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Hello, Hivers, I hope you're having a wonderful day. This time, I'm here, as always, to share a new Splinterlands illustration to participate in @Splinterlands' weekly contest. This time, I chose a dragon known for its excellent evasion of enemy attacks: the Fire Spitter.

The story goes that these small but powerful Fire Spitters recently descended upon the Dragon Shard of Draykh-Nahka, where they fit right in. They come from a distant and exotic place known only as the Pocket Dimension. The Pocket Dimension is quite different from the Sprinkled Lands, but it also shares many similarities. Most of the monsters that inhabit it are smaller than those that already lived in the Sprinkled Lands, including the Fire Spitter. However, even the smallest Fire Spitters can produce enough fire for a magnificent blaze, so large that it could easily burn down an entire cabin in a matter of minutes.

This is my version of Fire Spitter, reinterpreted as always in anime style, with a volcanic background that I feel suits dragons well (as do tall mountains). Unlike the original Splinterlands design, which presents it as a smaller creature, here I decided to make it more imposing, more draconic, and with a ferocious attitude.

The color palette I used for Fire Spitter revolves around colors like deep red, bright yellow, and strong orange. Its body is covered in red scales, with a lighter tone on the belly that helps define its musculature and silhouette.

The dorsal spines and claws are painted in golden yellow, which makes them stand out against the red body. This detail makes it seem as if this dragon is emanating fire from its entire body.

The fiery wings are, without a doubt, the most striking and prominent element of the drawing. They are formed by flames that range from orange to bright yellow. The flames are fluid and extend powerfully from its back. This design transforms the wings into an extension of its attack, not only a means of flight, but also a weapon that can be used in combat to severely damage its enemy.

The escaping fire breath is represented by bursts of yellow, light orange, and dark orange. The fire itself conveys movement, direction, and power.

The background depicts a volcanic landscape in full eruption, with dark mountains, flowing lava, and plumes of smoke rising into the sky. The surrounding colors are more muted: grays, blacks, and browns, which blend beautifully with the intensity of the fire and the dragon. This contrast between the erupting volcano and the escaping fire allows Fire Spitter to stand out as the central figure without losing its focus.

The lava on the ground and the cracks throughout the ground add texture and depth. The red and purple sky creates a charged atmosphere, as if this part of the world were on the brink of destruction. This background not only highlights the character but also places it where it belongs and feels at home.

The anime style allows me to play with lines to make them cleaner and create soft shadows. Here, Fire Spitter has a bipedal stance (or stands on two legs), with a fierce expression, slanted eyes, and a well-defined body. The clean lines and shading make the character look powerful without losing elegance.

The expressiveness of the face, with furrowed brows and an open mouth spitting fire, conveys aggression. It is powerful, capable of turning anything in its path to dust.

In Splinterlands, Fire Spitter is a smaller creature, with wings of fire and a slimmer body. Its design is intended to represent speed and evasion, rather than brute force. It is a ranged attack card, with abilities like Fly and Dodge, making it an agile and elusive attacker.

Personally, it's good to place it at the back of the formation since it can dodge attacks from enemies that have the ability to target cards at the back of the formation.

My version, on the other hand, reimagines it as a more robust, aggressive, and dominant fire dragon. It retains the fiery wings and blazing breath, but takes them to a much more powerful level. Here, Fire Spitter doesn't just dodge; it razes everything in its path. It's a creature that could lead an offensive and destroy entire cities. This one is only slightly larger than the original.

Step by step

Fire Spitter in its original card version, which I used as a guide to create my own illustrated version. It can be found in the @splinterlands game market.

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