Color Variations

[Arlla]

"He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom."
-J R R Tolkien

[Arlla]

Hi Melody!
First off, my sympathies are still with you about the robbery – we’re all making voodoo dolls of those theives and scouring ebay for your poor lost babies!

Second, my topic – I just wanted to ask you about variations in some of your colors – while all the colors seem to have slightly different versions of themselves, I’ve noticed that it’s HUGELY variable in the peacock dragons. Not only are certain of the colors different in intensity from one piece to the next, sometimes certain peacock hues don’t even show up on particular pieces! I just recieved a peacock fledgling with no purple on his tummy, and I’ve seen a few others that don’t have any green.
Now on one hand, this makes collecting rather exciting – the dragons are like individuals of a species, each one a little different though the same. It’s always fun when you snatch yourself a particularly pretty one.
On the other hand, it can be darned frustrating for a collector too! As someone who doesn’t have any stores near them that keep more than a few dragons in stock, it’s extremely difficult to see a piece in person before I buy it sometimes. There has been more than one occasion where I really wish there were no variations and I could be sure what I was paying $100+ for!! I really don’t want to open up a peacock old warrior that I’ve saved a long time for only to find that he’s one of the dusty washed out ugly ones.
I guess my real question is – how intentional is all this variation?? I know that different batches get painted by different people, but I also know you have color models that they are supposed to be working from – it seems like, unless they were doing it on purpose, your painters could be a little more consistant.

"He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom."
-J R R Tolkien

[drag0nfeathers]

LOL! Let’s not ask for miracles

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Arc-en-ciel Emperor
Siphlophis Male Dragon
Calypso Hatching Empress
Ivory Moss Sitting Baby Kirin
Tattoo Mother Kirin
Emerald Tabby Male Griffin
Tie Dye + Orion Hatching Royalty
Indigo Rockfish + Flame Tabby Little Rock Dragons
Dragon Quail + Obsidian Frost Old Warriors
Betta Sun Dragon + Male Dragon
Dreamscape, Orion, Poison Dart, Fireberry, Spangler + Tigerberry Dragons

[Mimi]

Good question, Arlla! I’ve wondered about this myself…

[WolfenMachine]

I’ve began noticing that too. That’s one of the reasons I don’t want to get the peacock OW. I guess you could find a store with a great return policy, or call the store and ask specifically about the color.

[drag0nfeathers]

My new peacocks have MUCH more hunter green in them my others. My Old Warrior is basically a greyish blue with some lavanders and purples. I think hes just REALLY old!

Got a busted Windstone?
drag0nfeathersdesign@gmail.com
*OPEN for repairs*

*SEEKING GRAILS*
Arc-en-ciel Emperor
Siphlophis Male Dragon
Calypso Hatching Empress
Ivory Moss Sitting Baby Kirin
Tattoo Mother Kirin
Emerald Tabby Male Griffin
Tie Dye + Orion Hatching Royalty
Indigo Rockfish + Flame Tabby Little Rock Dragons
Dragon Quail + Obsidian Frost Old Warriors
Betta Sun Dragon + Male Dragon
Dreamscape, Orion, Poison Dart, Fireberry, Spangler + Tigerberry Dragons

[Arlla]

Well, at this point I think I’ll have to put up with what I can get if I want one at all…nobody has any… ;_;

"He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom."
-J R R Tolkien

[Arlla]

BUMP so Melody notices it…

"He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom."
-J R R Tolkien

[SPark]

Arlla – I’m pretty sure she’s answered this elsewhere, on some of the other colors, and the answer is “It’s not intentional, it just happens.” They have a lot of painters, and each person does them a tiny bit differently, and then over years they can mutate a little, plus sometimes they have to get a different kind of paint, like with the ruby ones, where the original more ceanberry paint wasn’t working out and had to be switched for one that was more pink.

If she wants to give a more definitive answer, that’d be great, but we have talked about color variations in general before. When you’re having stuff hand painted, there’s no way to make it all identical. (Which is good by me! I’m glad that every one is a tiny bit different.)

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