Fyaska Hoarfrost Dragon

[Nuju Metru]

I designed Fyaska as the 1st-place prize in the Dragons category for my Dragon-Building Contest 2, but then I grew too fond of the build and decided to keep her for myself!

In building Fyaska (originally a prize I intended to give away), my design goal was to use colors and parts I didn't expect to need for forthcoming "Dragon Lands" creations. White bricks photograph poorly on my white backdrop, so I generally don't use them; I knew I wouldn't miss them. Light aqua, sand blue, and lavender are colors I have very few bricks in—and which are consequently difficult to use on "set" MOCs—so I also deemed what little I had in these hues dispensable for a prize.

It was a fun challenge to utilize my parts in these rarer colors, and also to avoid black as much as possible in creating this icy creature. I even re-trimmed the membranes after following my own wing-cutting process just to shave away vestiges of black sharpie marks.

I'm very proud of how the head came out on this dragon, especially since I was able to implement all three of my rare secondary colors. It's hard to see in this picture, but the round tile on Fyaska's head adds a splash of light aqua to her snout.

More pictures and larger versions of these pictures can be found on my Flickr page.

 

Edited November 13, 2016 by Nuju Metru

[Venunder]

Very nice dragon, using interesting colours. 

Particularly good are the ear and horn details. 

[Tyndale]

Wow, just Wow!!!

I'm suprised more people haven't replied to this amazing build. You captured the style of an ice dragon perfectly with the ice transparent blue bricks. 

If you have any pointers on how to build a dragon I would greatly appreciate them! (At least it'll help my dragons stop looking like dogs)

Amazing job!!!!