebay pieces. I don’t think that “Blue Morpho” was either before it appeared as an LP color.

I think blue morpho was a test paint color, but I wouldn’t swear to it.

I couldn’t say for the dragons but I know the male/female griffin at least were done in blue morpho. When I rediscovered Windstones and was spending lots of time going through test paints I was in love with the rich darker blue of the griffin test paints over the brighter and lighter blue of the LP.

Yes, you’re right. Thanks for the correction. [smile]

Ooo, that Etna coiled dragon is gorgeous! I wasn’t a huge fan of the color until that one.

I have the “Etna” curlie and, judging by the photos above, the curlie is quite different from the “Etna” baby and coiled male. So much so that when I saw the photos of the recent dragons I went to check the curlie to see if I really remembered how he looks!

I would say that baby and coiled have more contrast between the colors than the curlie does. The recent dragons look like they have black areas on their bodies which the curlie does not (he is antiqued in a dark color), brighter white/light color, and the curlie does not have the dark around the eyes.