[Melissa]

Ooooh, that’s handsome.

I think some falcon-like streaks under the eyes, like a prarie falcon has could be quite nice, as it’s so similar to what cheetahs have.

But really, the wings look clean and have a nice variety of patterns as they are. And each feather has a black mark, so I doubt you need more spotting there. I suppose you could make the primaries barred if you wished, but that’s far from essential.

Tiny adjustments couldn’t hurt, but he’s truly nice as he is.

[Melissa]

@ Dragon Master,

Kind of between Martinez and Lafayette near Briones Resevoir. Nice little area. Thanks. 🙂

Oh, forgot to say, I also collect by species a bit. Hoofed critters and dragons mostly.

[Melissa]

Thanks guys.

Sounds like I’ll have to pester Kyrin for a few tips. I checked a few threads and her skill is pretty awesome.

Ha! Computer 5, Maplecarver 1!

Tried to get my nice (carved maple) piece on here, but the darn thing’s size wouldn’t behave, even after massive editing. Later, perhaps. So here’s my copper kestrel, with a stainless beak, brass legs, perched on a piece of petrified wood. She’s lifesized.

Sorry the pic’s little, but least it’s manageable that way. Enjoy. 🙂

[Melissa]

Well, here’s my squeaks.

*PYO Pegasus (Horses and birds have such an awesome natural range of colors and it would be very very nice for memorial pieces.)
*PYO Curled up Dragon
*PYO nearly anything else
*Medieval-type powerful looking collar or necklace wearing hound lying down with wings (maybe in fawn or a reddish mahogany with goldeny sunset wings, maybe the size of a mother pegasus. The fierce sort, that looks like it might try gnawing however ineffectively on a SecretKeeper’s toenail if provoked) That is, if it doesn’t open the floodgates of people squeaking for angelic fill-in-beloved-purebred-of-choice which is a very very real hazard. 🙄
*Fluffy life-sized tarantula, (arboreal type on leaf or bark maybe?) either PYO or regular run. Don’t know how it would sell, but they’re creepily cute, sit naturally in compact shapes convenient for Windstone casting and by simply mimicking natural variation, painters could go wild with an incredible range of color and iridescence.
*Empress dragon

Edit: 10/8/08 After the radio show, thought I’d add a few things.
*Pewter OW or Scratcher in some sort of jewelry
*Autumn Leaf OWs, (regular mold, and only if possible)
*Griffins in a Golden-Eagleish deep rich brown color with some sort of metallic range (Gold, red and purple?) on the wings.

Thanks. 🙂

[Melissa]

I’m a little twitchy about the wolf colored griffins. The black lines on the wolf colored ones look too noticeably airbrushed to me, though griffin castings themselves (and all the other colors) are stunning.

The wizards just aren’t my thing personally, though they’re very nicely done.

And the Muse creeped the heck out of me at first. 😯 It still does, but I’ve decided that’s a good thing and really warmed up to it.

[Melissa]

For me it’s a combination of the above.

I collect by color and critter, so in a way I collect by family. I want ’em to look semi-coordinated and be happy hanging out together. 😆 So far it’s worked very nicely for me.

[Melissa]

Thank you all for the warm and swift welcome. 😀
Spent a bit typing this, so if someone posted a specific question before I post that I haven’t answered, I’ll edit it in.

Er, about myself.

I’m an artist, can’t hold a candle to Melody’s lovely sculpting/painting skills in plaster/clay, but am fairly respectable in woodworking and metalworking.

I admire the technical skill, natural expression and sheer beauty inherent in Windstone critters.

I’m probably a featherweight collector by Forum standards, having acquired most of my pieces on a budget via Ebay fingers-crossed gambles, and a few through a delightful and beloved store closing its physical location and having a major sale some time ago.

I’ll bore you now by listing ’em. 😉

Peacock Mother, Male, Hatchling, and Fledgling dragons,

Emerald Old Warrior (my steady favorite) and Young Dragon,

White Mother Pegasus and Hatching Pegasus,

White Male Unicorn, Mother, and Young Unicorn,

A blue eyed PYO Griffin waiting for me to get off my tail and do him justice,

And two shattered Guardian Dragon Gargoyles, (thanks to an Ebay incompetent who couldn’t pack a rubber ball safely if his life depended on it). They now rest in a back room waiting for me to gather enough courage and epoxy to reassemble them.

Here’s my leisurely-and-eventual wishlist. I’m in no rush, but it’s what I have my eye on.

Emerald Peacock Emperor Dragon (to kind of bring together the Emerald and Peacock critters)

Gargolingus (because it’s so darn cute in a chew-on-your-toes kind of way)

White Baby Unicorn

PYO Unicorn, Green and Lavender eyed Muse, Dragon and Keeper Dragon.

My favorite types in general are the glorious Old Warrior, the Hatching Pegasus (love the pinfeathers) and all the PYO pieces due to how budget-friendly and naturally interactive they are.

I doubt I’ll be a regular here, but the threads I’ve seen look mellow and friendly, and it seems like a very nice place to lurk and occasionally drop in my two cents. 🙂

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